Cyber Security Software Engineer - GTRI - CIPHER - Open Rank

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.   

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Project/Unit Description

The Secure Information Systems (SIS) division of the CIPHER Lab, and more specifically its Maverick branch, creates and maintains secure web applications for various government sponsors.

Job Purpose

The Cyber Security Software Engineer designs, develops, and tests cybersecurity software in languages such as Java, C, and C++. The Cyber Security Software Engineer requires extensive knowledge of programming languages, software development, and computer operating systems in order to apply engineering principles to software creation. The necessary skill areas for the Cyber Security Software Engineer include programming and coding, fundamentals of computer science, design and architecture, algorithms and data structures, information analysis, debugging software, and testing software. The Cyber Security Software Engineer also creates novel cyber security technology components and software to ensure that critical systems and information are resilient to cyber exploits and attacks. The researcher also performs attendant vulnerability assessments, analysis, and software engineering and design. The Cyber Security Software Engineer also develops hardware and software prototypes, and tests those prototypes in realistic environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform software development, software testing/debugging, software modification/enhancement, and software documentation
• Develop and maintain kernel and user-level software and scripts
• Contribute to technical reports and presentations
• Assist with performing software assurance scans with tools approved by stakeholders

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to earn a Master’s degree
• 1 or more years of web application development experience
• Solid understanding of web applications
• Solid understanding of an Object Oriented Programing Language (Java, C#, etc)
• Solid understanding of HTML and CSS
• Front-end framework experience (Angular, React, Vue, etc.)
  Linux, terminal interface experience
• Experience with source code management tools (Git, Subversion) and contributing to large code-bases, and an understanding of the software development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Demonstrated experience with full-stack development
• Proficiency in Java
• Experience with testing frameworks (TestNG, JUnit, Mockito, Jasmine, etc.)
• Experience working with the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community
• Experience with build automation tools (Gradle, Maven, etc.)
• Experience with Linux operating systems
• Experience with Gitlab
• Experience with Angular and AngularJs
• Experience designing APIs and building RESTful services
• Experience with relational databases
• Experience with containerization
• Experience with AI/ML
• Experience with Intellij IDE

Travel Requirements

<10% travel

Education and Length of Experience

This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook

• 0-9 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related.
• 0-7 years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related.
• 0-4 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related.

Please refer to our Research Faculty Technical Level Guidelines for minimum requirements at the higher levels (2,3,4).

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Benefits at GTRI

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

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