Senior Cyber Risk Engineer - 2024700

About the role

Cybersecurity Risk Engineers at the SEI use advanced skills in statistics, mathematics, risk analysis, systems engineering, economics and other technical fields in an interdisciplinary manner to help our government and industry mission partners to identify, research, and solve cyber security challenges. In this role, you will work with our mission partners to identify areas where advanced quantitative & technical skills can help tackle problems, plan and develop prototype solutions, and create final products designed to better manage risk. You'll work with cyber security professionals and university collaborators to build new technologies that will influence national cyber security strategies for decades to come. You will build and evaluate models, create products, conduct applied research, present findings to stakeholders, and develop transition plans for solutions to our partners.

Responsibilities

• Work with mission partners to identify areas where advanced quantitative & technical skills can help tackle problems, plan and develop prototype solutions, and create final products designed to better manage risk.
• Build and evaluate models, create products, conduct applied research, present findings to stakeholders, and develop transition plans for solutions to our partners.
• Work with cyber security professionals and university collaborators to build new technologies that will influence national cyber security strategies for decades to come.
• Contribute to multiple simultaneous projects and thrive in a fast-paced research environment.
• Experiment with innovative analytical techniques, explore emerging technologies, and develop new methodologies that advance cybersecurity risk management and measurement.
• Contribute to the development of technical talent through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and professional guidance.

Requirements

• Education and Experience: BS degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, or a related highly quantitative discipline with ten (10) years of applicable experience; or a MS degree in a relevant discipline with eight (8) years of applicable experience; or a PhD in a relevant discipline with five (5) years of applicable experience.
• Technical Excellence: Track record of applying advanced analytical methods to solve complex cybersecurity challenges and deliver impactful technical outcomes. Expertise in one or more areas including cybersecurity risk management, risk quantification, statistics, econometrics, systems engineering, machine learning, modeling and simulation, or data science.
• Leadership: Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in analyzing and solving real-world cybersecurity and risk management problems. Guide research efforts, develop analytical frameworks, and influence technical direction while collaborating with researchers, engineers, government stakeholders, and external partners.
• Working in a Creative, Dynamic Environment: Experience contributing to multiple simultaneous projects and thrive in a fast-paced research environment. Willingness to experiment with innovative analytical techniques, explore emerging technologies, and develop new methodologies that advance cybersecurity risk management and measurement.
• Mentorship: Enjoy mentoring and motivating team members. Contribute to the development of technical talent through knowledge sharing, collaboration, and professional guidance.
• Communication: Outstanding communication skills. Can interact collaboratively and diplomatically with customers, mission partners, researchers, and colleagues at all levels. Understands both strategic objectives and technical details and can communicate complex analytical findings to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Travel: Periodic travel to customer sites, conferences, workshops, and stakeholder meetings is required to support the SEI's mission and research activities.
• Security Clearance: Subject to a background investigation and must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.