Graduate Cybersecurity Specialist for Low-Bandwidth Apps

San Diego State University; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

San Diego State University Research Foundation seeks a Graduate Student to support BRSE production qualification and fielding prep for the BFTN RC3 system. Duties include verification, testing, and containerized software pipeline work at NIWC PAC in San Diego, with a 20-hour weekly schedule and DoD clearance requirements.

Candidate must reside in California, be enrolled in a Masters program, and have coursework in OS, Networking, and Cybersecurity, plus Python/Bash scripting skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate Student required; must be enrolled in a Masters program.
• Area of Study majors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Cybersecurity.
• Courses in Operating Systems, Networking, Cybersecurity; Python and Bash experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in pre-installation verification and production security configuration for BRSE software builds.
• Perform production baseline acceptance testing and data verification on HF application builds.
• Integrate forward error correction, compression, and delivery protocol parameters into release builds.
• Improve production software pipeline with automated static code scans and container hygiene.
• Submit Monthly Status Reports and Bi-Weekly Time Reports as required.

Skills

Python

Bash

Networking

Operating Systems

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

RedHat Linux

Alpine Linux

OpenShift

MicroShift

Grype

Job description

San Diego State University Research Foundation seeks a Graduate Student to support BRSE production qualification and fielding prep for the BFTN RC3 system. Duties include verification, testing, and containerized software pipeline work at NIWC PAC in San Diego, with a 20-hour weekly schedule and DoD clearance requirements.

Candidate must reside in California, be enrolled in a Masters program, and have coursework in OS, Networking, and Cybersecurity, plus Python/Bash scripting skills.