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Senior Network Security Research Scientist

Peraton
Peraton Salary
Basking Ridge, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/26/2026

Responsibilities

Peraton Labs delivers world-class cybersecurity, natural language processing, and machine learning research and engineering to government agencies, telecom carriers, utilities and commercial enterprises.  Drawing on its Bell Labs heritage, Peraton Labs excels at creating innovative technologies and services to solve challenging and complex problems. 

 

We are seeking a talented Senior Network Security Research Scientist to join our high performing team. Must be able to work onsite five days a week. The Senior Network Security Research Scientist will develop innovative solutions to solve hard, real-world networking problems. You’ll take responsibility to accomplish deliverables within a small team setting of fellow engineers and conduct cutting edge network research.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD; Significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of formal education
  • Python development
  • Hands-on development experience in either cybersecurity, network protocols, and/or network engineering
  • Must have knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of IP and routing technologies
  • Modern development practices and toolsets (Git, subversion, CI/CD toolchains)
  • Experience running docker containers
  • Experience with networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, etc.)
  • Experience with Wireshark
  • Experience with configuring L2/L3 network devices and their consoles (Cisco IOS, FRR etc.)
  • A passion to learn something new every day and to stay up-to-date with developments in your field
  • Adept at independent problem-solving and comfortable with a general approach of taking initiative to find and develop solutions
  • U.S Citizenship
  • Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI

 Desired:

  • Expertise in one or more: C, C , and/or Python
  • Ability to grasp the “big picture” and see beyond specific problems
  • Network emulation frameworks including CORE, EMANE, and/or MiniNet
  • Experience with threat intelligence research
  • Advanced network protocols understanding
  • CCNA/CCNP
  • Experience working with Ansible
  • A current TS/SCI Clearance

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

Salary : $135,000 - $216,000

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