Software Engineer Student Assistant CIPHER

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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GTRI’s Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) Lab is looking for Student Assistants to start Spring 2027. Student Assistants will work closely with researchers to produce high-quality software systems and tools to solve cybersecurity and/or intelligence analysis problems. These systems will work with very large datasets, require careful software design, and incorporate state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and other data analysis algorithms.

Student Assistant

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA
• Must be registered for at least 6 credit hours with your university during working semesters
• Experience with at least one of the following:
  Java, Python, C languages,
• Understanding of software development & design patterns and best practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Familiarity with software development tools and workflows, including source control (e.g., git)
• Experience with network analysis and/or security best practices and the network stack
• Understanding of cybersecurity issues and/or intelligence analysis
• Experience with Machine Learning tools and techniques
• Experience designing non-trivial software tools, systems, and frameworks
• Experience analyzing large datasets and adapting state-of-the-art algorithms/techniques

10-20 hours per week

Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens.

None

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

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