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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Researcher
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.
The SEI Networked Systems Survivability (NSS) Program offers a variety of
opportunities for senior professionals experienced in research and
development. As a member of the NSS 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 system security
assurance. In particular, the selected candidate will work
with team members to conduct original research and 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 technologies for
computation and analysis of software and system behavior, automated correctness
verification, and generalized all-scale composition of
components and systems, as well as technology to help ensure that software and
systems are free of security defects and vulnerabilities.
The candidate will be expected to assume responsibility and provide leadership
for defining theoretical foundations and designing and
developing advanced technology software to provide engineering automation based
on those foundations. The individual will also publish research results and
participate in teaching graduate-level courses and seminars. The candidate
must have a deep understanding and substantial experience in foundations of
software and systems engineering, and their application to specification,
design, and verification. In this high-visibility position, the individual will
be expected to collaborate with researchers in other organizations, interact
with customers and
sponsors, and assume a leadership role in articulating the next-generation
software engineering program.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/Training: BS in computer science or software engineering with ten
(10) years experience; MS in computer science or software
engineering with eight (8) years experience; PhD in computer science or
software engineering with five (5) years experience.
Experience: Extensive research experience; experience in conducting original
research in function-theoretic software and systems engineering technologies;
experience in specifying, architecting, designing,
verifying, implementing, and testing software systems in languages and
environments such as:
• C, C++, and Java
• XML, Python, and Perl
• Windows and Java environments
Skills/Abilities: Ability to conduct original research and work with
researchers in other organizations; leadership capabilities for
directing research and development teams; strong background in
function-theoretic mathematical foundations; ability to apply sound software
engineering practices to system design and development (e.g., systematic
approach to system specification, architecture, design, implementation,
verification, and testing); excellent written and verbal communication skills;
excellent reasoning and problem-solving skills;
strong planning and organizing skills; ability to define a program of research
and work effectively with minimal supervision; ability to work
effectively in teams; knowledge of system and software security and
survivability issues and threat environments, 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 and conferences.
Environmental Conditions: Close contact with CRT for extended periods of time.
Mental: Capability for creative thinking and application of mathematical
concepts to engineering problems; 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 U.S. 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 2170).
CONTACT
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Please visit the Careers@CarnegieMellon web site
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create a profile and apply to this position (job number 2170).
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