Virtual Infrastructure Engineer – Advanced Cyber Training Environments

IDS International provides solutions to government, military, nonprofit, and public-sector clients. The Cyber Virtualization Engineer will design, deploy, secure, and maintain scalable, AI-enabled virtual cyber training environments that emulate realistic adversarial IT and OT network conditions. The role also supports automation, observability, exercise operations, and integration of virtualization, cloud, networking, and cybersecurity technologies.

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

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in cyber engineering, network operations, or cyber range development
• Top Secret security clearance
• Proficiency in virtualization, containerization, and cloud technologies
• Experience with offensive and defensive cybersecurity tools and frameworks
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration in cyber environments
• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
• Knowledge of OT systems and protocols
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CEH, OSCP) are a plus