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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 14 hours ago

Critical Infrastructure Protection Staff – Cyber Security Engineer

Laurel, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$100K/yr - $245K/yr

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a Cybersecurity Research Engineer to help create capabilities that protect U.S. critical infrastructure from threats. The role involves leading teams to design resilience solutions, reverse engineering control system protocols, and engaging in red teaming exercises.

EducationUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility will be leading interdisciplinary teams to design and engineer cutting edge resilience solutions for critical infrastructure systems

You will reverse engineer control system network protocols and engage in red teaming exercises and adversary emulation

You will work closely with teammates to test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software integrated with critical infrastructure testbeds

You will develop and present proposals, briefings, and reports to technical specialists, collaborators, and sponsors to influence important decisions

Qualification

CybersecurityIndustrial Control SystemsSCADA TechnologySoftware EngineeringNetworking ConceptsRisk Management FrameworksICS ProtocolsProposal DevelopmentInterdisciplinary CollaborationTeam LeadershipCommunication Skills

Required

Possess a Bachelor's in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, information assurance, control and automation engineering, or other field related to the duties as described above

Have experience working with ICS devices, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) technology, HMIs, cybersecurity, and risk management frameworks

Are skilled in software engineering and embedded systems

Have working knowledge of networking concepts and technologies (TCP/IP, network-connected devices, etc.), network security, virtualization, embedded system firmware, or ICS protocols (BACnet, OPC, etc.)

Are deeply knowledgeable of industrial control systems environments, architectures, risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and frameworks

Have experience working with federal departments and agencies or their stakeholders (e.g., state/local/tribal/territorial governments)

Can obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Possess an MS, or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, information assurance, control and automation engineering, or related technical field

Have experience with policies, industry standards and federal guidelines to securing ICS and SCADA systems, such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-37, NIST 800-82, NIST 800-53, IEC 62443, or ISO

Possess Certified Automation Professional (CAP), Certified Control Systems Technician (CCTS), Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), ISO 27001 Auditor, or other ICS-related certification

Benefits

Generous benefits

Robust education assistance program

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development

Company

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.

Founded in 1942