Future Anticipated Openings: Federal Space Cyber Operations Support

Overview 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

Selected incumbents will support a mission‑critical 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, 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 contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert (W&T SME)

• 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

• 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

• Produce timely threat intelligence products.
• I&W, IOC/IOA creation.
• Threat actor profiling.
• 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

• 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)

• Design, build and maintain virtual training range environments.
• Scenario construction.
• MSEL development.
• Range instrumentation.

Experience:

• Virtualization, network emulation, range software, and lab automation background.
• Experience with LMS preferred.

Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist

• 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)

• 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)

• Support integration and sustainment of DCW toolsets.
• CI/CD for rule deployments.
• Automation of telemetry ingestion and test harnesses.

Experience:

• Linux.
• Containers.
• Orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Automation scripts.
• 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.