Senior-Level Python Developer (Python, C++)

IDS believes in resolving conflict, building innovative approaches to do so. Combining operational expertise with an intimate understanding of today’s greatest challenges, we bring our customers the solutions required for success in a complex and multidimensional world. IDS tailors solutions for a diverse range of government, military, nonprofit, and public-sector clients., Please note, candidates must be flexible. Shift times are general hours; some projects may require earlier or later reporting based on customer requirements., IDS is seeking a Senior-Level Python Developer to support a new cybersecurity initiative. The developer will work closely with a small team and mission stakeholders to capture requirements, develop network protocol parsers, create fingerprints and signatures to identify anomalous network activity, and deploy analytics solutions across customer-supported tools and environments.

Key Duties

• Collaborate with customers to overlay network datasets within an existing architecture using the ABYSS product

• Integrate parsers and signatures into ABYSS and develop tradecraft for front-end sensors

• Develop parsing and processing of network protocols to populate customer data repositories

• Prototype and develop analytic workflows to automate profiling of network traffic and activity

• Develop detection and alerting capabilities based on anomalous network behavior and network changes

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science with eight (8) years of relevant experience, or equivalent

• Proficiency in Python, C++, and Spark

• Experience with Jupyter Notebooks

• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, and Git/GitLab

• Knowledge of customer corporate tools and data repositories

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

• Salary range: $155,000 - $175,000