Carnegie Mellon University

Security Researcher

Carnegie Mellon University$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or related field, or MS with 5 years experience, or PhD with 2 years experience.
  • 8 years of professional experience if holding a BS degree.
  • Strong technical knowledge of Internet protocols and functionality.
  • Proficient in systems-level programming and UNIX/Linux environments.
  • Familiarity with current hardware/software vulnerabilities and mitigations.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct applied research on emerging technologies and their functionalities.
  • Analyze the difference between expected and actual technological performance.
  • Develop creative solutions to technical challenges in the national security field.
  • Create concise prototype implementations and articulate the research process.
  • Advise US Government stakeholders based on research findings.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative work environment with experienced team members.
  • Engagement with national security challenges and stakeholders.
  • Occasional travel for conferences and meetings.
  • Potential for personal and professional growth through innovative projects.
Full Job Description
Join a dynamic team of motivated individuals with deep collective experience throughout digital forensics, incident response, investigation, operations, and academic research.
We seek individuals with strong interest in understanding and resolving technical challenges in the national security space.

Our group focuses on applied research into the functionality of emerging and already ubiquitous technologies at all constituent logical layers, from component-level aspects through system and software implementation to communication protocols.  Concurrent with achieving this understanding, we examine the variation between expected and actual functionality that results from real-world implementation.  Finally, in support of stakeholders throughout the US Government, we reason about and advise on the implications of our findings.

Qualified individuals will have a strong aptitude to reformulate open questions; devise creative solutions; deliver concise, rigorous prototype implementations; and clearly articulate this process in discussions, presentations, and formal reports.  Recent examples of our work have included novel approaches to analyzing network traffic, exploit development, and software implementation of novel file and format extraction techniques.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Deep technical knowledge of and experience with fundamental Internet protocols and functionality
- Systems-level programming experience
- Strong experience with UNIX/Linux
- Familiarity with current hardware and software vulnerabilities and mitigations
- Experience with RF and SDR technologies

Requirements:

  • BS degree in Computer Science or related quantitative discipline, with eight (8) years of relevant professional experience, or MS in the same with five (5) years of relevant professional experience, or PhD in the same with two (2) years of relevant professional experience.  
  • Willingness to occasionally travel to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings  (10%)
  • You will be subject to a background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Software/Applications Development/Engineering

Position Type

Staff – Regular

Full time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary

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.
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