Senior Cyber Security Scientist - Newport

Senior Scientist Cyber Security Research
12 Month Contract
Newport - 3 days on site
BPSS required

Our client are looking for a Senior Cyber Security Scientist who can undertake cutting edge digital security research and innovation activities, with the ultimate goal of developing solutions to the business' problems for which a solution doesn't currently exist. Further, someone who can build and maintain awareness and knowledge of best-practice technology trends and commercially available digital security solutions.

Experience:

• Industrial Control Security
• Experience of research, innovation and/or solution development.
• Experience of managing digital security and/or R&I projects.
• Cyber industry publication (blogs, SANS articles etc).
• Network Security, Cloud Security.

Research Skills:

• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Academic publication track record.
• Recent Cyber Security research publications.
• Managing NDAs, IPR, Patent Applications.

Technical skills:

• Programming,esp. Python.
• Design & configuration of IP Networks including virtualised infrastructure.
• Experience configuring network Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Honeypots etc.
• Deep insight into network cyber attacks and their mitigation.
• Basic software development/Scripting/web apps, eg Python, Rust.
• Certifications such as Cisco R&S/CCNA/CCNA-S
• Data Analytics/AI/ML applied to Network Security (tools & techniques).

Academic:

• Bachelor's degree in Comp Sci, Comms & Networking, Cyber or similar.
• Recent PhD or Masters relevant to "ICS Cyber Security".

If this role is of interest to you and you hold active BPSS clearance, please apply now!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.