Network Threat Researcher: Large-Scale Telemetry Insights

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a network security researcher on the Network Situational Awareness team to advance detection methods for large-scale network telemetry. You will translate threat intelligence into research prototypes, contribute to the NetSA tool suite, and communicate findings to diverse audiences.

Travel may be required to sponsor sites and conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or a relevant technical discipline with years of experience.
• Strong scripting/programming capability in Python/Go/Ruby/C/Java/Scala.
• Ability to translate threat intel into research and detection capabilities.
• Willingness to travel and work across CMU/SEI environments.

Responsibilities

• Research network threats and develop detection methods for NetSA tool suite.
• Provide customer-specific training and contribute to publications.
• Work with partners on data sources like netflow, metadata, and host telemetry.

Skills

Programming languages

Threat intelligence

Network fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

MS in CS or related field

PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a network security researcher on the Network Situational Awareness team to advance detection methods for large-scale network telemetry. You will translate threat intelligence into research prototypes, contribute to the NetSA tool suite, and communicate findings to diverse audiences.

Travel may be required to sponsor sites and conferences.