Cyber Security Analyst 2

• This position provides support to the Grid Operations and Planning Research area within client Company’s Research & Development.
• The engineer will support projects and in time lead efforts to deploy and evaluate the performance of emerging technologies in this arena.
• The position is focused on cyber-physical security research for Transmission and Distribution.
• The engineer will support cyber-physical security projects with power system and cyber modeling, simulation, and analyses to identify and characterize threats, and vulnerabilities and develop mitigation approaches.
• Data from various sources and analytics tools will be leveraged to develop models to characterize normal power system and cyber data to facilitate the identification of anomalous events.
• Working knowledge of intrusion detection, risk assessment frameworks, databases, data structures, computer networking is required as well as an aptitude to apply engineering analysis to solve problems., * This position supports the Schatz Grid Visualization and Analytics Center (SGVAC) within client Company’s Research & Development department.
• The SGVAC is an innovation center that facilitates the research, pre-operational development and assessment and demonstration of situational awareness technologies for Transmission and Distribution.
• Areas of focus include synchrophasor technology, next generation control center functionalities, cyber security testing, new visualization approaches, DERMS platform evaluation, data analytics as well as modeling and simulation including via a Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS) with hardware-in-the-loop testing capability., * Develop research plan to evaluate new technology
• Manage multiple tasks at one time
• Provide documentation of study assumptions and methods used to arrive at results
• Provide informative reports and presentations on projects
• Some overnight travel may be required but this is not extensive.

• Experience in cybersecurity, including cyber security modeling and simulation
• Experience with intrusion detection and risk assessment frameworks is required
• Experience in power system modeling and simulation
• Experience with data analytics including machine learning required
• Experience with computer programming (Python, C#, SQL) desired, * Must demonstrate good communication skills, both internal and external to the company
• Must have excellent organizational skills
• Must possess analytical skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Must work well in a team environment
• Must have the ability to manage your own work schedule and work with limited direction
• Must have strong initiative - a self-starter
• Must be great at problem solving

Education:

• Bachelors in computer science, computer engineering, cyber security, information systems, electrical engineering or related field required
• Advanced degree in EE, computer science or other related fields strongly preferred.