Associate Solutions Engineer
At a glance
Junior Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Cmu (SEI). Pittsburgh · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $72,750–$118,125 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Help shape security architectures for cyber operations and related cybersecurity systems
- Assess complex system architectures, surface capability gaps and recommend security solutions or mission workflows
- Support Zero Trust and cyber resilience planning, reviews and implementation
- Evaluate advanced cyber analytics, including AI, machine learning and behavior-based methods
- Pilot new technologies and guide their move into operational use
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience, a master’s plus one year, or equivalent preparation
- You can present technical subjects to senior leaders and specialists, and work across stakeholders on security solutions
- You understand networking, security, systems administration, programming or cloud, and can assess system-of-systems tradeoffs
- You can meet the eligibility requirements for a Department of War security clearance
Who this fits
This junior-level role suits someone who can combine technical analysis with clear communication across government program teams and technical experts. You should be willing to travel about one-fifth of the time, including to sponsor sites and conferences. The listed locations are Arlington, Virginia, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
From the employer
Who We Are
You will work within the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Carnegie Mellon University’s SEI researches complex software engineering, cyber, and AI problems; creates and tests innovative technologies; and transitions mature solutions into practice for the Department of War (DoW) and federal government.
What We Do:
The CERT Situational Awareness helps organizations, particularly those within the DoW, federal government, and critical infrastructure sectors, develop and maintain awareness of their cyber hybrid environments (cloud, on-premises, mobile), identify risks, and make informed decisions concerning cybersecurity, cyber resiliency, and cyber survivability. The team applies cybersecurity, systems engineering, and operational analysis techniques to understand complex architectures and the relationships among systems, missions, workflows, data, and stakeholders.
Position Summary:
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for:
• Providing technical support as a team member in the development of security architectures, particularly to support cybersecurity operations and cybersecurity systems.
• Supporting mission engineering, system of systems (SoS) architectures, systems requirements development, engineering, analysis, technology evaluation and deployment guidance.
• Advancing the state of the art in cybersecurity and cybersecurity architectures.
• Developing and evaluating advanced analytical techniques, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), behavioral analytics, and data-driven approaches for cyber operations.
• Documenting current-state architectures, identifying capability and coverage gaps, evaluating technology integration strategies, recommending security solutions, and developing mission threads/workflows.
• Supporting organizations in planning, assessing, and implementing Zero Trust and cyber resilience strategies.
• Evaluating, piloting, and transitioning new technologies into operational environments.
• Contribute to diverse teams composed of colleagues, customers, and subject matter experts to deliver projects.
Requirements:
• BS degree with three (3) years or MS with one (1) year or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission. This includes within the SEI and CMU community, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion. Moderate Travel (20%).
• You will be subject to a background check and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to present technical topics to audiences from senior leadership to technical experts.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to promote practical solutions to tough security problems.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, systems administration, programming, and/or cloud.
• Ability to work at the SoS architecture level to identify and understand tradeoffs of various approaches.
• Strong research and writing skills.
Desired Experience:
• Degree in Computer Science & Engineering or Systems Engineering with two (2) years of experience in cybersecurity/network operations, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), or workflow/process analysis; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Enterprise/system-of-systems/system/security architecture
• Security operations
• Security research
• Programming or software engineering
• Networking
• Testing
Job Function Breakdown:
75% Support to government program offices in the areas of strategy; process/policies; requirements elicitation; design and architecture; operations; outreach; and training.
15% Enable the transition and appropriate focus of situational awareness analysis and engineering approaches and tools into operational environments.
10% Design, prototype, and transition tactical analysis studies and tools appropriate for operational use in situational awareness.
100% total effort
Location
Arlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PAJob Function
Software/Applications Development/EngineeringPosition Type
Staff – RegularFull time/Part time
Full timePay Basis
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