Software/Platform Engineer - Grant-Funded (PT)

Grant-funded positions expire either at the end of the stated term or whenever funding for the position ceases. Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment. The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking aSoftware/Platform Engineerin our School of STEM-Transfer. The Software/Platform Engineer works on the NSA/CAE National Competition grant-funded project. Successful candidates will assist with design, production, and implementation of the competition platform and exercises. Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Designs and implements virtual networks, virtual machines, and virtual services;
• Creates vulnerabilities within virtual systems and corresponding exploits;
• Creates a scoring infrastructure including score-able services/challenges and tabulation and visualization functionality;
• Creates and implements monitoring and management tools within the virtual infrastructure;
• Produces tutorials, walk-throughs, and guides for faculty and staff participants;
• Produces technical documentation sufficient to ensure future scalability of effort;
• Administers and supports virtual platform hardware and network connectivity.
• Completes other duties as assigned by the Assistant Vice President and Technical Director within the NSA/CAE National competition project. Work Schedule: Will be based on the needs of the department and the availability of the applicant. Hours per week:up to 29, If you have related experience that may not align perfectly with the job description, we’d still like to hear from you. To learn more about MVCC, our culture, and employee benefits, please visit:https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire. Please note that this is a remote position and you must live in New York State.

• Minimum of an Associate degree (or 60 credit hours completed)
• Two (2) years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or information security

• Must live in New York State and have the ability to work remotely Preferred Qualifications:

• Cybersecurity competition design and implementation experience

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.