Future Anticipated Openings: Federal Space Cyber Operations Support

Future Anticipated Openings: Federal Space Cyber Operations Support Location US-CO-Colorado Springs ID 2026-1767 Category Cybersecurity Position Type Regular Full-Time Remote No Overview Apogee Engineering is seeking to secure letters of intent for the following disciplines: Selected incumbents will support a missioncritical federal program that delivers advanced cyberspace operations, engineering, tactics, training, and intelligence in support of U.S. space mission systems. 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, nonpersonal 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 realworld 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 InformationLocation: 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. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Apply at: https://ipc.us/t/4EE123E406F6419E.