Early-Career R&D Cybersecurity Researcher — Onsite ABQ

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 102,400 - 199,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable housing

Minimal traffic congestion

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is seeking an Early Career R&D Cybersecurity Researcher to join the Cyber Threat Center on site. You will contribute to protecting national security systems by performing reverse engineering, malware analysis, and threat assessments across embedded, mobile, and cloud environments.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree, strong coding skills, and the ability to obtain DOE Q/SCI clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field with ability to perform independent R&D.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE Q and SCI clearance (polygraph may be required).
• Experience in reverse engineering, vulnerability assessments, and malware analysis desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform reverse engineering, vulnerability assessments, and malware analysis.
• Conduct intrusion prevention, detection, response, and forensic investigations.
• Manage network operations, information protection, and system resilience.
• Implement authentication/authorization and apply cryptographic techniques.
• Develop modeling, simulation, and emulation tools for evaluation.
• Gather threat intelligence to anticipate and mitigate risks.

Skills

Hands-on cybersecurity experience

Firmware emulation

Scripting / high-level programming

AI security / ML models

Data science / information theory

Threat intelligence / analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is seeking an Early Career R&D Cybersecurity Researcher to join the Cyber Threat Center on site. You will contribute to protecting national security systems by performing reverse engineering, malware analysis, and threat assessments across embedded, mobile, and cloud environments.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree, strong coding skills, and the ability to obtain DOE Q/SCI clearances.