Cyber Exercises Engineer

About the role

CR14, a cyber range team based in Tallinn and part of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, designs and runs large-scale cyber exercises for Estonia, NATO and other partners. As an official NATO DIANA testing centre, it also takes part in research and development projects. As a Cyber Exercises Engineer, you will design and build the technical environments that turn exercise scenarios into realistic, scalable solutions, working with customers, cybersecurity experts and content teams.

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, ensuring simulations are realistic with modern technologies.
• Work 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.

Required profile

• 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 with Ansible, Bash, PowerShell and/or Python.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Git and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Willingness to apply for security clearance.

Required skills

• Linux administration
• Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Python
• Networking, virtualisation, infrastructure management
• DevOps, CI/CD, Git, infrastructure-as-code
• Bonus: containerisation, cloud platforms, Terraform, cybersecurity concepts, training support, Linux/cloud/automation/cybersecurity certifications

What we offer

• Meaningful work within an international cyber security community.
• Continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.
• 35 days of annual leave plus one extra day off each quarter (39 days total).
• Health insurance and sports compensation after the probation period.
• Salary maintained during reservist training exercises; average salary paid for the first 3 days of sick leave.
• Modern office in Tallinn with dedicated desks and team events every few months.