Job # 8934 - Forensic Network Engineer

SUMMARY

The CERT® Program is part of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a federally funded research and development center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CERT engages in cutting-edge research and development in computer security. The CERT Digital Investigation and Intelligence Directorate (DIID) group help forensic incidents; develop tools and techniques and supply training for law enforcement community. As a member of DIID team, the selected candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, and administering commodity systems as well as operating specialized networking equipment and hardware. The candidate will also support operational users and developers by using the test-bed to verify engineering scenarios, prepare data-sets, and creating automation infrastructure for testing and deploying applications and mobile network appliances.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Install/configure hardware and software including promising new technologies that require examination for information security and assurance research and development.
2. Design and Deploy Networking infrastructure physical or virtual environment deployment.
3. Design and develop technical documents and instructional materials.
4. Deliver technical and management training to customers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training: BS in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related quantitative field of study with eight (8) years of applicable experience.

Licenses/Certifications

Experience: Experience as a network/system administrator for a heterogeneous Windows and various UNIX TCP/IP networked infrastructure in a professional environment required. At least four of the eight years relevant experience maintaining and evolving a network for the same organization. Hands on experiences on switches, firewalls routers and virtualized environments.

Skills/Abilities: Ability to deal with software and network systems integration at various levels (service design, deployment, maintenance). Strong hands-on knowledge in the configuration, securing, and troubleshooting of network devices, LAN switching technologies, firewalls, VPNs, routing protocols, Linux/UNIX based network services, and monitoring/maintaining all of these to ensure their continued secure operation is required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively without close supervision. Capable of attending customer meetings and respond to customer requirements.

OTHER

Physical/Mobility: Sedentary in an office setting with some mobility (i.e., able to travel to various locations within the SEI and CMU community as well as travel up to 20% to customer sites).

Environmental Conditions: Close contact with computer display for extended periods of time.

Mental: The ability to

• work meticulously with careful attention to detail
• meet deadlines while working on multiple tasks – sometimes under pressure and with shifting priorities
• deal collaboratively, diplomatically, and successfully with customers, co-workers, and other professional colleagues, managers, and staff
• grasp the big picture, direction, and goals of an effort
• quickly learn new procedures, techniques, approaches, etc.

Other: Candidate must be able to pass a background investigation, obtain a TS security clearance, and be a U.S. citizen.

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.

CERT^® and CERT Coordination Center^® are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

This page was last updated Monday, 19-Mar-2012 14:06:26 EDT