Senior Security Researcher

Join a dynamic team of motivated individuals with deep collective experience in digital forensics, incident response, investigation, operations, and academic research. We seek individuals with a strong interest in understanding and resolving technical challenges in the national security space.

About the role

Our group focuses on applied research into the functionality of emerging and already ubiquitous technologies at all constituent logical layers—from component-level aspects through system and software implementation to communication protocols. We examine the variation between expected and actual functionality resulting from real-world implementation and advise U.S. Government stakeholders on the implications of our findings.

Qualified individuals will reformulate open questions, devise creative solutions, deliver concise and rigorous prototype implementations, and clearly articulate this process in discussions, presentations, and formal reports. Recent work includes novel approaches to analyzing network traffic, exploit development, and software implementation of novel file and format extraction techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct applied research into the functionality of emerging and existing technologies across hardware, software, and communication protocols.
• Analyze discrepancies between expected and actual functionality in real-world implementations.
• Develop creative solutions and rigorous prototype implementations to technical challenges.
• Clearly articulate research processes and findings in discussions, presentations, and formal reports.
• Advise U.S. Government stakeholders on the implications of research findings.
• Occasionally travel to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings (10%).

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline with ten (10) years of relevant professional experience, or MS in the same with eight (8) years of relevant professional experience, or PhD in the same with five (5) years of relevant professional experience.
• Willingness to undergo a background investigation and obtain/maintain a Department of War security clearance.

Skills

• Deep technical knowledge of and experience with fundamental Internet protocols and functionality.
• Systems-level programming experience.
• Strong experience with UNIX/Linux.
• Familiarity with current hardware and software vulnerabilities and mitigations.
• Experience with RF and SDR technologies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions.
• Tuition benefits.
• Ample paid time off and observed holidays.
• Life and accidental death and disability insurance.
• Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass.
• Access to a Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs.
• Fitness center access.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Position Type: Full-time, regular staff