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Lead Cyber Range Architect II (Computer Network Architect)

By Light • Cybersecurity • Military • TS/SCI • Python • Bash • 19 days ago
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≈ $110k – $241k per year (Estimated)
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In office (Butlerville)
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Architect · 7+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.

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By Light

By Light Professional IT Services is a US defense and government technology contractor headquartered in McLean, Virginia, in the Washington area. It provides cyber operations and cyber ranges, C5ISR communications, modeling, simulation and training, IT and cloud services, and digital services to the military and federal agencies, with offices across the US and international operations based in the UK, and owns Dignitas Technologies. It hires software, DevOps, network and telecommunications engineers, cyber red team planners, field support technicians and program managers.
bylight.com • HQ: McLean, United States • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Digital Government • 11-50 employees • Est. 2004
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Company Overview

Dignitas Technologies, a By Light company, offers a wide range of services in the military modeling, simulation, and training (MS&T) industry from research efforts advancing simulation technologies to large acquisition contracts. Dignitas specializes in system and software analysis, design, development, testing, fielding, and courseware for Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training applications.

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Design, configure, and maintain cyber range and enterprise network environments.
  • Support routing, switching, firewalls, DNS, Active Directory, VPNs, VLANs, and SANs.
  • Configure and maintain bare metal, virtualized, and cloud-based infrastructure environments.
  • Support automation, provisioning, imaging, orchestration, and configuration management activities.
  • Utilize tools and technologies including Ansible, Chef, FOG, Python, and Bash scripting.
  • Configure and maintain hypervisors including VMware, KVM, and Xen.
  • Administer and support Windows Enterprise and Linux server environments.
  • Identify network vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and mitigation solutions.
  • Support infrastructure monitoring and operational readiness.
  • Work with technologies including camera systems, ICS/SCADA, IoT, and RF devices.

Required Experience/Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Meet DoDM 8140.03 IAT III/IAM II requirements
  • Minimum 7 years of experience as a Cyber SME, Cyber Architect, or similar role.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience configuring and operating cyber range or computer test bed environments.
  • Strong experience designing and configuring enterprise computer networks and infrastructure.
  • Experience with virtualization, automation, and configuration management tools.
  • Experience with Windows and Linux systems engineering and administration.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

  • TS/SCI clearance required
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