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National Laboratory of the Rockies · 1 month ago

Senior Cybersecurity Full Stack Development Researcher

Golden, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$169K/yr - $304K/yr

9+ years exp

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development, located in Golden, Colorado. The role of Senior Cybersecurity Full Stack Development Researcher involves leading cybersecurity research portfolios, enhancing the ARIES Cyber Range capabilities, and collaborating with various partners to advance the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define and build the technical capabilities of the ARIES Cyber Range in order to advance modeling and simulation capabilities, reference architectures, threat-to-consequence analysis, and testing and evaluation

Defines and advances the laboratory’s strategic research vision for cybersecurity of critical infrastructure and energy systems

Leads the conception, design, and execution of complex, multi-organizational, or multi-disciplinary projects

Develops new research directions, scientific approaches, or technologies that shape the state of the art, to include software tool development and R&D

Represent NREL as the technical leader for the ARIES Cyber Range as well as the principal investigator for other large projects and programs

Drives proposal strategy, identifies new sponsor opportunities, and secures external funding through established relationships with DOE program offices (e.g., DOE CESER) and energy-sector partners

Represents the organization in national-level forums, panels, and collaborations

Provides mentorship and technical leadership to senior staff and serves as an advisor on organizational priorities

Advance rigor, innovation, and impact of NREL’s cybersecurity research

Lead cyber business development efforts by aligning focus with the ARIES Cyber Range strategy

Contribute to and enhance the technical capabilities of the ARIES Cyber Range in order to advance modeling and simulation capabilities, reference architectures, threat-to-consequence analysis, and testing and evaluation

Leads significant projects or research tasks, ensuring technical excellence, timely delivery, and effective coordination among team members

Represent NREL by being the technical lead for large projects and programs which includes establishing research plans and processes, performing hands-on research, tasking other technical researchers, and presenting research results

Contributes to the development of new methods, tools, and approaches, and provides mentorship to less experienced staff

Collaborates with sponsors, DOE program offices, and energy-sector stakeholders to execute funded projects

Support cyber business development efforts by aligning focus with the ARIES Cyber Range strategy

Build research collaborations with the energy industry, other DOE labs and national security partners

Qualification

Full stack developmentCybersecurity principlesProject managementCybersecurity standardsTechnical writingInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

Relevant PhD and 15 or more years of experience. Or, relevant Master's Degree and 18 or more years of experience. Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 20 or more years of experience

Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness

Apply and/or develop highly advanced technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts

Viewed as an international expert within the field

Demonstrates leadership of complex technical projects

Project management competence

Demonstrated management of complex and/or high impact projects

Outstanding technical writing, interpersonal and communication skills

Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance at the Q/TS/SCI level. A polygraph may be required

Deep experience using relevant cybersecurity standards and tools included but not limited to MITRE ATT&CK Framework, NIST CSF, detection tools, penetration testing and red teaming tools, and encryption

Expert knowledge of technical field and related disciplines

Experience leading and mentoring technical teams

Expert understanding and application of project management principles, concepts, practices, and standards

Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, resourcefulness, and teamwork

Ability to travel as needed up to 10%

Preferred

The ideal candidate will have existing relationships within DOE program offices (e.g., DOE CESER) and/or within the energy sector, particularly with a focus on electric utilities

Experience working with Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), with a preference for DOE National Laboratories, is highly desirable