Associate Security Researcher — Applied Cyber & Systems

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh seeks a software/engineering staff member focused on digital forensics, incident response, and research in national security to tackle complex technical challenges across protocols, systems, and hardware.

Applicants should reformulate open questions, devise creative solutions, deliver concise prototype implementations, and clearly articulate findings in discussions, presentations, and formal reports, with travel up to 10% and the ability to obtain a DoD

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related quantitative discipline, with three (3) years of relevant professional experience, or MS in the same with one (1) year of relevant professional experience, or PhD in the same.
• Willingness to occasionally travel to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings (10%)
• You will be subject to a background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance

Skills

Internet protocols

Systems programming

UNIX/Linux

Vulnerabilities & mitigations

RF & SDR

Education

BS in CS or related quantitative discipline

MS in CS

PhD in CS

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh seeks a software/engineering staff member focused on digital forensics, incident response, and research in national security to tackle complex technical challenges across protocols, systems, and hardware.

Applicants should reformulate open questions, devise creative solutions, deliver concise prototype implementations, and clearly articulate findings in discussions, presentations, and formal reports, with travel up to 10% and the ability to obtain a DoD