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IDS International · 3 days ago

Virtual Infrastructure Engineer – Advanced Cyber Training Environments

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

IDS International is dedicated to resolving conflict through innovative solutions for government, military, and public-sector clients. They are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Virtualization Engineer to develop and sustain advanced cyber training environments, focusing on secure, scalable, and AI-enabled virtual ranges for cyber mission rehearsals and exercises.

Information Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Engineer and implement scalable virtualized environments leveraging hypervisors (KVM, VMware, Hyper-V), virtual machines, containers, and software-defined networking across hybrid, edge, and cloud infrastructures

Implement and manage virtualization stacks including private cloud platforms, hypervisor clusters, and orchestration frameworks for large-scale, multi-tenant environments

Develop automation and orchestration tooling for provisioning, snapshotting, and lifecycle management of virtualized assets using Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines

Integrate advanced traffic simulation capabilities (burst, steady-state, geo-distributed, AI/ML-driven) to emulate realistic user and system behaviors within virtual ranges

Build and maintain frameworks and tooling for user and NPC emulation across virtualized environments to enhance operational realism, including threat emulation and defensive toolsets for network monitoring, incident detection, and response

Implement observability pipelines for performance monitoring, traffic replay, autoscaling validation, and centralized logging in production-grade virtual infrastructures

Administer and secure hypervisor platforms and virtual networking components, ensuring isolation, resiliency, and compliance for mission-critical environments

Manage network and server infrastructure including Active Directory, identity management systems, and virtualized security controls

Integrate third-party virtualization and orchestration tools to improve fidelity and scalability of training environments

Support exercise operations including setup, execution, troubleshooting, and real-time scenario management for White Cell operations

Collaborate with technical working groups and stakeholders to validate and enhance virtualization strategies for cyber training environments

Apply knowledge of OT systems (SCADA, ICS, PLCs, IoT/IIoT) within virtualized contexts for realistic emulation

Qualification

CybersecurityVirtualization technologiesInfrastructure-as-CodeCloud technologiesAI/ML integrationScripting skillsNetwork operationsSecurity certificationsTeam collaborationProblem-solving