CERT

Employment Opportunities

CERT currently has the following open positions:

Job 6337

Cyber Security Exercise Developer and Trainer
As a member of CERT’s Workforce Development Program, the candidate will work with other team members in developing cyber-security and cyber-forensics training exercises and simulations—largely for US Government customers.

Job 6305

Senior Malware Researcher
The successful candidate will research emerging threats in malicious code, analyze malicious code samples to identify intruder techniques, and participate actively in the broader malicious code research community.

Job 6277

Technical Manager
The position of technical manager is responsible for all aspects of developing and executing the NetSA body of work to include setting the technical direction; managing financials; business development; and personnel issues.

Job 6276

Information Compliance Officer
This position is responsible for facilitating and assuring that all CMU information systems remain complaint with DoD and other USG regulations. The position works closely with SEI Information Technology (IT), Facilities and outside sponsors to coordinate the certification and accreditation of facilities and IT systems. This includes implementing, maintaining, and updating all standard practices, policies, and guidelines.

Job 6273

Test Engineer
As a member of the Engineering Team in the CERT Network Situational Awareness group, the candidate selected for this position will participate in efforts to develop and deploy software tools for monitoring large-scale computer networks.

Job 6241

Computer Security Information Analyst
The person in this position working on-site at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) to serve as a liaison between CERT and DC3, working to support the mission of DC3 in their mission of assisting in criminal, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and fraud investigations of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations (DCIOs) and DoD counterintelligence activities.

Job 6240

Computer Security Information Analyst
The person in this position working on-site at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) to serve as a liaison between CERT and DC3, working to support the mission of DC3 in their mission of assisting in criminal, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and fraud investigations of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations (DCIOs) and DoD counterintelligence activities.

Job 6218

Chief Scientist
This position is responsible for working with the NSS Director and leadership to plan, develop and implement research strategies, initiatives, policies and programs that further the mission of NSS and the SEI. The Chief Scientist will formulate research goals and objectives in collaboration with research team leaders and help direct the research efforts to achieve agreed research directions.

Job 6161

Malware Analyst
The CERT Malicious Code group’s analysis team aims to improve malware analysis capability. The successful candidate will support high-impact customers by producing analytical reports, performing strategic analysis of emerging security issues, and developing new analysis methods and tools.

Job 6160

Senior Malware Analyst
The CERT Malicious Code group aims to improve malware analysis capability while addressing active and emerging threats. The successful candidate will analyze malicious code in support of support high-impact customers, design and mature new analysis methods and tools, work to identify and address emerging and complex threats, and effectively participate in the broader security community.

Job 6127

Senior Malware Analyst
The CERT Malicious Code group aims to improve malware analysis capability while addressing active and emerging threats. The successful candidate will analyze malicious code in support of support high-impact customers, design and mature new analysis methods and tools, work to identify and address emerging and complex threats, and effectively participate in the broader security community.

Job 6121

Malware Analyst
The CERT Malicious Code group’s analysis team aims to improve malware analysis capability. The successful candidate will support high-impact customers by producing analytical reports, performing strategic analysis of emerging security issues, and developing new analysis methods and tools.

Job 6058

Systems Engineer
The CERT Malicious Code group’s analysis team aims to improve malware analysis capability. The successful candidate will support high-impact customers by developing, maturing, transitioning, and supporting operational malicious code analysis systems.

Job 6054

Malware Analyst
The CERT Malicious Code group's analysis team aims to improve malware analysis capability. The successful candidate will support high-impact customers by producing analytical reports, developing new analysis methods and tools, engaging in community relationships to collect malicious code, and gathering and reporting cyber security intelligence information.

Job 6047

Malware Analyst
The CERT Malicious Code group’s analysis team aims to improve malware analysis capability. The successful candidate will support high-impact customers by producing analytical reports, developing new analysis methods and tools, engaging in community relationships to collect malicious code, and gathering and reporting cyber security intelligence information.

Job 5987

Security Solutions Engineer
The CERT Network Situational Awareness (NetSA) group supports internal and external government customers by developing cutting-edge analysis techniques and tools for operational use in high-impact environments. This position will advise, design, participate in, or lead system design; development; analysis; or operational efforts for customer network security initiatives.

Job 5876

Forensics Specialist
The individual in this position will work as a member of the CERT Program’s Forensics Team. As of member of the Forensics Team this candidate will primarily be responsible for the development of technical materials on host-base computer forensics for use in publishing technical guidance, designing and developing courseware, and designing and developing a supporting educational lab infrastructure.

Job 5807

Information and Infrastructure Security Analyst
The individual in this position will conduct applied research in assessments, diagnostics, and analysis techniques to better understand and mitigate risks to critical business processes, systems, and infrastructures.

Job 5718

Computer Security Information Analyst
The successful candidate will be responsible for performing tasks related to analyzing computer security incident information from a wide variety of sources, conducting technical analysis of incidents and other security threats, coordinating response actions, and disseminating technical information as appropriate in support of the protection of national and economic security, the defense industrial base, and our critical infrastructure assets.

Job 5492

Senior Network Security Analyst
The analyst will develop new analysis techniques and prototype their software implementation, support customers by preparing analytic reports, prototype new analysis approaches, and participate in preparing research for publication.

Job 5067

Network Security Analyst
The operational support analyst will advise analysts at customer operations centers on analysis issues, prepare customer-focused analysis studies, and work with customers to develop requirements NetSA analysis and engineering efforts.

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