Who is SimSpace:
SimSpace launched in 2015 with a singular purpose – addressing the most urgent and sophisticated cybersecurity challenges to reduce risk for our most vulnerable and valuable infrastructure. The organizations around the world that we depend on every day to keep our loved ones safe and secure. Our healthcare facilities, schools, financial institutions, transit centers, grocery stores, and workplaces just to name a few. To deliver global resiliency, we provide an elite cyber range platform to curate unassailable cyber defenses, data driven decisions, cutting edge training labs, live attack scenarios, and extensive individual and dynamic team readiness training.
SimSpace works as OneTeam to elevate humanity around the world. We are committed to continuously improving and delivering a cultivated member experience whether that is accomplished through focusing on supporting our client’s teams or our own mission driven SimSpacers.
We are an international company headquartered in Boston's Fort Point in the U.S. If you are interested in elevating the technology and creative solutions necessary to secure and safeguard our future while working alongside others who share your passion for purpose and development, we want to meet you!
Why should you choose a career at SimSpace?
We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere everyday which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers.
Our core values:
- Serve to Protect – We provide safe space, deliver on the mission, and elevate humanity
- Acquire Understanding – We seek and provide clarity 10x, cultivate comprehension, and believe information goes both all ways
- Operate as Innovators – We stay curious, practice consistency over intensity, and continue to be the change we need in the world
- Teamwork Without Borders – We are never alone, we solve for all, and keep people at the heart of everything we do
We are looking for:
As a Senior Software Engineer - User Emulation, you will play a pivotal role in designing and developing core SOA-based services that drive the creation and simulation of cybersecurity environments. In this position, you’ll lead a team through challenging technical projects and collaborate closely with User Experience Designers, Product Managers, and other Engineers to build high-quality, scalable solutions. You'll be responsible for ensuring our engineering practices are top-notch by guiding the team on best coding practices, system architecture, and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement. Your mentorship will be key in helping team members grow, while you contribute directly to code, design, and architecture.
What will you be doing as our Senior Software Engineer - User Emulation:
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Design, develop, and maintain core SOA-based services for cybersecurity range simulation, focusing on scalability, performance, and fault tolerance.
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Lead end-to-end technical projects, from requirements gathering and architecture design to deployment, while setting clear goals and priorities.
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Mentor and support engineers on the team, promoting a collaborative culture and guiding them in coding best practices, testing, and architectural design.
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Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers and UX Designers to translate requirements into technically sound, user-centered solutions.
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Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to company standards.
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Implement robust monitoring and alerting strategies to maintain high uptime and quick response to potential system issues.
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Ensure services meet security and compliance standards by integrating appropriate controls into the development lifecycle.
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Contribute to documentation that details technical architecture, system design, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing and team alignment.
What are the qualifications to apply? To be successful as a Senior Software Engineer, User Emulation you need to have:
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6+ years of hands-on experience in software development with a strong focus on building large-scale, distributed systems.
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Expertise in an OOP-based language such as Java or Kotlin, with a demonstrable understanding of API design, integration, and best practices.
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Proven experience with unit testing, integration testing, and deploying services in Kubernetes or a similar container orchestration platform.
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Demonstrated ability to design, build, and operate fault-tolerant systems, including experience in requirements gathering and project breakdown.
Who you are:
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You feel comfortable leading, driving, and delegating team initiatives
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You enjoy solving complex problems & building solutions through collaborative methods
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You’re always open for feedback, and are willing to give feedback to your colleagues
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You understand that nothing is perfect and there is always room for improvement
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You are driven off of goals and team outcomes
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You’re focused on the iterative delivery of high-quality well tested code
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You’re conscious of scalability, re-usability, but also pragmatic when it comes to trade-offs
We provide the following:
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Salary Range $150,000 - $210,000
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Comprehensive benefits package that start on day one
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401k match with immediate vesting
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Flex time, the time off you need when you need it
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Equity options at hire and potential for additional based on performance
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Generous employee referral bonus program
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Peloton Interactive Wellness Program
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LinkedIn Learning Membership
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Monthly reimbursement for meaningful connections with other SimSpacers
SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
SimSpace does not and shall not discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression and identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military/veteran status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application!
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact [email protected].
SimSpace does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.
Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.
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What We Do
Founded in 2015 by experts from the U.S. Cyber Command and MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, SimSpace combines the highest-fidelity, military-grade cyber ranges and training content with unique user and adversary emulation techniques.
By providing team and individual training exercises, attack simulations, mission rehearsals, and product evaluations that leverage its cyber range, the SimSpace Cyber Force Platform delivers quantitative and actionable insights into how an organization can protect critical assets against cyber threats. SimSpace prepares individuals, teams and leaders for continued success against ever-evolving adversaries.
No other organization has SimSpace’s depth of experience in creating high fidelity cyber ranges with unique user and adversary emulation techniques.
These techniques are designed to stress people, process and technology across individual and team-level training exercises, attack simulations, mission rehearsals, and product evaluations. SimSpace's mission is to provide an automated, cost-effective evaluation method for calculating cyber risks based on realistic comprehensive assessments of holistic capability to yield more secure networks globally
