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Assesses gaps between available tools and resources.Who We Are\nYou 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.\nWhat We Do:\nThe 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.\nPosition Summary:\nAs a member of the team, you will be responsible for:\nProviding strategic technical support to senior decision makers.\nLeading or contributing to teams in the development, evaluation and improvement of security architectures.\nDeveloping and analyzing system of systems (SoS) architectures, systems requirements, engineering, analysis, technology evaluation and deployment guidance.\nDeveloping and evaluating advanced analytical techniques, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), behavioral analytics, and data-driven approaches for cyber operations.\nDocumenting current-state architectures, identifying capability and coverage gaps, evaluating technology integration strategies, recommending security solutions, and developing mission threads/workflows.\nSupporting organizations in planning, assessing, and implementing Zero Trust and cyber resilience strategies.\nEvaluating, piloting, and transitioning new technologies into operational environments.\nDeveloping of cybersecurity, technology, and architecture roadmaps aligned with mission and business objectives.\nAssessing organizational capabilities, security architectures, operational processes, and cyber resilience to identify strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities for improvement.\nBecoming a respected domain expert by customers, commercial vendors, and the Internet community.\nContribute to diverse teams composed of colleagues, customers, and others, to deliver projects\nOccasionally acts in a managerial capacity by leading, mentoring, and motivating less-senior staff.\nLeads small to intermediate projects.\nRequirements:\nBS with eight (8) years or MS with five (5) years or equivalent combination of training and experience.\nWillingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI’s overall mission. 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Moderate Travel (20%).\nYou will be subject to a background check and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nAbility to present technical topics to audiences from senior leadership to technical experts.\nAbility to work with multiple stakeholders to promote practical solutions to tough security problems.\nStrong understanding of networking, security, systems administration, programming, and/or cloud.\nStrong research and writing skills.\nAbility to work at the SoS architecture level to identify and understand tradeoffs of various approaches.\nExperience working with the government, or within a critical infrastructure sector.\nDesired Experience:\nPhD in Computer Science & Engineering, System Engineering or related discipline with two (2) years of experience in cybersecurity/network operations, model-based system engineering (MBSE), or workflow/process analysis or equivalent combination of training and experience.\nExperience in one or more of the following areas:Enterprise/system-of-systems/system/security architecture\nSecurity operations deploying or supporting large-scale network security monitoring infrastructures.\nSecurity research\nProgramming or software engineering\nNetworking\nTesting\n\nPrior responsibility in leading a body of work consisting of numerous large-scale projects and multiple customers or external sponsors.\nHistory of contributions to the broader industry or research community and experience in a variety of network security areas.\nJob Function Breakdown:\n75% Lead support to government program offices in the areas of strategy; process/policies; requirements elicitation; design and architecture; operations; outreach; and training.\n15% Enable the transition and appropriate focus of situational awareness analysis and engineering approaches and tools into operational environments.\n10% Design, prototype, and transition tactical analysis studies and tools appropriate for operational use in situational awareness.\n100% total effort\nJoining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.\nBenefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions. Unlock your potential with tuition benefits, take well-deserved breaks with ample paid time off and observed holidays, and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance.\nAdditional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs, fitness center access,and much more!\nFor a comprehensive overview of the benefits available, explore our Benefits page.\nAt Carnegie Mellon, we value the whole package when extending offers of employment. Beyond credentials, we evaluate the role and responsibilities, your valuable work experience, and the knowledge gained through education and training. We appreciate your unique skills and the perspective you bring. Your journey with us is about more than just a job; it’s about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations.\nAre you interested in an exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization?! Apply today!\nLocation\nArlington, VA, Pittsburgh, PAJob Function\nSoftware/Applications Development/EngineeringPosition Type\nStaff - RegularFull Time/Part time\nFull timePay Basis\nSalaryMore Information:\nPlease visit “Why Carnegie Mellon ” to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.\n\nClick here to view a listing of employee benefits\n\nCarnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.\n\nStatement of Assurance","description_format":"text","description_chars":6842,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Information Security","Research Institutes"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T03:14:58Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 107 · green card filings: 6","filings_12m":107,"filings_prev_12m":112,"green_card_filings_12m":6,"median_offered_wage_usd":83296,"route":null,"cap_exempt":true,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":31,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.518,"p_room":0.6,"age_days":36,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:late","crowd:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/carnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/carnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T23:40:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":32458,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":13044},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=13044"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcarnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcarnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcarnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/carnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcarnegie-mellon-university-solutions-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1436010}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"cmu.edu","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1436010},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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