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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Jr. Security Analyst
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-11-17
The CERT® Program is part of the SEI, a federally funded research and
development center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The CERT® Program engages in cutting-edge research and development and
develops and transitions disciplined approaches to improve the survivability
and resiliency of the DoD, federal civilian agencies, private sector
organizations and their networked information systems.
The individual in this position will work as a member of the Survivable
Enterprise Management (SEM) Team within the Networked Systems Survivability
Program. The SEM team develops frameworks, models, practices, and guidance
that allow organizations to identify, analyze, and manage organizational,
operational, and technical risks to mission-critical assets, processes, and
systems. The candidate will conduct applied research in assessments,
diagnostics, and analysis techniques to better understand and mitigate risks to
critical business processes and systems. Activities will include close work
with customers from a variety of organizations, including government agencies
and commercial organizations.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/Training: BS in computer science, software engineering, information
systems, or a related technical field with three (3) years experience, or
equivalent; Master’s Degree in computer science or technical/engineering
field with one (1) year experience, or equivalent. We will consider other
educational backgrounds of a technical nature with experience as described.
Experience: Professional experience listed above is as a systems analyst,
system or network administrator, software or security engineer, IT project
member, database administrator, or similarly technical occupation.
Skills/Abilities:
- Understanding of information technology and telecommunications systems
- Working knowledge of network security and survivability issues
- Knowledge of and experience with engineering and best practices for
information security
- Ability to conduct analytical studies and investigations
- Understanding of statistical analysis uses
- Written and oral communication skills
- Ability to prepare papers and presentations for technical and non-technical
audiences
- Reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently with some supervision
- Ability to recognize and deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive
information
- Desire to learn project management and leadership skills
- Contribute to conferences and meetings
- Contribute to customer presentations and technology transfer activities
- Participate in professional society activities.
Mobility: Primarily sedentary in an office setting with some mobility.
Ability to travel to various locations within the SEI and CMU community,
customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings with some frequency.
Environmental Conditions: Close contact with CRT for extended periods of time.
Mental: Strong interest in the human, managerial, and technical aspects of
networked information security is critical for this position; ability to
identify and assess potential threats and vulnerabilities and formulate risk;
work meticulously with careful attention to detail; ability to meet deadlines
while working on multiple tasks – sometimes under pressure and with
shifting priorities; ability to deal collaboratively, diplomatically, and
successfully with customers, co-workers and other professional colleagues,
managers, and staff; ability to grasp the big picture, direction, and goals of
an effort, ability to develop and communicate innovative ideas; ability to
demonstrate initiative and to quickly learn new procedures, techniques,
approaches, etc.
Other: Candidate must have the ability to pass a background investigation,
obtain a security clearance, and be a US citizen.
Please visit the Careers@CarnegieMellon web site
(https://secured.kenexa.com/cmu/cc/MyProfileAction.ss?command=MyProfile) to
create a profile and apply to this position (job number 2654).
CONTACT
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Please visit the Careers@CarnegieMellon web site
(https://secured.kenexa.com/cmu/cc/MyProfileAction.ss?command=MyProfile) to
create a profile and apply to this position (job number 2654).
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