Associate Security Researcher

Carnegie Mellon University

Hours: Full time
Where: Pittsburgh, PA
Posted: Sep 2

Join a dynamic team of motivated individuals with deep collective experience throughout digital forensics, incident response, investigation, operations, and academic research. We seek individuals with strong interest in understanding and resolving technical challenges in the national security space.

Our group focuses on applied research into the functionality of emerging and already ubiquitous technologies at all constituent logical layers, from component-level aspects through system and software implementation to communication protocols. Concurrent with achieving this understanding, we examine the variation between expected and actual functionality that results from real-world implementation.

What they want

BS degree in Computer Science or related quantitative discipline, with three (3) years of relevant professional experience, or MS in the same with one (1) year of relevant professional experience, or PhD in the same.
Willingness to occasionally travel to customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings (10%)
You will be subject to a background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance
Please visit “Why Carnegie Mellon” to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.
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Starts: 2026-07-27