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Riverside Research · 1 month ago

Senior Offensive Cyber Security Scientist

Lexington, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$180K/yr - $220K/yr

8+ years exp

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. The Senior Offensive Cyber Security Scientist will support the research and development of cutting-edge systems security technologies, focusing on innovatively designed offensive security solutions and contributing to a diverse team in prototyping and evaluating security features.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Help the group design innovative offensively driven security solutions to customer problems related to systems software

Build new tools and/or capabilities in languages like C/C++, Python, Rust, Assembly, etc

Contribute to whitepapers and/or published papers that document innovative work performed

Document and communicate design decisions, technical challenges, and progress to technical program management

Collaborate with team members on debugging programs, pair programming, reviewing papers/proposals, etc

Participate in relevant internal and customer meetings

Qualification

C/C++PythonAssemblyRustSystems softwareSoftware/hardware interfaceResearch processCommunication skillsCreative skillsTime managementTeam collaboration

Required

A minimum of 12 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 8 years with a master's degree, a PhD with 5 years' experience in related technical field, such as computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or cybersecurity, or equivalent experience

Strong software development fundamentals for working inside a large project (e.g., submitting PRs, interacting with open-source communities and mailing lists, git branches/merges/rebasing, build systems, etc)

Communication and creative skills to develop, prototype, benchmark, and document significant security features integrated into existing systems security technologies

Proficiency in programming languages C/C++, Python, and Assembly (e.g., x86-64, ARM)

Current Top Secret clearance

Preferred

MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or related field

Strong grasp on the research process (e.g., reading & writing academic papers, ideation for inventing solutions to hard problems)

Healthy balance between technical orientation and business acumen

Ability to operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, and establish a solid working relationship with peers in the group and across Riverside Research

Self-starter and ability to manage time and technical tasks independently without direct supervision

Superior written and verbal communications skills

Experience with both defensive and offensive cyber tools

Familiarity with Rust or other cutting-edge system software languages and tools