Network Security Researcher: Threat Detection & Data

Carnegie Mellon University; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan with employer contrib.

Tuition benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Free transit pass

Family concierge team

Fitness center access

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University’s Network Situational Awareness team is researching network threats to develop detection methods and tailor them for partner environments. You will contribute to NetSA tool suite by providing new requirements and feature requests, author publications, and deliver customer-specific training.

The role focuses on leveraging netflow data with application layer metadata, expanding into host-based and cloud telemetry to enhance security insights across partner environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or a relevant technical discipline with three (3) years of relevant work experience; or a MS in CS or a relevant technical discipline with one (1) year of relevant work experience; or a PhD in CS or other relevant technical discipline.
• Movement between buildings within the SEI and CMU community required.
• Willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission. This may include national travel to sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion.
• Subject to a background check and required to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Research network threats to develop methods of detection and tailor these for partner environments.
• Develop detection capabilities and provide new requirements and feature requests for NetSA Security tool suite.
• Write publications and provide customer-specific training.
• Gain insights from data to facilitate detections and help partners understand their data.

Skills

Python

Go

Ruby

C

Java

Scala

Network fundamentals

Threat intelligence translation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

MS in Computer Science or related field

PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Zeek

Suricata

YAF

NetFlow

PCAP

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University’s Network Situational Awareness team is researching network threats to develop detection methods and tailor them for partner environments. You will contribute to NetSA tool suite by providing new requirements and feature requests, author publications, and deliver customer-specific training.

The role focuses on leveraging netflow data with application layer metadata, expanding into host-based and cloud telemetry to enhance security insights across partner environments.