Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

CERT is part of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a federally funded research and development center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We engage in state-of-the-art research and development, and provide robust programs focused on ensuring that software developers, internet security experts, network and system administrators, and others can resist, recognize, and recover from attacks on networked systems.

Our Data Integration Team (DIT) team in the Threat Analysis Directorate (TAD) helps programs apply best practices and adopt emerging tools and techniques to advance solutions in malware analysis, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis and coordination, and AI security. The goal of the DIT team is to provide software development and infrastructure support for the TAD to build, manage, and sustain a homogenous applications environment using a range of skills throughout the software development lifecycle. We apply a holistic cybersecurity and engineering approach to software intensive systems in the Threat Analysis Directorate domain. Keeping pace with cyber systems operations requires creativity, efficiency, and staying up to date with modern computing platforms. In some cases, the computing has outpaced the methods, and it is incumbent upon us to generate novel approaches to specific sponsor needs.

What you’ll do

• You will be responsible for conceiving, designing, operating, and maintaining high-performance IT systems that support our efforts to improve the capabilities of the TAD analysts to effectively deliver solutions to the CERT customers.
• You will take a hands-on role on teams of software developers, machine learning (ML) researchers, and ML engineers to support engineering and development efforts, with overall responsibility for maintaining machines in our privately managed enclave.
• You will develop and maintain deployment pipelines utilizing best practices in DevOps across multiple applications and environments, including both cloud and on-prem.
• You will be expected to function within cross-domain teams, learn new skills, programming languages, and technologies as necessary, and solve meaningful problems through technical innovation.
• You will continuously be asked to analyze customer requirements and provide novel solutions, work directly with sponsors and end users, and quickly learn new technologies (OSS/COTS/GOTS) and integrate them with existing applications and/or systems.

Who you are

• You have experience with Linux system administration, high-availability infrastructure, and large network storage deployments.
• You have excellent analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
• You have familiarity with the Linux operating system and UNIX operating system internals.
• You have familiarity with ML engineering concepts and environments.
• You have familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD concepts and, preferably, experience employing them in project work
• You have familiarity deploying cloud environments (Azure and AWS)
• You have experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

You are able too

• You have BS in Computer Science or related discipline with eight (8) years of experience; OR MS in the same fields with five (5) years of experience; OR PhD in the same fields with two (2) years of experience.
• You have a willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission. This includes sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion. Moderate Travel (15%)
• You will be subject to a background check and obtain and maintain an active Department of Defense security clearance.

Why work here?

• Join a world-class organization that has significant impact on software.
• Work with cutting edge technologies and experts to solve tough problems for the government and the nation.
• Get 8% monthly contribution for your retirement, without having to contribute yourself.
• Get tuition benefits to CMU and other institutions for you and your dependent children.
• Enjoy a healthy work/life balance with flexible work arrangements and paid parental and military leave.
• Get access to university resources including mindfulness programs, childcare and back-up care benefits, a monthly transit benefit on WMATA, free transportation on the Pittsburgh Regional Transit System.
• Enjoy annual professional development opportunities; attend conferences and training or obtain a certification and get reimbursed for membership in professional societies.
• Qualify for relocation assistance and so much more.

Location

Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Software/Applications Development/Engineering

Position Type

Staff – Regular

Full time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary

More Information: 

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• Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. 

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