Senior Cyber SI Engineer — Lead Cutting-Edge Defense Tech

LLNL; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Senior Cyber Super Intelligence (SI) Engineer to lead cutting-edge cybersecurity research across industrial control systems and federal networks. You will work at the intersection of cybersecurity, operational technology, machine learning, and SI, developing adversarial emulation tools to defend critical infrastructure.

Joining LLNL in the Computational Engineering Division, you will mentor teams, collaborate with interdisciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, computer engineering, or related field.
• Advanced experience leading cybersecurity and/or applied SI research efforts.
• Advanced experience with building systems with SI tool pipelines and frameworks.
• Experience in malware analysis, network analysis, host forensics or related tools.
• Ability to communicate technical information across multi-disciplinary teams and to non-cyber experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support advanced cybersecurity-related research projects leveraging creative and automated methods to identify vulnerabilities and adversarial behaviors.
• Collaborate in developing technical requirements for data collection and adversarial simulation capabilities.
• Analyze and assess novel attacks to uncover TTPs, weaknesses, and attack vectors to create repeatable workflows.
• Work with interdisciplinary project scientists and engineers on modeling/simulation efforts for physical, engineering, and computational systems.
• Develop, implement, validate, and document specialized analysis software tools to inform threat mitigation.
• Identify emerging threats and opportunities to enhance cybersecurity capabilities and guide LLNL's initiatives.
• Engage with sponsors and stakeholders to develop new growth opportunities and align with mission objectives.
• Drive innovative ideas to meet sponsor and project needs in a dynamic threat landscape.
• Mentor teammates and collaborate to attract projects, programs, and funding.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Cybersecurity research

Applied SI research

SI tool pipelines

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity / CS / IT / CE

Tools

Malware analysis

Network analysis

Host forensics

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Senior Cyber Super Intelligence (SI) Engineer to lead cutting-edge cybersecurity research across industrial control systems and federal networks. You will work at the intersection of cybersecurity, operational technology, machine learning, and SI, developing adversarial emulation tools to defend critical infrastructure.

Joining LLNL in the Computational Engineering Division, you will mentor teams, collaborate with interdisciplinary