Associate Security Researcher
About The Position
Join a dynamic team with collective experience in digital forensics, incident response, investigation, operations, and academic research. The group conducts applied research into emerging and widely used technologies across their logical layers, from components and system and software implementations to communication protocols. It examines differences between intended and actual functionality in real-world implementations and advises U.S. Government stakeholders on the implications of its findings. The role involves reformulating open technical questions, developing creative solutions, delivering concise and rigorous prototype implementations, and communicating the work through discussions, presentations, and formal reports. Recent work has included novel network-traffic analysis, exploit development, and software implementations of new file and format extraction techniques. The position is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Occasional travel to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings is required (10%). The employee will undergo a background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline and three years of relevant professional experience; or a master’s degree in the same field and one year of relevant professional experience; or a Ph.D. in the same field.
- 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.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings (10%).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance and undergo a background investigation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct applied research into the functionality of emerging and widely used technologies across component, system, software, and protocol layers.
- Examine differences between expected and actual functionality in real-world implementations.
- Analyze research findings and advise stakeholders throughout the U.S. Government on their implications.
- Reformulate open questions and devise creative technical solutions.
- Deliver concise, rigorous prototype implementations.
- Communicate research processes and findings through discussions, presentations, and formal reports.
- Travel occasionally to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings (10%).
Benefits
- Employee benefits are referenced, but specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
