Shift5-posted 3 months ago
$100,000 - $175,000/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Remote • Rosslyn, VA
101-250 employees
Publishing Industries

Shift5 is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative Detection Engineer to join our growing Research team. In this role your primary goal will be to understand exactly how cyber threat actors could attack operational technology (OT) systems (particularly serial data networks and embedded OT devices) then work across technology teams to help us build cyber intrusion detection and prevention methodologies. More generally, you will also be responsible for identifying and developing ways to detect anomalies in these systems. You will assess and emulate a wide variety of attacks ranging in sophistication and translate the techniques used into technical detections that can be built into the Shift5 product. You will also work closely with our vulnerability researchers and cyber intel analyst to understand how malicious actors are operating today as well as predict future threats, then translate those threats into actionable technical specifics to support intrusion detection.

  • Work with hardware, software, field, and research engineers
  • Develop software modules for Shift5 products designed to detect anomalies in OT systems and serial networks, primarily using C++/Rust/Golang/Python
  • Work with cross-functional teams to build out robust and performant capabilities related to real-time detection and prevention
  • Collaborate with QA and Test Engineers for end-to-end testing of detection modules and algorithms
  • Distinguish between anomalous and benign traffic within large repositories of serial bus data
  • Perform investigations of real-world customer anomalies to determine root cause and enhance detections
  • Design and deliver technical training, usage guides, and operational best practices for customers
  • Effectively communicate technical information about cyber threats to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Contribute to frameworks that describe types of threats to OT systems
  • Read technical documentation to understand the data being analyzed
  • Document work for technical and non-technical audiences, including engineering documentation and presentations
  • Collaborate with vulnerability researchers to develop detection methodologies for novel attacks
  • Be ready to learn and be flexible in a growing company
  • Work from Shift5 HQ 2-3 days a week, and occasionally travel <10%
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
  • Experience in intrusion detection
  • Proficiency in software engineering principles using C/C++, Rust, Golang, and Python
  • Experience with DevOps tools (git, github actions, cargo package manager, Linux operating systems, docker/kubernetes)
  • Experience in embedded systems
  • Experience analyzing, characterizing and decoding serial data busses
  • Experience with developing or testing multi-layered protocol parser logic
  • Experience in cyber security concepts or fields
  • Experience in test driven development methodologies and practices
  • Ability to efficiently multitask and accommodate evolving priorities on demand
  • A US Government Security Clearance
  • Familiarity with serial and embedded protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN
  • Protocol or firmware reverse engineering experience
  • Penetration testing or red teaming experience
  • Experience developing AI/ML models and algorithms for anomaly detection
  • Base Salary: $100,000-$175,000
  • Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
  • Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
  • Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance
  • Uncapped paid time off policy
  • Flexible work & remote work policy
  • Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)
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