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Group: Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections! Subject: Cyber Security Labs Researcher – Washington, DC Dan Getman posted a job: Cyber Security Labs Researcher – Washington, DC "Email resume to: daniel.getman@accenture.com Organization - Enterprise/Accenture Technology Labs Location - Washington, DC Accenture Technology Labs, the technology research and development (R&D) organization within Accenture, has been turning technology innovation into business results for 20 yrs. Our R&D team explores new and emerging technologies to create a vision of how technology will shape the future and invent the next wave of cutting-edge business solutions. Accenture seeks to hire Senior Researchers with a proven track record of hands-on research and development experience to investigate and pioneer next generation cyber security solutions. The successful candidate will conduct applied research in areas such as: combating human insider threats; cyber identity & attribution; tamper-resistance; modeling complex systems; fault-tolerance; securing virtualized environments; the use of deception, diversity and maneuverability-driven designs to ensure mission continuity while an attack is underway; and techniques for securing foundational Internet infrastructure. We are looking for creative and engaging candidates who can help shape a high-impact cyber security research agenda within Accenture Technology Labs. We're interested in all aspects of cyber security, ranging from the development of new techniques for intrusion detection to ways to leverage cognitive technologies to help decision makers respond to threats more effectively. Our research group builds prototypes that demonstrate how advanced technology will change the way we live, work, and do business. We work closely with an efficient internal technology transfer system that helps researchers move ideas from research to the market. Primary Responsibilities: • Defining and driving the cyber security research agenda • Applying algorithms, computational models and theories to be used in prototypes and eventually transitioned into production environments • Designing and enhancing our Cyber Range platform to run experiments • Developing techniques, tactics and procedures to better understand malware behavior and to mitigate advanced persistent threats • Authoring white papers and supporting proposals while maintaining credentials through research publications, presentations and external collaboration with the academic and commercial research community • Leading teams and reviewing and evaluating their progress and outcomes • Engaging with customers and account teams through workshops, presentations and brainstorming sessions • Supporting the pursuit of contract R&D from DARPA, DoD, DHS, DoE or similar agencies Basic Qualifications: • PhD in CS, EE, Computer Engineering or direct related field • 4+ yrs exp practicing information assurance and computer network defense (CND) • 3 + yrs in program management, technology transfer and project management • 3 + yrs exp conducting research in one or more of these areas: intrusion detection, situational awareness, vulnerability analysis, data visualization, cyber identity and attribution • 5+ publications at refereed conferences and journals with presentation at security forums • 2+ yrs exp working with NIST SP 800-30/37/39 and NIST 800-53 Skills: • Proven track record of research accomplishments in relevant cyber security areas • At least 5 yrs of hands-on exp with information assurance and computer network defense (CND) techniques and experimentation • Strong track record of peer-reviewed publications • Strong programming skills such as Java, C and scripting language (Perl/Python/Ruby) • Familiarity with hacker methodologies and tactics as well as cyber threat intelligence gathering methodologies Security Clearance: • U.S. Citizen • Top Secret Clearance or the Ability to Obtain Top Secret Clearance is a plus"

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