Senior​/Principal R&D Cybersecurity Researcher - Cyber Threat Center, Onsite

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Are you passionate about research dedicated to keeping systems safe and thwarting cyber intrusions? Are you dreaming of a chance to develop protective technologies, conduct threat assessments, and analyze government, military, and civilian computer networks? If so, this is the opportunity for you to join Sandia's unique multidisciplinary team committed to solving the information security challenges facing our nation. As part of our team, you will engage in work across the technology spectrum including embedded, mobile, desktop, enterprise, and cloud systems, as well as globally connected networks of networks.

Perform manual and automated reverse engineering, vulnerability assessment, malware analysis, and intrusion detection.

Manage network operations, ensure information protection and resiliency, and implement authentication and authorization.

Apply cryptography techniques to secure systems and data.

Conduct side channel analysis to identify potential security weaknesses.

Perform failure analysis to diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues.

Gather and analyze threat intelligence to support security operations.

Develop and utilize modeling, simulation, and emulation tools for system evaluation.

Apply data science, information theory, and streaming and behavioral analytics to extract insights.

Ensure hardware and software trust and assurance throughout development and deployment.

Design, develop, and maintain real‑time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems, including Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Deploy and manage virtualization technologies (system and network) and cloud platforms.

Support mobile devices, smart technologies, and autonomous systems integration and security.

Operate and secure industrial control systems and SCADA systems.

Research, develop, and implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI security solutions.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

Due to the nature of the job, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite.

Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories.

$117,500 - $235,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an…