Research Software Engineer - Cyber Security

The role

This is an ‘open-ended with fixed funding’ position (with funding confirmed for 12 months in the first instance) within Bristol Cyber Security Group.

The Group participates in several major initiatives, hosting REPHRAIN, the National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online, leading the programme of work on developing a Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK), leading an EPSRRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security (CDT in Cyber Security) and leading projects as part of the Research Institute on Trustworthy, Interconnected, Cyber-Physical Systems (RITICS). The University also hosts the NCSC Research Institute on Science of Cyber Security (RISCS).

There is a strong expectation that you will actively contribute to the strong profile of Cyber Security at Bristol and its interdisciplinary ethos.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a candidate to work across a number of different projects, specifically to develop tools to support users of the research being conducted. The research involves developing suitable representations of structured and semi-structured data sources, developing the tools that provide both analytical and visualisation capabilities to users of such data sources, as well as the maintenance of large, distributed code bases and the merging of pull requests from other contributors. You will be expected to participate in requirements gathering from user groups of such tools and other researchers engaged in the project, as well as designing, implementing and evaluating the tools with user partners of the projects (both internally and externally).

• Design and implement software systems based on research within ongoing projects ready for deployment to real-world users for validating research outcomes and take-up of research results in practical settings.
• Maintain any code base or repository, ensuring appropriate editing and version control processes are upheld.
• Translate research findings into practical software tools for use by other researchers and practitioners, including iterative discussion and evaluation with stakeholders.

You should apply if

• Knowledge and experience of programming and hands-on experience of developing substantial software systems.
• Knowledge and experience of secure software development practices.
• Knowledge and experience of Git.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines as well as automated build systems (e.g. Atlassian's Bamboo, Jenkins or equivalents), and writing Dockerfiles.

Additional information

To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog: https://engineeringincludesme.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

For informal queries please contact:

Awais Rashid awais.rashid@bristol.ac.uk
Helen Jones helen.r.jones@bristol.ac.uk

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 19/09/2024

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