Sandia National Laboratories · 2 days ago
Senior/Principal Cryptography-Cybersecurity Onsite
Albuquerque, NM
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$118K/yr - $236K/yr
5+ years expSandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. They are seeking an experienced cybersecurity/cryptography professional to engage in operationally-oriented research and development at the intersection of cryptography and vulnerability research, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to address national security challenges.
GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Understand and develop modern cryptographic solutions that can be applied to a variety of technologies
Collaborate closely with peers and management across Center 5600 and the Labs to bring the available depth and breadth of expertise to bear
Steward relevant capabilities inside and outside the National Security Program (NSP)
Engage in a variety of research areas including emerging cryptographic techniques, manual and automated reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, and malware analysis
Support ongoing experimentation and development in OSes, hypervisors, and multiple levels of firmware
Analyze, develop, or evaluate cryptography, network security protocols, PKI, and/or digital signatures
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development
Ability to acquire and maintain a US DOE Q and SCI clearance, which may include a polygraph examination
Preferred
Graduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Forensics, Mathematics or a directly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation)
Experience in one or more of the following: reverse engineering, software vulnerability assessment, web application assessment, computer networking, computer architecture, compilers, or similar computer security topics
Proficiency in scripting or high-level programming
Familiarity with secure-system design principles and information assurance principles
Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form in a concise manner
Experience analyzing, developing, or evaluating cryptography, network security protocols, PKI, and/or digital signatures
Experience with or training in one or more information security topics such as: Operating System design and security, cryptography, network security protocols and specifications, driver and low-level software debugging, embedded system design, control/data-flow analysis, compiler optimizations, and memory management
Well-developed leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and execute in a principled and focused manner
Experience with program analysis, reverse engineering, and debugging tools (e.g., angr, BAP, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, gdb, Ghidra, windbg)
Active SCI clearance
Benefits
Generous vacation
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance
Amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance
Company
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia is a conducts research and development into the non-nuclear components of nuclear weapons.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyARPA-E
2023-09-21Grant· $0.5M
2023-07-27Grant
2023-01-10Grant· $3.7M
Leadership Team
Laura McGill
Deputy Laboratories Director - Nuclear Deterrence, and Chief Technology Officer
Maria Gallardo
CFO Enterprise Risk Management Program Lead
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