Senior Research Scientist

Company: Perspecta
Location: Basking Ridge
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Business Group Highlights Perspecta LabsPerspecta Labs generates transformative applied research to fuel solutions for our customers' unique challenges. We are a self-sustaining research center within Perspecta that provides applied research and engineering to enable government agencies, utilities and commercial enterprises to fully exploit the future of communications, analytics and cyber security. Responsibilities Perspecta Labs delivers world-class networking, machine learning, cyber research and engineering to government agencies, telecom carriers, utilities and commercial enterprises. Drawing on its Bell Labs heritage, Perspecta Labs excels at creating innovative technologies and services to solve challenging and complex problems. We are looking for candidates with a strong Computer Science background and experience in software development for full-time positions. Candidates will work as part of a team to research, conceive and develop solutions by applying innovative approaches to solving customer problems. The candidate will work on a team to write software and design, implement and test solutions, utilizing a simulation testbed, in the areas of cyber security and networking for wireless and wired networks. The candidate will also participate in preparing presentations and demonstrations for technical information exchanges with the end customer. The work entails using problem solving skills to design and prototype innovative solutions to prove out technical concepts that address customer cyber requirements. Qualifications Requires 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD.

• Degree (graduate degree preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Strong software development experience with C/C++, Java, Python and other scripting languages
• Experience in DevSecOps, containers, microservices, Kubernetes is a plus
• Strong understanding of data communications, networking protocols and networking fundamentals
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience in the area of cyber security
• Strong systems skills (Linux, Windows)
• Familiarity with operation of network components such as switches, routers and firewalls
• Understanding and experience with ns-3 simulation environment is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with customers
• Ability to work independently and with minimal direction
• ship required About Perspecta What matters to our nation, is what matters to us. At Perspecta, everything we do, from conducting innovative research to cultivating strong relationships, supports one imperative: ensuring that your work succeeds. Our company was formed to bring a broad array of capabilities to all parts of the public sector-from investigative services and IT strategy to systems work and next-generation engineering. Our promise is simple: never stop solving our nation's most complex challenges. And with a workforce of approximately 14,000, more than 48 percent of which is cleared, we have been trusted to do just that, as a partner of choice across the entire sector. Perspecta is an AA/EEO Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provisionPay Transparency Nondiscrimination ProvisionThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). - provided by Dice

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