Senior Software Engineer
AttackIQ
CloudCyber SecurityDistributed SystemsDockerKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesPythonRedis
Detections Engineer
Shift5
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Rosslyn • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $100,000 - $175,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber SecurityDockerGoKubernetesLinuxPythonRust
About the role
- Report to Manager, Detections on the Research team and support the larger Shift5 technology organization
- Understand how cyber threat actors could attack OT systems (particularly serial data networks and embedded OT devices) and emulate a wide variety of attacks
- Develop software modules for Shift5 products to detect anomalies in OT systems and serial networks using C++/Rust/Golang/Python
- Work with hardware, software, field, and research engineers and cross-functional teams to build real-time detection and prevention capabilities
- Work with QA and Test Engineers to ensure end-to-end testing of detection modules and algorithms
- Distinguish between anomalous and benign traffic within large repositories of serial bus data
- Perform investigations of real-world customer anomalies to determine root cause and enhance detections
- Design and deliver technical training, usage guides, and operational best practices for customers
- Communicate technical information about cyber threats to technical and non-technical audiences
- Contribute to frameworks describing threats to OT systems and provide a common language to share identified threats
- Read specifications, technical standards, and interface control documents to understand analyzed data
- Document work for technical and non-technical audiences, including engineering documentation and technical reports
- Collaborate with vulnerability researchers to develop detection methodologies for novel attacks against OT systems
- Assist with developing frameworks and testbeds to ensure efficacy of detections
- Be ready to learn, be flexible, and engage in a wide variety of work in support of Shift5 priorities
- Work from Shift5 HQ 2-3 days a week, and occasionally travel <10%
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- Experience in intrusion detection
- Proficiency in software engineering principles using C/C++, Rust, Golang, and Python
- Experience with DevOps tools (git, github actions, cargo package manager, Linux operating systems, docker/kubernetes, etc.)
- Experience in embedded systems
- Experience analyzing, characterizing and decoding serial data busses
- Experience with developing or testing multi-layered protocol parser logic
- Experience in cyber security concepts or fields
- Experience in test driven development methodologies and practices
- Ability to efficiently multitask and accommodate evolving priorities on demand
- A US Government Security Clearance
- Preferred: Familiarity with serial and embedded protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN, etc.
- Preferred: Protocol or firmware reverse engineering experience preferred
- Preferred: Penetration testing or red teaming experience preferred
- Preferred: Experience developing AI/ML models and algorithms for anomaly detection
Benefits
- Base Salary: $100,000-$175,000
- Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
- Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
- Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance
- Uncapped paid time off policy
- Flexible work & remote work policy
- Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
C++RustGolangPythonintrusion detectionembedded systemstest driven developmentprotocol parser logicanomaly detectioncyber security
Soft skills
multitaskingflexibilitycommunicationcollaborationtechnical training
Certifications
US Government Security Clearance
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