Senior/Principal Cybersecurity - Embedded Hardware Systems, Onsite

About the role

About Sandia: Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs: Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide Extraordinary co-workers Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world Career advancement and enrichment opportunities Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home) Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov These benefits vary by job classification. What Your Job Will Be Like: We are seeking professionally experienced, hardworking, self-directed, results focused individuals who have strong interpersonal skills to support lab-wide efforts focusing on the cybersecurity of embedded hardware systems, such as flight vehicles, rocket systems, and cellular mobile devices. This experienced cybersecurity R&D staff member will perform research, capability development, and analyses using empirical, analytical, and computational techniques to secure, design, and analyze embedded systems. The responsibilities associated with this position span the spectrum of activities from research & development to assessment & secure design engineering. The role requires strong grasp of technical engineering concepts and methods commonly learned in the computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering fields at the Masters degree level. On any given day, you may be called on to: Work with other researchers in the department over the complete capability development cycle of discover, model, validate, and apply new or existing cybersecurity capabilities to embedded systems to deal with constantly evolving technical needs and requirements. Support Sandia¿s numerous test programs, working to analyze proposed systems to support design, and analyze test data to validate models in support of these programs. Help cultivate relationships, grow existing programs, and develop new programs with both new and existing customers across US government agencies, including the Department of War (DoW) and programs inside and outside the National Security Program (NSP). Responsible for collaborating closely with peers and management across the Labs. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite. Salary Range: $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. Qualifications We Require: A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development. Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q and SCI clearance which may require a polygraph test. Qualifications We Desire: The ideal R&D S&E, Cybersecurity candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following: Graduate degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Forensics, Mathematics or a directly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation). Experience in one or more of the following: reverse engineering, software vulnerability assessment, web application assessment, computer networking, computer architecture, compilers, or similar computer security topics. Proficiency in scripting or high-level programming. Familiarity with secure-system design principles and information assurance principles. Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to develop technical ideas and results and present them in oral and written form in a concise manner. Also, for this posting we are seeking individuals with the following experience: Professional experience in either weapon system design, embedded system design, mobile device security, vulnerability analysis, or embedded hardware security. Technical experience areas: Real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems. Low-level research in multiple levels of firmware. Programming experience with an understanding of memory and resource management Analyzing device software, hardware, and com