Early Career Cybersecurity Researcher - In the Cyber Threat Center (5600), at Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Jul, 25

Salary

99400.0

Posted On

02 Apr, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Research, Data Science, Security, Assembly, Vhdl, Malware Analysis, Embedded Systems, Information Theory, Behavioral Analytics, Memory Management, Code, Formal Methods, Java, Rust, Python, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Emulation

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

ABOUT SANDIA

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

  • Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
  • Extraordinary co-workers
  • Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
  • Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
  • Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

  • These benefits vary by job classification.

QUALIFICATIONS WE REQUIRE

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity, or in a relevant STEM field,
  • OR equivalent Bachelor’s degree in STEM plus five (5) years) relevant experience.
  • Experience with writing code in one or more of the following:
  • C/C++,
  • Java,
  • Python,
  • hardware design languages (HDL, VHDL),
  • assembly,
  • Rust
  • or other applicable languages.
  • Hands-on technical cybersecurity experience/internships.
  • Experience with cybersecurity research and/or publications of research papers
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance and SCI security clearance, and have the willingness to take a polygraph exam, if requested.

QUALIFICATIONS WE DESIRE

Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following:

  • Master’s degree or Ph. D. in a relevant STEM discipline in related to a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Cybersecurity preferred.
  • Experience with assembly or operating system programming, application layer programming, Dev-Op programming, and/or network layer programming.
  • Competency in firmware or hardware emulation.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: reverse engineering, malware analysis, formal methods deciphering known and unknown ¿le formats, data structures, and understanding of network (OT and IT) protocols.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: vulnerability research, system vulnerability assessment high consequence high trust systems, mobile systems, embedded systems, kernel development, OT/ICS/SCADA devices and systems, virtualization technologies, or ¿rmware environments.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: operating system design and security, driver development low-level software debugging, hypervisor implementations, or memory management.
  • Demonstrated experience and application of one or more of the following ¿elds: data science, machine learning, information theory, and streaming and behavioral analytics, and network protocols.
  • Cyber relevant experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to include AI Security, data engineering, and machine learning models.
  • Strong capabilities in FPGA design, programming, and analysis.
  • ACTIVE DOE Q security clearance and SCI security clearance, and have the willingness take a polygraph exam, if requested.

NNSA REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDPEDS

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date

Responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details

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