Carnegie Mellon University

Associate Solutions Engineer

Carnegie Mellon University • $80K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree with 3 years or MS with 1 year of experience in relevant field or equivalent training.
  • Travel willingness to support the mission, with moderate travel (20%).
  • Eligibility to pass a background check for Department of War security clearance.
  • Strong technical presentation skills for varying audiences.
  • Proficient in networking, security, systems administration, cloud, or programming.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for developing security architectures in cybersecurity.
  • Support mission engineering and system requirements development activities.
  • Advance cybersecurity architectures with innovative approaches.
  • Develop and assess advanced analytical methods including AI and ML for cyber operations.
  • Document current architectures and recommend security solutions based on evaluations.
  • Assist organizations in implementing Zero Trust and cyber resilience strategies.
  • Evaluate and pilot new technologies within operational settings.
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to deliver project goals.

Benefits

  • Access to professional development and training opportunities.
  • Participation in a community-focused institution with a strong mission.
  • Opportunities for travel and networking at conferences and meetings.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

As a member of the team, you will be responsible for:
• Providing technical support as a team member in the development of security architectures, particularly to support cybersecurity operations and cybersecurity systems.
• Supporting mission engineering, system of systems (SoS) architectures, systems requirements development, engineering, analysis, technology evaluation and deployment guidance.
• Advancing the state of the art in cybersecurity and cybersecurity architectures.
• Developing and evaluating advanced analytical techniques, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), behavioral analytics, and data-driven approaches for cyber operations.
• Documenting current-state architectures, identifying capability and coverage gaps, evaluating technology integration strategies, recommending security solutions, and developing mission threads/workflows.
• Supporting organizations in planning, assessing, and implementing Zero Trust and cyber resilience strategies.
• Evaluating, piloting, and transitioning new technologies into operational environments.
• Contribute to diverse teams composed of colleagues, customers, and subject matter experts to deliver projects.

Requirements:
• BS degree with three (3) years or MS with one (1) year or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI's overall mission. This includes within the SEI and CMU community, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion. Moderate Travel (20%).
• You will be subject to a background check and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to present technical topics to audiences from senior leadership to technical experts.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to promote practical solutions to tough security problems.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, systems administration, programming, and/or cloud.
• Ability to work at the SoS architecture level to identify and understand tradeoffs of various approaches.
• Strong research and writing skills.

Desired Experience:
• Degree in Computer Science & Engineering or Systems Engineering with two (2) years of experience in cybersecurity/network operations, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), or workflow/process analysis; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Enterprise/system-of-systems/system/security architecture
• Security operations
• Security research
• Programming or software engineering
• Networking
• Testing

Job Function Breakdown:

75% Support to government program offices in the areas of strategy; process/policies; requirements elicitation; design and architecture; operations; outreach; and training.

15% Enable the transition and appropriate focus of situational awareness analysis and engineering approaches and tools into operational environments.

10% Design, prototype, and transition tactical analysis studies and tools appropriate for operational use in situational awareness.

100% total effort

Location
Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PA
Job Function
Software/Applications Development/Engineering
Position Type
Staff - Regular
Full Time/Part time
Full time
Pay Basis
Salary
More Information:

  • Please visit "Why Carnegie Mellon" to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.
  • Click here to view a listing of employee benefits

About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university that was founded in 1900. The university is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is known for its programs in computer science, engineering, and the arts. Carnegie Mellon has a diverse student body and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields. The university has a strong focus on research and has partnerships with a number of companies and organizations. Carnegie Mellon is consistently ranked among the top universities in the United States.
Learn more about Carnegie Mellon University
Size
14,000 employees
Industry

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Carnegie Mellon University

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Associate Solutions Engineer jobs: