Cybersecurity Research Engineer

Responsibilities

Role and responsibility for this position: As a hands-on Cybersecurity Software Engineer with Peraton Labs, you will be at the forefront of developing, testing, and fielding novel network cybersecurity appliances for the Department of Defense. Working with systems engineers and researchers, you will be responsible for writing fast and efficient code for processing packets in high-throughput networks, developing new heuristic and signature-based detection capabilities for finding advanced threat actors in critical networks, and writing tests to provide system performance metrics. 

 

Who we’re looking for: 

• Cyber: We are looking for staff with a strong interest (and ideally a track record) in cyber security research and development. 
• Generalists: You should have a breadth of knowledge across multiple domains.  You’ll typically focus your work on the domain(s) of your specialty or preference, but a strong multi-domain awareness and ability is required.  You should have a curiosity to learn new technology.  
• Tangible: You’ll work on applied research program to conceive and develop prototypes to solve cutting-edge, complex problems.    

Qualifications

Education Required:

• 0 years with BS/BA; 4 years no degree
• Additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree

Skills and Experience You Should Possess:  

• Expertise in one or more: Python, Go, C/C++ 
• Hands-on development experience in network security 
• Modern development practices and toolsets (Git, subversion, CI/CD toolchains) 
• Demonstrated Computer Network Defense, Cyber Threat Hunting, or Threat Intelligence experience 
• Familiarity with Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) 
• Packet collection and analysis with Wireshark or tcpdump 
• US Citizenship

 

Additional Desired Skills 

• Algorithm analysis, data structures, and coding for efficiency and performance 
• Test-driven development; writing unit tests, instrumenting code for performance metrics 
• Network emulation frameworks including CORE, EMANE, MiniNet 
• Blue Team/Red Team experience supporting Department of Defense customers 
• Container and Orchestration solutions, including Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Terraform 
• Ansible automation for networked device configuration and deployment

Minimum Clearance Required: Active Top Secret with TS/SCI eligibility

 

Peraton Labs generates transformative applied research to fuel solutions for our customers' unique challenges. We are a self-sustaining research center within Peraton that provides applied research and engineering to enable government agencies, utilities and commercial enterprises to fully exploit the future of communications, analytics and cyber security.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.