Full Stack Engineer

Northeastern University • Boston, MA

80d • $112,180 - $162,662

About The Position

Join a mission-driven team developing advanced cybersecurity platforms that protect hospitals and clinics from cybersecurity threats. This position will help build Whole-Hospital Simulations (WHS)-realistic testbeds that emulate healthcare environments-and Vulnerability Mitigation Platforms (VMPs) that safeguard medical devices and both clinical and non-clinical networks. The work will directly impact patient safety and digital resilience in some of the most vulnerable healthcare settings. If successful, your engineering will revolutionize the healthcare pen testing marketplace to shift from compliance-based thinking to 'how gracefully does your hospital fail and how quickly recover when under attack' thinking. The platforms will also cause a paradigm shift in the medical device security regulatory frameworks to shift evaluations from component-level thinking of individual medical devices to whole-hospital system thinking of oodles of interacting medical devices and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years in software development, DevOps, site reliability engineering, or infrastructure administration.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Argo CD).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity engineering principles, such as found in NIST SP 800-53rev5 and IETF RFCs on security protocols.
• Proficiency in full stack development (e.g., front-end: React, Angular, Vue.js; Back-End: Node.js, Python, Go, or Java).
• Familiarity with VLANs, VM environments (Linux/Windows), and traffic sniffing tools.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack).
• Database expertise (SQL and NoSQL, i.e. MongoDB).
• Comfort with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines in regulated environments.
• Experience with operating systems such as QNX, especially in embedded or medical device contexts.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating and maintaining software in clinical environments.
• Experience with threat modeling or penetration testing tools.
• Knowledge of healthcare data standards (e.g., FHIR).
• Familiarity with digital twin technologies or network simulation frameworks.
• Experience with log aggregation tools (Splunk, DataDog), monitoring (Prometheus, Nagios), and load balancers (Citrix ADC, Google Cloud Load Balancer).
• Kubernetes CRD and Operator development.
• GitOps and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Exposure to government-funded R&D programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and build secure, scalable architectures that power advanced cybersecurity platforms for healthcare.
• Develop intuitive front-end interfaces tailored for hospital IT teams and administrators.
• Create services that enable real-time network mapping, detect vulnerabilities, and support rapid remediation.
• Integrate digital twin technologies and third-party cybersecurity tools to enhance platform realism and threat coverage.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Argo CD, OpenShift, and similar tools.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline development and automation using Jenkins, GitLab, SonarQube, and Nexus.
• Support deployment in Whole-Hospital Simulation (WHS) environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including clinicians, hospital administrators, and DevSecOps.
• Troubleshoot production issues, investigate incidents, respond to threats, and fine-tune security tools.
• Mentor peers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to architectural decisions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness & life benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Commuting & transportation benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree