Cyber Range Engineer - Cyber Defense Training Lead

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential.

U.S. Bank is seeking a Cyber Range Engineer to support, operate, and innovate the company’s Cyber Range while serving as the program’s lead for developing and delivering custom training to Cyber Defense personnel and measuring their skill development over time.

• Cyber Defense Training Development & Delivery: Design, develop, and publish structured training curricula for Cyber Defense audiences, build and maintain hands‑on lab modules, plan, schedule, and deliver cohort programs, and develop AI/LLM training portfolios.
• Skills Measurement & Program Effectiveness: Define and operationalize pre‑ and post‑training assessment instruments, establish and report on training program KPIs, gather and incorporate stakeholder feedback, and maintain training records for compliance.
• Cyber Range Operations: Install, configure, and manage on‑premise network, compute, and storage hardware; design network topologies; develop and maintain documentation; provide subject‑matter expertise for risk assessments; support training exercises, red/blue team operations, and system simulations.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Effective communication, presentation, leadership, problem‑solving, and analytical skills.
• Proven collaboration and influencing skills.

• Core Cyber Range engineering experience (configuring networking devices, cloud environments, Windows/Linux/macOS).
• Ability to create custom queries, dashboards, and reporting metrics.
• Intermediate scripting (Bash, Python, Power Shell) and experience with APIs and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure as code, automated configuration, and environment provisioning workflows.
• Working knowledge of Git workflows and best practices.
• Experience with agile methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience implementing information security architecture, security technologies, and network security.

• Design and deliver technical security training for SOC, incident response, threat hunt, or similar audiences.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel or comparable SIEM/SOAR platforms.
• Experience building knowledge assessments and skills measurement frameworks.
• Strong instructional design instincts and ability to produce learner‑ready materials.
• Comfort presenting and facilitating in front of technical audiences.

Requires working from a U.S. Bank location at least three (3) days per week. Disability accommodations are available.

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer‑funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals (one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 80 hours per year)

$ – $ (may vary by location).

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other factor protected under applicable law.

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E‑Verify program. Background checks are conducted in accordance with local laws and federal directives such as FDIA, FINRA, NMLS, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, NFA, FCPA, BSA, SAFE Act, and other applicable guidelines.

Applicants must comply with U.S. Bank policies, including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, workplace conduct, and safety policies.