Senior Cyber Security Scientist & R&D Leader

Riverside Research; Fair Lakes (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research in the United States seeks a principal research scientist to lead R&D in cutting-edge security technologies and to drive technical business development within the Secure and Resilient Systems team. You will prototype security solutions across offensive cyber, systems security engineering, formal methods, and software, collaborating with leadership and researchers.

The role emphasizes mentorship, rigorous execution, and delivering high-impact technology to customers, with

Qualifications

• Leadership skills to develop, organize and execute significant capture activities, including building industry teams, assessing win probability, and executing customer call plans.
• Outstanding technical abilities in multiple areas of computing.
• Strong grasp on the research process (e.g., reading & writing academic papers, ideation for inventing solutions to hard problems).
• Self-starter and ability to manage time and technical tasks independently without direct supervision.
• Superior written and verbal communications skills.
• Motivated collaborator who’s comfortable communicating to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with new customers and develop R&D opportunities with them to expand the reach of our technology and R&D services to improve national security
• Foster an entrepreneurial spirit and eagerness to engage in technical marketing and business development
• Lead the technical execution of existing and new research efforts by developing strong relationships with company leadership and technical contributors
• Mentor technical contributors and help them grow in their careers
• Develop rigor into technical execution of research programs to ensure timely delivery of high-quality technology solutions to customer problems
• Work closely with program management staff to ensure proper staffing of research efforts
• Share research results across the company and across industry

Skills

Leadership skills

Technical breadth

Research process

Self-starter

Communication skills

Collaboration

TS/SCI Clearance

Job description

Riverside Research in the United States seeks a principal research scientist to lead R&D in cutting-edge security technologies and to drive technical business development within the Secure and Resilient Systems team. You will prototype security solutions across offensive cyber, systems security engineering, formal methods, and software, collaborating with leadership and researchers.

The role emphasizes mentorship, rigorous execution, and delivering high-impact technology to customers, with