Cyber Researcher & Developer

The evolving Cyber landscape requires research and development of emerging technologies to imagine the future state of the art of CNO capabilities that advance the Cyber mission. 

The Leidos Office of Technology supporting the Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA) is seeking an enthusiastic  Cyber Researcher & Developer to join a diverse team of researchers contributing to an internal research and development portfolio focused on CNO.  

The successful candidate will be a subject matter expert in one or more key areas of 5G technology, including the 5G Core, 5G RAN, and/or 5G User Equipment. The successful candidate will have hands on experience in one or more areas described below.

5G Core Experience:

• Operating a multi-site 5G system and supporting Vulnerability Research and Operations
• Experience setting up, configuring, and administrating 5G Core virtual network functions
• Experience with OpenRAN architectures, implementations, functions, and interfaces
• Understanding of the O-RAN specifications
• Experience setting up, configuring, and administering xApps

5G RAN Experience:

• Experience setting up, configuring, and administering RICs.
• (Desired) Expertise in LTE/5G Baseband Implementation, Digital Signal Processing, Algorithm Development, debugging, and troubleshooting.
• Experience performing capture, analysis, debugging, and troubleshooting the above

5G UE Experience:

• Experience setting up, configuring, Android phones
• (Desired) Experience deploying custom Android ROMs

RF Equipment Experience:

• Experience working within an RF lab environment including lab safety and security processes
• Experience setting up and maintaining RF equipment like software defined radios, precision clocks, spectrum analyzers, and signal analyzers

This role will support the growth of Cyber for Leidos and CABA and requires an individual who can effectively contribute to various projects, develop proof of concepts, and contribute to/lead demonstrations, provide technical guidance and direction to other engineers, work collaboratively across the sector.

Primary Responsibilities (supporting two or more of the following):
• Lead 5G mobile core configuration

• Support configuration of network equipment such as routers, managed switches, and firewalls
• Researching 5G network slicing implementation and vulnerability research

• Utilization of RF Testing, Debugging and Analysis tools like software defined radios, precision clocks, spectrum analyzers, and signal analyzers

• Applying knowledge of security concepts and networks
• Exploring systems to devise new features, vulnerabilities, and techniques

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering (or other technical degree) with 8 years of relevant work experience

• 4 years experience related to mobile networking and telecommunication technologies

• Experience configuring and administrating 5G Core virtual network functions

• Understanding of 5G network slicing

• Understanding of network vulnerabilities

• Ability to work collaboratively, document work, and contribute to or present demonstrations
• US Citizen with a willingness and ability to obtain a TS clearance

Preferred Qualifications:
• TS/SCI with Poly Security Clearance
•  Experience in CU C-Plane and writing features in RRC

• Understanding of DU C-Plane

• Understanding of RRC procedures, expected behavior, and typical performance trade-offs, especially as they relate to RRC and overall system performance

• Experience with reverse engineering, vulnerability research, exploit development
• DevSecOps and/or System Administration experience such as setup, administration and troubleshooting Docker and Kubernetes containers; orchestration tool experience (e.g. Ansible); OpenStack and hypervisor experience

• Experience using RF Testing, Debugging and Analysis tools like software defined radios, precision clocks, spectrum analyzers, and signal analyzers

Original Posting Date:

2024-08-05

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.