Network Security Research Scientist

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Network Situational Awareness team at the Software Engineering Institute (Carnegie Mellon University) seeks a network security researcher to study threats and develop detection methods using netflow, application metadata, and evolving telemetry.

Responsibilities include translating threat intelligence into research and prototype features for the NetSA tool suite, publishing findings, and delivering customer-specific training while coordinating with partners across travel to sponsor sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in CS with 8+ years (or Master’s with 5+; PhD with 2+).
• Willingness to travel regionally and nationally.
• Ability to translate threat intelligence to research and detection capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of network fundamentals and telemetry.

Responsibilities

• Research network threats to develop detection methods.
• Contribute to NetSA tool suite requirements and features.
• Publish findings and provide customer-specific training.
• Work with partners to analyze data for detections.

Skills

Python

Go

Ruby

C

Java

Scala

Network fundamentals

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS

Master's Degree in CS

PhD in CS

Tools

NetSA

YAF

Zeek

Suricata

PCAP Analysis

Job description

The Network Situational Awareness team at the Software Engineering Institute (Carnegie Mellon University) seeks a network security researcher to study threats and develop detection methods using netflow, application metadata, and evolving telemetry.

Responsibilities include translating threat intelligence into research and prototype features for the NetSA tool suite, publishing findings, and delivering customer-specific training while coordinating with partners across travel to sponsor sites.