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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Software Engineer
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-11-19
The CERT Program® is part of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a
federally funded research and development center at Carnegie Mellon
University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CERT engages in cutting-edge research
and development, and provides robust training and education
programs focused on ensuring that software developers, Internet security
experts, network and system administrators, and others are able to
resist, recognize, and recover from attacks on networked systems.
As a member of the Cert staff, the candidate selected for this position will
work with the Survivable Systems Engineering team that focuses on research and
development for both software and network security assurance. In particular,
the selected candidate will work with team members to develop advanced
technology methods and automated tools that will support a computational
approach to next-generation software and security engineering. For example,
this work includes research and development in technology to aid in computation
and analysis of program behavior, as well as methods to ensure that software
and networks are free of security defects and vulnerabilities. The selected
candidate will perform analysis, design, and implementation of software tools
integral to this work, and will have opportunities to participate in research
activities and publication of papers and technical reports. The individual will
be expected to assume responsibility for overall design, development
, coding, testing, and documentation of software components and subsystems,
work with researchers to develop strong foundations for the automation support,
and interact with customers, collaborators, and the Internet community as a
whole.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/Training: BS in computer science or software engineering with eight
(8) years of experience in a related technical field; or MS in
computer science or software engineering with five (5) years of experience in a
related technical field; or PhD in computer science or software engineering
with three (3) years experience.
Experience: Experience in specifying, architecting, designing, verifying,
implementing, and testing software components and systems in
languages and environments such as:
• C, C++, and Java
• XML, Python, and Perl
• Windows and Java environments
Skills/Abilities: Understanding of computer systems and network and
application security issues; understanding of basic networking and
protocol concepts; ability to apply sound software engineering practices to
system design and development (e.g., systematic approach to system
specification, architecture, design, developing and documenting code,
configuration management, inspections and testing); ability to conduct
analytical studies and investigations; good written and verbal communication
skills; good reasoning and problem-solving skills; planning skills; organizing
skills; ability to work effectively some supervision; ability to work
effectively in teams; strong interest in
security and software engineering research and development.
Mobility: Sedentary in an office setting with some mobility, i.e., able to
travel to various locations within the SEI and CMU community as well
as travel to customer sites.
Environmental Conditions: Close contact with CRT for extended periods of time.
Mental: Ability to 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 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
quickly learn new procedures, techniques, and approaches.
Other: Candidate must have the ability to pass a background check
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 2167).
CONTACT
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that match your interests, apply for positions electronically,
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criteria become available.
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 2167).
Software Engineering Institute
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