Cryptanalytic Computer Scientist

WarCollar Industries, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

PTO hours

Holidays + Birthday

401k matching

Education reimbursement

Training days

Performance bonus

Referral bonus

Shutdown protection

Team events

Job summary

WarCollar Industries, LLC is actively sourcing Cryptanalytic Computer Scientists to support an agency-level contract. Candidates must be US citizens with an active TS/SCI clearance and a polygraph, and have a degree in CS/CE/EE/Math with strong math coursework.

Responsibilities include architecting hardware solutions, applying software engineering to build applications, and developing analytic tools to study computer systems and network vulnerabilities.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen and hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related field with at least one programming course and four upper-level math classes.
• Level allocations based on degree and experience as described.

Responsibilities

• Architect and facilitate hardware solution development.
• Apply software engineering principles to design and develop software applications.
• Develop methods for tools to exploit and analyze computer systems and networks.
• Design and optimize algorithms, data structures, modeling, and analytics for real-world problems.
• Communicate effectively and work well in a team.

Skills

US citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

polygraph

effective communication

team collaboration

Education

B.S. in CS/CE/EE/Math

Calculus & higher coursework

Job description

Job Description

WarCollar Industries is currently sourcing Cryptanalytic Computer Scientists of all skill levels to directly support an agency level contract.

WarCollar Industries is currently sourcing Cryptanalytic Computer Scientists of all skill levels to directly support an agency level contract. Cryptanalytic Computer Scientists solve challenging cryptanalytic, high-performance computing, and computer network operations problems of critical importance to protecting the nation\'s interests in cyberspace. Relevant experience must be in a computer science area (i.e. theoretical or applied), designing/developing/using/evaluating mathematic models methods and/or techniques (e.g., algorithm development) to study issues and solve problems engineering (electrical or computer) and/or high performance computing.

Responsibilities May Include

• Using principles, techniques, procedures, and tools to architect and facilitate the development of hardware solutions
• Applying software engineering principles to design and/or develop software applications
• Developing methods and applications for tools to exploit and analyze computer systems and network vulnerabilities
• Designing and optimizing algorithms, data structures, modeling, and analytics to solve real-world scientific problems
• Ability to communicate effectively and work well in a team environment
• Desire to learn, strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Required Skills

Candidates must be United States citizens, hold an active Top Secret clearance with Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI), and have a positively adjudicated polygraph to be considered for this position.

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics (including Applied Math) or a related field (i.e. other Engineering or Math) with at least one programming and at least four upper-level math classes (Calculus and above), required.

Levels determined based on type of degree and years of experience.

Level 1

2 years applicable experience with a bachelor\’s degree, OR

4 years\’ applicable experience with associate degree

Level 2

2 years\’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR

3 years\’ applicable experience with a master\’s degree, OR

5 years\’ applicable experience with a bachelor\’s degree, OR

7 years\’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Level 3

4 years\’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR

6 years\’ applicable experience with a master\’s degree, OR

8 years\’ applicable experience with a bachelor\’s degree, OR

10 years\’ applicable experience with an associate degree

Level 4

7 years\’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR

9 years\’ applicable experience with a master\’s degree, OR

11 years\’ applicable experience with a bachelor\’s degree, OR

13 years\’ applicable experience with an associate degree

About WarCollar Industries

About us:

WarCollar Industries, LLC is a veteran-owned small business. We maintain a team of cybersecurity experts committed to protecting complicated data and distribution systems and providing decision makers with the most accurate assessment of residual risk possible. We work with our clients to solve the toughest challenges in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Services include network defense, computer network attack, secure network design, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. WarCollar enables its clients to find, fix, stop, and ultimately solve cybersecurity problems across their entire enterprise.

• Medical insurance premium coverage
• PTO based on billable hours
• federal holidays plus your birthday
• matching 401k, education reimbursement plus paid training days
• performance bonuses
• referral bonuses
• government shutdown protection
• monthly team building events plus two major social events annually.

WarCollar Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

WarCollar does not discriminate in employment based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, status as a protected military veteran, or other non-merit factor.