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Peraton · 3 months ago

Senior Research Scientist - Cyber Network Security

US-MD-Laurel

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$176K/yr - $282K/yr

7+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking a Senior Research Scientist in Cyber Network Security to support the development of network research prototypes for government customers, requiring technical leadership and expertise in new technologies.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Research and develop network-based prototypes including the creation of software, scripts and documentation to demonstrate capabilities in new network technology areas (e.g., high speed networking, wireless networks)

Research and develop state-of-the-art large-scale prototypes involving virtualized environments, including but not limited to cloud infrastructure, containers, and network function virtualization (NFV)

Provide technical leadership working with government PMs to help shape and guide their research program, explain technical details to customer stakeholders, and work alongside other contractors to create prototypes

Work in a fast-paced dynamic environment acquiring expertise as needed and demonstrating capabilities in software development, networking, data collection/monitoring, reverse engineering, etc

Qualification

Network protocolsSoftware developmentVirtualization technologiesReverse engineering toolsDevOps experienceNetwork automation toolsEmbedded systems developmentMachine learning familiarityTechnical leadershipDocumentation skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Requires BS w/ 12 YOE, MS w/ 10 YOE, or Ph.D. w/ 7 YOE to satisfy government contractor requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field is preferred

Current/Active TS/SCI w/ Poly required for this role

Work in a fast-paced dynamic environment acquiring expertise as needed and demonstrating capabilities in software development, networking, data collection/monitoring, reverse engineering, etc

Software development skills in one or more languages (Python, Go, Java), DevOps experience for team development, CICD and version management

Experience with network and system automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Helm, Puppet)

Virtualization and container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Vagrant, etc.) experience

Ability to quickly acquire knowledge in new technologies, redirect research, quickly prototype solutions, suggest new lines of research and help shape the customer's research programs

Experience and understanding of network protocols, automation and devices (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls)

Experience with reverse engineering tools, such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, for system and malware analysis when needed

Ability to clearly document and describe research to the government customer and their stakeholders so that you can demonstrate expertise and expand roles with the customer

Experience working with members of the IC and related DOD customers

Desire to work at customer research sites (primarily located in College Park, Md.) collaborating with government PMs and contractors to design working research prototypes