Threat-Focused Network Security Researcher

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

Job summary

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University in Arlington, VA is seeking a Network Security Researcher on the Network Situational Awareness team. You will research network threats to develop detection methods, tailor these for partner environments, and contribute to the NetSA Security tool suite.

You will gain insights from data sources like netflow and application metadata, expand into host-based telemetry and cloud telemetry, and document findings for diverse

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related with 3+ years experience; MS with 1 year; or PhD.
• Willingness to travel for sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings.

Responsibilities

• Research network threats to develop detection methods for partner environments.
• Develop detection capabilities for NetSA Security tool suite and provide training.
• Publish publications and write requirements for data sources and features.
• Translate threat intelligence into research, prototyping, and curation of detection capabilities.

Skills

Network fundamentals

Scripting languages (Python/Go/Ruby/C/

Data analysis

Documentation

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS or related

Tools

Zeek

Suricata

YAF

Job description

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University in Arlington, VA is seeking a Network Security Researcher on the Network Situational Awareness team. You will research network threats to develop detection methods, tailor these for partner environments, and contribute to the NetSA Security tool suite.

You will gain insights from data sources like netflow and application metadata, expand into host-based telemetry and cloud telemetry, and document findings for diverse