Software Engineer, Pittsburgh

[jsavinda]

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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position:       Software Engineer
Location:       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Type:           Permanent F/T

Closing Date:   2008-11-29

Position Summary:
The CERT® Program is part of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a federally funded research and development center at Carnegie Mellon
University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. CERT engages in cutting-edge research and development, helps organizations and individuals protect
their systems, and provides robust training and education programs. Our focus is on ensuring that software developers, internet security experts, network and system administrators, and others are able to resist, recognize, and recover from attacks on networked systems.

As a member of the Engineering Team in the CERT Network Situational Awareness group, the candidate selected for this position will participate in efforts to develop and deploy software tools for
monitoring large-scale computer networks.  The selected candidate will participate and support the development of software tools by developing
system level packaging and tests.  The selected candidate must be capable of operating specialized networking equipment and hardware.  The selected candidate will work independently to create an automated infrastructure for operating and testing the network analysis tool system.


JOB REQUIREMENTS
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Education/Training:
BS in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related quantitative field of study with 6 years experience.

Experience:
Applicable experience in the design and implementation of complex
testing and networking, including experience in:
- Scripting in Python, Perl or equivalent scripting environment
- Familiarity with system automation
- Web development, including database interfacing
- C or C++ development in a Unix environment
- System administration in Unix and Windows
- Experience with TCP/IP networking protocols and implementation details.

Skills/Abilities:
- Experience with development tools such as: gcc, gdb, automake, autoconf and cvs
- Understanding of carrier level communications
- Understanding of basic computer systems, and network, database and application security issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively without close supervision
- Ability to attend customer meetings and respond to customer requirements

Mobility:
Sedentary in an office setting with some mobility, i.e., able to travel to various locations within the SEI and CMU community as well as travel to customer sites.

Environmental Conditions:
Close contact with computer for extended periods of time

Mental:
Ability to work meticulously with careful attention to detail; ability to meet deadlines while working on multiple tasks – sometimes under
pressure and with shifting priorities; ability to deal collaboratively, diplomatically, and successfully with customers, co-workers and other
professional colleagues, managers, and staff; ability to grasp the big picture, direction, and goals of an effort; ability to quickly learn new
procedures, techniques, approaches, etc.

Other:
Candidate must be able to pass a background investigation, obtain a TS/SCI security clearance, and be a US citizen.

Essential Functions:
(1) Participate in the design, implementation, and maintenance of test automation tools, database systems, remote management tools, general scripts, and customer support.

(2) Manage and move PC and network equipment.


CONTACT
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TO APPLY:
Careers@CarnegieMellon makes it easy for you to search for positions at the SEI that match your interests, apply for positions electronically,
and create a Job Agent that will notify you by email when jobs that meet your criteria become available.

Please visit the Careers@CarnegieMellon web site
(https://secured.kenexa.com/cmu/cc/Home.ss) to create a profile and apply to this position (job number 5334).

Software Engineering Institute
Jeff Savinda
Technical Recruiter
jsavinda@...



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