Cyber Exercises Engineer

Join the world's best Cyber Range team!

We focus on the largest cyber exercises that help Estonia, NATO, and like-minded nations enhance their cyber defence capabilities.

If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and strengthening cyber resilience where it matters the most, join our team!

In addition to being the engine of cyber exercises, we serve as an official NATO DIANA testing center, and participate in top-tier research and development projects.

As a foundation under the Estonian Ministry of Defence, we maintain strong partnerships across the defence sector and private industry.

Behind every cyber exercise and international project is a team of exceptional people. At CR14, you’ll collaborate with highly capable experts who combine deep technical knowledge with a passion for innovation and continuous learning.

Cyber Exercises Engineer

Join CR14 as a Cyber Exercises Engineer, where you will design and build the technical environments that bring cyber exercises and threat simulations to life. Working closely with customers, cybersecurity experts, and content teams, you will transform exercise scenarios into realistic, scalable, and engaging technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to understand exercise requirements and objectives.
• Translate cyber threat scenarios into technical infrastructure and software solutions.
• Build, maintain, and automate exercise environments.
• Ensure simulations are realistic using modern technologies and tooling.
• Work closely with cybersecurity experts and content developers.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Provide technical feedback, findings, and recommendations to participants.
• Support the continuous improvement of cyber exercise platforms and capabilities.

Ideal Candidate

• Vocational or higher education in IT, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Experience implementing and maintaining technical solutions.
• Comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong Linux administration skills.
• Experience with networking, virtualisation, and infrastructure management.
• Ability to automate tasks using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, and/or Python.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Willing to apply for security clearance.

Bonus to Have

• Experience building and managing complex virtualised environments.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, threat simulation, or cyber exercises.
• Experience with containerisation technologies and cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Relevant certifications in Linux, cloud, automation, or cybersecurity.
• Experience supporting training, exercises, or technical workshops.

We offer

• Meaningful work
• International cyber security community
• Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities
• 35 days of annual leave, and additional 1 extra day off each quarter, altogether 39 days of paid vacation a year
• Employer-provided health insurance (after the probation period)
• Stebby sports compensation (after the probation period)
• Salary maintained during reservist training exercises
• Average salary (based on the previous 6 months) paid for the first 3 days of sick leave
• An innovative and driven work environment in a modern office in the heart of Tallinn, with dedicated desks for every employee
• Fun team events every few months!

Need more information?

Our Recruitment Partner Liis will be happy to help you.

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