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About Sandia: Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs: + Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide + Extraordinary co-workers + Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world + Career advancement and enrichment opportunities + Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home) + Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance* World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: • These benefits vary by job classification. What Your Job Will Be Like: Are you passionate about research dedicated to keeping systems safe and thwarting cyber intrusions? Are you dreaming of a chance to develop protective technologies, conduct threat assessments, and analyze government, military, and civilian computer networks? If so, this is the opportunity for you to join Sandia's unique multidisciplinary team committed to solving the information security challenges facing our nation. As part of our team, you will engage in work across the technology spectrum including embedded, mobile, desktop, enterprise, and cloud systems, as well as globally connected networks of networks. We are looking for early-career cybersecurity scientists and engineers to join Sandia's national security missions. On any given day, the successful candidate may be called on to: + Manual and automated reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, and malware analysis. + Intrusion prevention/detection and response, penetration testing, and forensics. + Network operation, information protection, and resiliency. Authentication and Authorization. + Cryptography. + Side Channel Analysis. + Failure Analysis. + Threat intelligence. + Modeling, simulation, and emulation. + Data science, information theory, and streaming and behavioral analytics. Hardware/software trust and assurance. + Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems, including Internet of Things (IoT). + FPGA Programming (HDL/VHDL experience). + Virtualization (system and network) technologies and cloud technologies. + Mobile devices and smart technologies. + Autonomous systems. + Industrial control systems, Operational Technology (OT), and SCADA systems. + Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI Security. Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories. Due to the nature of the job, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite. Salary Range: $102,400 - $199,700 • Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential. Qualifications We Require: + A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, 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 obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test. Qualifications We Desire: The ideal R&D Cybersecurity Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following: + 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. Ideally, we would like to see your background include some of the following: + Firmware and Hardware: + Competency in firmware or hardware emulation. + Strong capabilities in FPGA design, programming, and analysis. + Cybersecurity Expertise with: + Kernel development, OT/ICS/SCADA devices and systems, virtualization technologies, and firmware environments. + Hands-on technical cybersecurity experience/internsh
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