Senior Cyber Superintelligence Architect

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeks a Senior Cyber Super Intelligence Engineer to lead advanced cybersecurity and SI research. You will develop adversarial simulation capabilities, analyze attacks, and craft tooling to defend critical infrastructure and federal networks.

You will collaborate across disciplines, mentor staff, engage sponsors, and help shape LLNL's cybersecurity program direction while supporting DOE-clearance requirements. This role is based in Livermore, CA.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, computer engineering, or related technical field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 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 some combination of these skill areas and related tools.
• Ability to communicate technical information across multi-disciplinary teams and to non-cyber experts, advising policy management, and applying interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Advanced knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies in both SI and cybersecurity.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support advanced cybersecurity-related research projects leveraging creative and automated methods to identify vulnerabilities, discover malicious behaviors and tools, and advance the state of the art in securing operational technology systems.
• Collaborate in the development of technical requirements for data collection and adversarial simulation capabilities at LLNL.
• Analyze and assess novel attacks to uncover TTPs, potential weaknesses, malicious behavior, and potential attack vectors with the aim of creating repeatable workflows to support the program's mission.
• Work closely with interdisciplinary project scientists and engineers in the scope, planning, and formulating modeling/simulation efforts for physical, engineering, and computational systems.
• Develop, implement, validate, and document specialized analysis software tools and models as required and use them to inform understanding and mitigation of threats to operational technology.
• Identify emerging threats and opportunities for enhancing cybersecurity capabilities, helping shape the technical direction of LLNL's cybersecurity initiatives.
• Engage with sponsors and stakeholders to develop new program growth opportunities, contribute to research proposals, and ensure alignment with mission objectives.
• Drive and execute innovative ideas and approaches to meet sponsor and project needs in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.
• Mentor and collaborate with team members, utilizing your technical expertise to attract and retain projects, programs, and funding.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

SI research leadership

Cybersecurity expertise

Threat analysis

Adversarial simulation

Team mentorship

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeks a Senior Cyber Super Intelligence Engineer to lead advanced cybersecurity and SI research. You will develop adversarial simulation capabilities, analyze attacks, and craft tooling to defend critical infrastructure and federal networks.

You will collaborate across disciplines, mentor staff, engage sponsors, and help shape LLNL's cybersecurity program direction while supporting DOE-clearance requirements. This role is based in Livermore, CA.