Network Security Researcher: Threat Detection & Analytics

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Life insurance

Transit pass

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University in Arlington, VA; Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a network security researcher on the Network Situational Awareness team. You will research network threats to develop detection methods, tailor these for partner environments, and contribute to NetSA tool suite with new requirements and features.

You will also author publications and provide customer-specific training, using netflow data, application layer metadata, and evolving host-based and cloud telemetry to expand the team’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in CS or related with 3 years of relevant work experience.
• MS in CS or related with 1 year of relevant work experience.
• PhD in CS or related may substitute experience.

Responsibilities

• Gain insights from data to facilitate detections.
• Collaborate with partners to understand their data.
• Research new data sources to expand team expertise.
• Develop detection capabilities for NetSA tool suite.

Skills

Python/Go/Ruby/Java/Scala

Network fundamentals

Scripting & analytics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS or related

MS in CS or related

PhD in CS or related

Tools

YAF

Zeek

Suricata

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University in Arlington, VA; Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a network security researcher on the Network Situational Awareness team. You will research network threats to develop detection methods, tailor these for partner environments, and contribute to NetSA tool suite with new requirements and features.

You will also author publications and provide customer-specific training, using netflow data, application layer metadata, and evolving host-based and cloud telemetry to expand the team’s