R&D Cybersecurity Engineer

Roadmap

• Research emerging cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques.
• Evaluate new vulnerability scanning and application security technologies.
• Design proof-of-concept solutions for automated vulnerability detection and remediation.
• Develop custom security tools and automation scripts.
• Conduct research into AI-assisted vulnerability analysis and prioritization.
• Perform advanced penetration testing research.
• Develop custom plugins, APIs, and integrations for security platforms.
• Support DevSecOps initiatives and secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Research software supply chain security.
• Evaluate Software Composition Analysis (SCA) solutions.
• Develop security dashboards and data analytics capabilities.
• Prototype machine learning applications for cyber defense.
• Perform exploit validation in controlled laboratory environments.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate secure coding practices.
• Document research findings and transition successful prototypes into production.
• Provide technical recommendations regarding future cybersecurity capabilities.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of relevant IT experience.
• Five (5) years of relevant Operation Technology experience.
• Investigative Requirement: At time of proposal the contractor must possess a Moderate Risk, Confidential, Non-Critical Sensitive, Tier 3/NACLC/ANACI investigation.
• Relevant certification meeting DOD 8570/8140 IAT level III, and IASAE level III. (Must have IASAE III Certification within 6 months of coming on the contract. Must meet all other requirements.)
• Computing Environment (CE): Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate or Expert, Cisco Certified Network Administrator, Microsoft Azure Security Technologies, Amazon Certified Security.