Emerging Cybersecurity Research Scientist

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 102,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Generous vacation

Medical benefits

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is seeking a highly skilled R&D S&E cybersecurity professional to join a multidisciplinary team. You will engage in reverse engineering, threat analysis, intrusion prevention, and cyber-physical system protection across embedded, mobile, desktop, and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes hands‑on security research, modeling and data analytics, and collaboration with multiple groups to secure critical national-security systems. Onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering/science with ability to perform independent R&D.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance (polygraph possible).

Responsibilities

• Perform manual and automated reverse engineering, vulnerability assessments, and malware analysis.
• Conduct intrusion prevention, detection, response activities, penetration testing, and forensic investigations.
• Gather and analyze threat intelligence to anticipate and mitigate risks.
• Develop and test autonomous systems for various applications.
• Operate and secure industrial control systems, OT, and SCADA systems.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Vulnerability assessment

Web application assessment

Networking

Computer architecture

Compilers

Microelectronics

Hardware analysis

AI security

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Firmware emulation

Hardware emulation

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is seeking a highly skilled R&D S&E cybersecurity professional to join a multidisciplinary team. You will engage in reverse engineering, threat analysis, intrusion prevention, and cyber-physical system protection across embedded, mobile, desktop, and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes hands‑on security research, modeling and data analytics, and collaboration with multiple groups to secure critical national-security systems. Onsite work is required.