Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the US Department of Energy’s largest multi-program science and energy laboratory, with scientific and technical capabilities spanning the continuum from basic to applied research. Located in the city of Oak Ridge, ORNL is in the eastern part of Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

The Cyber & Information Security Research (CSIR) Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts cutting edge research in cyber security, situational awareness, visual analytics and information security to defend, understand, secure, and defeat known and unknown adversaries to protect the energy economic and security infrastructure. For more information on the group’s activities, visit http://www.cisr.ornl.gov/ .

The CISR Group is currently seeking energetic, innovative, and dynamic research scientists with a recognized reputation in cutting edge cyber security research.

The selected staff will contribute to current and future projects in the following areas (but not limited to):
•    Reverse Engineering
•    Malware Detection
•    Network Security
•    Transportation Infrastructure Security (at a national level)
•    Key Management
•    Energy Grid Security
•    Intrusion Analysis
•    Systems and Vulnerabilities
•    Advanced Analytic Tools
•    Data Visualization techniques
•    Embedded Systems Security
•    Ethical Hacking
•    File Security


Major Duties/Responsibilities
    •    The successful candidate will be interpreting, reporting, and presenting research concepts and results to national audiences at all levels. 
•    The Cyber Security Research Scientists will be responsible for the analysis of current and emerging threats directed at network infrastructure targets from both internal and external sources, and penetration testing and vulnerability assessments. 
•    The successful candidates will be expected to participate on multiple R&D teams in the development of significant new concepts or novel approached to Cyber Security.
•    The successful candidates will be responsible for developing technical solutions for information assurance, information operations and analysis related to national security topics such as intrusion detection & analysis, systems and vulnerabilities, network security, and advanced analytic tools.
•    The successful candidates will be responsible for developing algorithms and methods for detecting and preventing network attacks; and for protecting sensitive information and data from insider and external threats.
•    Successful candidates must author peer reviewed papers, technical papers, reports and proposals for internal and external release as well as represents the organization by giving technical presentations in large public forums.
•    Successful candidate must participate in National and International forums for the development of significant new concepts or novel approaches to Cyber and Information Security.
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More information about the Computational Sciences and Engineering Division in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate is available at: http://computing.ornl.gov/cse/index.shtml

Qualifications Required
    Minimum Qualifications Required:
•    The position requires a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
•    Must have a strong background and expertise in cyber security research one or more areas of particular relevance to the ORNL’s Cyber & Information Security Research Group.
•    Excellent communications skills (including experience in technical writing and communication), fiscal management experience, and a strong desire to work in a team environment are required.
•    The successful candidates should be experienced in interpreting, reporting, and presenting research concepts and results to national audiences at all levels.
•    The successful candidates must have a hands-on background and experience in network infrastructure and current and emerging cyber security technologies.
•    The successful candidates must have demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience with red teams.
•    Candidates must have knowledge of network architectures, hardware and operating systems.  Practical experience in modeling and simulation is a plus.
•    The successful candidates must have a demonstrated track record of working with customers independently or in teams to develop requirements, proposals, conduct research, and produce working prototypes for demonstration.
•    Candidates will be also expected to write and participate in research proposals to major funding agencies.
•    Successful candidates must have a demonstrated ability for positive and interactive customer interface.

Security Requirement:
It is required of this position the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance from the Department of Energy.   As such, this position is a Workplace Substance Abuse program (WSAP) testing designed position which requires passing a pre-placement drug test and participation in an ongoing random drug testing program in which employees are subject to being randomly selected for testing. The occupant of this position will also be subject to an ongoing requirement to report to ORNL any drug-related arrest or conviction or receipt of a positive drug test result.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    3+ years of work experience beyond the PhD is preferred.
•    Project management experience is preferred, along with familiarity with federal funding procedures, regulations, policies and practices.
•    A background in national security related issue is a plus.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.