Cybersecurity Software Engineer - GTRI - CIPHER

Minimum Compensation: $105,300;
Maximum Compensation: $175,400

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.

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The GTRI CIPHER Lab's Secure Information Systems (SIS) Division is currently seeking a cyber security software engineer for its Maverick team. The division concentrates on the design and development of secure real‑world, multi‑compartment, multi‑level information sharing applications. Hardware and software design methodologies are combined to deliver information exchange solutions that pass the rigorous testing required to operate on the nation's most secure networks.

SIS solutions are nationally recognized within the government as state‑of‑the‑art, affordable, secure, and scalable. While many project requirements necessitate in‑office presence, we strive to support work‑life balance by allowing occasional remote work when feasible. Candidates should be prepared for on‑site work with specifics determined based on project needs and employee performance.

The Cyber Security Software Engineer designs, develops, and tests cybersecurity software in languages such as Java, C, and C++. The Engineer requires extensive knowledge of programming languages, software development, and computer operating systems in order to apply engineering principles to software creation. The skill areas include programming and coding, fundamentals of computer science, design and architecture, algorithms and data structures, information analysis, debugging software, and testing software.

The Engineer also creates novel cybersecurity technology components and software to ensure that critical systems and information are resilient to cyber exploits and attacks. The Engineer performs attendant vulnerability assessments, analysis, and software engineering and design. The Engineer also develops hardware and software prototypes and tests those prototypes in realistic environments.

• Design, test, and develop computer software in order to meet requirements.
• Develop and maintain kernel and user‑level software and scripts.
• Contribute to research reports, white papers, and competitive proposals.

• Ability to earn a Master's degree.
• One or more years of web application development experience.
• Solid understanding of web applications.
• Solid understanding of an Object‑Oriented Programming 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…