Cryptanalytic Computer Scientist — High-Impact Crypto & HPC

NSA; Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

NSA is seeking candidates for a developmental program in computer science with emphasis on problem solving, software design, and cryptanalytic work. The role involves building scalable analytic applications, prototyping, and debugging complex systems in a multidisciplinary environment.

Entry/developmental level requires a CS/CE/Math concentration and coursework in core CS/Math areas; strong analytical and teamwork skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or Mathematics.
• Programs must include courses in 4 of: algorithms; computer architecture; logic and computation; programming methodologies and languages; data structures; mathematics or statistics.

Responsibilities

• Create analytic applications that scale across large data sets from disparate sources.
• Leverage open source, commercial off-the-shelf, and government software.
• Analyze user requirements related to software design and build prototypes.
• Design, develop and debug software applications and data-driven solutions.
• Troubleshoot and debug code and identify cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
• Develop methods/algorithms for data modeling, analysis and analytics.
• Explore cryptanalytic, high-performance computing, and network problem spaces.

Skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

C

C++

Java

Python

Ghidra

IDA Pro

OllyDbg

gdb

Wireshark

Job description

NSA is seeking candidates for a developmental program in computer science with emphasis on problem solving, software design, and cryptanalytic work. The role involves building scalable analytic applications, prototyping, and debugging complex systems in a multidisciplinary environment.

Entry/developmental level requires a CS/CE/Math concentration and coursework in core CS/Math areas; strong analytical and teamwork skills are essential.