What are the responsibilities and job description for the Future Anticipated Openings: Federal Space Cyber Operations Support position at Apogee?
Overview
Apogee Engineering is seeking to secure letters of intent for the following disciplines:
A mix of operational support, engineering & integration, training development and delivery, tactical/technical analysis, and exercise participation. Work will include both defensive and offensive cyber concepts in a strictly authorized, non‑personal services contractor role.
This is a “future interest” announcement for ongoing hiring into a government cyber support program. Positions to be filled are c ontingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities
Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert (W&T SME)
Responsibilities: Develop, evaluate and document cyber weapons & tactics; run/brief Tactics Review Boards; author TacSOPs/TacBULs; support operational planning and mission rehearsals.
Required Experience: 6 years operational cyber/defensive/offensive experience; military or equivalent operational background preferred; strong writing and briefing skills.
Defensive Cyber Warfare (DCW) Engineer
Responsibilities: Perform posture assessments; design sensor/TAP/EDR plans; integrate DCW tools into mission systems; support Configuration Control Boards and change requests.
Experience: 4 years engineering/IT/cybersecurity experience with networking, logging, EDR, SOAR and cloud/OT exposure.
Cyber Intelligence Analyst
Responsibilities: Produce timely threat intelligence products, I&W, IOC/IOA creation, threat actor profiling, and participate in daily intel syncs and exercises.
Experience: 3–6 years in cyber threat intel, SOC/CTI roles; familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, STIX/TAXII, YARA, and threat intel tooling.
Cyber Ops Training Instructor
Responsibilities: Deliver and develop qualification and upgrade training courses; create scenarios for cyber ranges/OTTI; maintain course material and MTL alignment.
Experience: Training/instruction experience plus deep technical skills in cyber operations and tools; formal training development experience preferred.
Cyber Range / OTTI Engineer (Range Architect)
Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain virtual training range environments, scenario construction, MSEL development, and range instrumentation.
Experience: Virtualization, network emulation, range software, and lab automation background; experience with LMS preferred.
Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist
Responsibilities: Support incident response playbooks, forensics, hunt missions, AARs and remediation recommendations during exercises and real‑world events.
Experience: SOC/IR experience, digital forensics, endpoint detection and response operation experience.
Threat Hunter (Analytics)
Responsibilities: Develop analytics from IOC telemetry; produce YARA/STIX output; automate detection correlations and dashboarding for I&W.
Experience: Data engineering, scripting (Python), SIEM/ELK, familiarity with STIX/TAXII and threat intel exchange formats.
DevOps / Platform Engineer (Tooling & Automation)
Responsibilities: Support integration and sustainment of DCW toolsets, CI/CD for rule deployments, and automation of telemetry ingestion and test harnesses.
Experience: Linux, containers, orchestration (Kubernetes), automation scripts, and secure build pipelines.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility
Certification: CySA, Sec , CISSP, GIAC or equivalent (at least one)
Education: BA or BS degree in one of the following fields: Cyber, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or an educational equivalent.
Years of Experience: 3 Years of relevant experience in respective domain
Additional Information
Location: Primary CONUS work locations and government facilities include Schriever SFB and Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO.
Travel: 10-25%; Occasional travel and temporary duty (TDY) worldwide may be required.
Apogee Engineering is seeking to secure letters of intent for the following disciplines:
- Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert
- Defensive Cyber Warfare Engineer
- Cyber Intelligence Analyst
- Cyber Ops Training Instructor
- Cyber Range OTTI Engineer
- Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist
- Threat Hunter
- DevOps / Platform Engineer
A mix of operational support, engineering & integration, training development and delivery, tactical/technical analysis, and exercise participation. Work will include both defensive and offensive cyber concepts in a strictly authorized, non‑personal services contractor role.
This is a “future interest” announcement for ongoing hiring into a government cyber support program. Positions to be filled are c ontingent upon contract award.
Responsibilities
Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert (W&T SME)
Responsibilities: Develop, evaluate and document cyber weapons & tactics; run/brief Tactics Review Boards; author TacSOPs/TacBULs; support operational planning and mission rehearsals.
Required Experience: 6 years operational cyber/defensive/offensive experience; military or equivalent operational background preferred; strong writing and briefing skills.
Defensive Cyber Warfare (DCW) Engineer
Responsibilities: Perform posture assessments; design sensor/TAP/EDR plans; integrate DCW tools into mission systems; support Configuration Control Boards and change requests.
Experience: 4 years engineering/IT/cybersecurity experience with networking, logging, EDR, SOAR and cloud/OT exposure.
Cyber Intelligence Analyst
Responsibilities: Produce timely threat intelligence products, I&W, IOC/IOA creation, threat actor profiling, and participate in daily intel syncs and exercises.
Experience: 3–6 years in cyber threat intel, SOC/CTI roles; familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, STIX/TAXII, YARA, and threat intel tooling.
Cyber Ops Training Instructor
Responsibilities: Deliver and develop qualification and upgrade training courses; create scenarios for cyber ranges/OTTI; maintain course material and MTL alignment.
Experience: Training/instruction experience plus deep technical skills in cyber operations and tools; formal training development experience preferred.
Cyber Range / OTTI Engineer (Range Architect)
Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain virtual training range environments, scenario construction, MSEL development, and range instrumentation.
Experience: Virtualization, network emulation, range software, and lab automation background; experience with LMS preferred.
Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist
Responsibilities: Support incident response playbooks, forensics, hunt missions, AARs and remediation recommendations during exercises and real‑world events.
Experience: SOC/IR experience, digital forensics, endpoint detection and response operation experience.
Threat Hunter (Analytics)
Responsibilities: Develop analytics from IOC telemetry; produce YARA/STIX output; automate detection correlations and dashboarding for I&W.
Experience: Data engineering, scripting (Python), SIEM/ELK, familiarity with STIX/TAXII and threat intel exchange formats.
DevOps / Platform Engineer (Tooling & Automation)
Responsibilities: Support integration and sustainment of DCW toolsets, CI/CD for rule deployments, and automation of telemetry ingestion and test harnesses.
Experience: Linux, containers, orchestration (Kubernetes), automation scripts, and secure build pipelines.
Qualifications
Minimum Experience:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility
Certification: CySA, Sec , CISSP, GIAC or equivalent (at least one)
Education: BA or BS degree in one of the following fields: Cyber, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or an educational equivalent.
Years of Experience: 3 Years of relevant experience in respective domain
Additional Information
Location: Primary CONUS work locations and government facilities include Schriever SFB and Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO.
Travel: 10-25%; Occasional travel and temporary duty (TDY) worldwide may be required.