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Carnegie Mellon University

Senior Network Security Researcher

Carnegie Mellon University

Senior Network Security Researcher in the Cyber Risk and Resilience Directorate. Develop detection capabilities and provide insights from massive network data sets.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeArlington • Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
GoJavaPythonRubyScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Research network threats to develop methods of detection tailored for partner environments.
  • Transition research into detection capabilities, new requirements, and feature requests for the NetSA Security tool suite.
  • Write publications and provide customer-specific training.
  • Gain insights from data to facilitate detections and research new data sources to expand the team's expertise.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical discipline with ten (10) years of relevant work experience; or a MS in Computer Science or a relevant technical discipline with eight (8) years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in Computer Science or other relevant technical discipline with five (5) years of relevant work experience.
  • Proven ability to discern and translate threat intelligence to avenues for research, prototyping, and curation of detection capabilities.
  • Expert knowledge of network fundamentals, common application layer protocols, and network-based telemetry.
  • Strong proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Go, Ruby, C, Java, or Scala.
  • Expert problem-solving skills and analytical skills, detailed research, and ability to document and communicate ideas and findings to diverse audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development
  • Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools
Network FundamentalsThreat IntelligencePythonGoRubyCJavaScalaDetection CapabilitiesData Analysis
Soft Skills
Problem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsCommunicationResearch SkillsTraining Delivery