CR (Cyber Range) Content Engineer

Posted 14 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
Mid level
Software • Analytics • Cybersecurity
The Role
The CR Content Engineer designs, builds, and maintains cybersecurity training scenarios and collaborates with development teams while ensuring the content meets industry standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are seeking a skilled CR (Cyber Range) Content Engineer to join our cybersecurity team. This role involves designing, building, testing, and maintaining hands-on cybersecurity scenarios and environments within our cyber range platform. You will play a pivotal role in shaping immersive, real-world training and assessment content for a variety of users.

As a bridge between content creation and platform development, you will also collaborate with our cyber range development team to improve platform capabilities, ensure high-quality user experiences, and stay ahead of industry trends and threats.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Content Development:
    • Design and implement realistic cyberattack and defense scenarios for training and evaluation.
    • Create, configure, and maintain virtual environments, including servers, workstations, network devices, and simulated adversary behavior.
    • Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and user guides for each piece of content.
  • Content Validation:
    • Rigorously test content for functionality, performance, and accuracy.
    • Continuously monitor for and fix broken, outdated, or misaligned content based on user feedback or threat landscape changes.
  • Platform Enhancement Collaboration:
    • Work closely with the CR development team to recommend and validate new features that improve content delivery or scenario complexity.
    • Participate in feature testing, proof-of-concept creation, and beta feedback loops.
  • Competitive and Threat Landscape Awareness:
    • Track and analyze trends in cyber range platforms and offerings in the industry.
    • Benchmark our platform and content against competitors and emerging best practices.
  • Cybersecurity Expertise:
    • Incorporate real-world threat intelligence, TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures), and MITRE ATT&CK knowledge into scenario design.
    • Simulate APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) behavior, malware campaigns, and defensive response mechanisms.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration:
    • Interface with instructional designers, red/blue team specialists, and customer success teams to align content with training goals.
    • Assist with the creation of scoring systems, automated feedback, and learner analytics integration.
  • Continuous Improvement:
    • Regularly update existing scenarios based on new vulnerabilities (e.g., CVEs), attack vectors, or customer needs.
    • Proactively identify opportunities to streamline the content development lifecycle using automation or templates.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, preferably in red teaming, blue teaming, or security operations.
  • Proven experience designing technical cybersecurity scenarios or lab environments.
  • Strong understanding of network protocols, system administration (Linux/Windows), and common attack vectors.
  • Experience with virtualization (e.g., VMware, VirtualBox) and/or containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP Top 10, and threat modeling.
  • Excellent scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
  • Ability to write clear technical documentation and training materials.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to have)

  • Experience using or managing commercial or open-source cyber range platforms.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git).
  • Cybersecurity certifications (e.g., OSCP, CEH, CISSP, GCIA, GCIH).
  • Knowledge of gamification principles

Benefits
  • Competitive remuneration package adjusted to proven skills and experience;
  • Excellent working conditions;
  • Exposure to training and professional development capabilities, including the ability to engage in cutting-edge research;
  • Exposure to international clients and collaborators.

Top Skills

Ansible
Bash
Cybersecurity
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
Mitre Att&Ck
Owasp Top 10
Powershell
Python
Terraform
Virtualbox
VMware
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The Company
HQ: Zug
38 Employees

What We Do

SPHYNX offers products and solutions, and consulting services, in the areas of cyber intelligence, analytics, incident response, assurance, and certification.

We provide customised and continuous security and privacy assessment solutions, covering the full range of socio-technical aspects of a modern enterprise, for internal risk management and/or external security audit and certification. Our solutions are based on our novel security assurance and certification platform and its advanced analytics and cyber intelligence.

In addition, its consulting services, SPHYNX has expertise in providing customized solutions depending on client needs as well as more general training on analytics, security assessment and certification and cyber intelligence.

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