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At the SEI CERT Cyber Risk and Resilience Directorate, we enable organizations to achieve operational resilience by performing research in emerging areas of operational risk, producing measurement and assessment tools that help organizations better understand their current risk and resilience posture, and developing and validating models, frameworks, and controls that improve organizations' risk and resilience posture. Our Insider Risk Team conducts empirical research and develops socio-technical solutions that allow organizations to reduce the impact and likelihood of insider attacks.

Are you creative, curious, energetic, collaborative, technology-focused, and hard-working? Are you interested in making a difference by bringing innovative solutions to insider risk problems to government organizations and beyond? Apply to join our team.

Position Summary:

As the technical team lead for the Resilience Diagnostics Team, you will lead the group's people and projects, working collaboratively with Cyber Risk and Resilience directorate leadership to develop and execute the research and technical agenda of the SEI's operational resilience portfolio.

Requirements:

• Education: You hold a BS degree in a relevant discipline with 10 years of applicable experience, or a MS degree in a relevant discipline with 8 years of applicable experience.
• Travel: You can travel frequently (15-35%) to various locations within the SEI and CMU community, customer sites, conferences, and offsite meetings.
• Security Clearance: You will be subject to a background investigation and you must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.

Desired Experience:

• Technical Leadership and Project Management: You have a successful track record of leading, managing, and executing projects in cybersecurity or applied research. You are user-centered and accomplishment-focused, driving projects and the people that work on them to successful, high-impact outcomes.
• Managing in a Creative, Dynamic Environment: You have experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and thrive in a creative and high-energy environment. You are willing to experiment with new management practices and develop effective processes, practices, and infrastructure to support successful people and projects.
• Mentorship: You have experience mentoring, motivating, and empowering people.
• Cybersecurity Experience: you have broad experience and knowledge of operational resilience or its related domains. You have worked on areas related to cybersecurity assessments or operational resilience. You are familiar with tools and software associated with your field.

Duties:

• Project Leadership (60%): You will lead projects designed to advance the state of the art in operational resilience. You will represent the SEI regularly presenting our mission and our work to our stakeholders.
• People Development and Management (20%): You will mentor and develop a high-caliber, interdisciplinary team developing and executing cybersecurity related assessments and training exercises for important and high-impact needs.
• Customer and Community Engagement (15%): You will engage with our communities of interest. You will represent the SEI regularly presenting our mission and our work via publication and presentation. You will build and maintain relationships with the relevant research and technology communities.
• Professional Development (5%): You will continue to grow your knowledge and skills in operational resilience and stay current on emerging trends and topics relevant to the group's portfolio.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication: You are an exceptional communicator and can interact collaboratively and diplomatically with customers and colleagues at all levels of experience and knowledge. You grasp the big picture, direction, and goals of an effort while having the natural ability to dig into the details on problems and technical concepts and provide clear direction. You can present complex ideas to people who may not have a deep understanding of the subject area.
• Dedication and Motivation: You can meet deadlines while multi-tasking-sometimes under pressure and with shifting priorities. You are self-motivated and can work toward a common vision with little oversight.
• Creativity and Innovation: You are creative and curious, and you are inspired by the prospect of collaborating with premier researchers and visionaries at Carnegie Mellon University and innovation-focused organizations.
• Knowledge and Learning: You possess broad technical interests along with a deep knowledge of a particular field. You quickly learn new procedures, techniques, and approaches. You are forward-looking and can connect research with practical challenges

CMU's COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: As a condition of employment, Carnegie Mellon University requires all staff and faculty working in the United States to be fully vaccinated, including a booster when eligible, against COVID-19. Prior to commencement of employment, new hires in the United States must provide proof of vaccination or obtain an approved exemption. (Exemptions may be requested for medical reasons or for religious or strong moral or ethical conviction.) Staff and faculty must comply with all applicable COVID-19 mitigation requirements. Please see Minimum Requirements to Return to Campus for details regarding the university's current COVID-19 mitigation requirements.

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