Senior Cybersecurity Researcher


  • Location: Barcelona (Spain)
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working day: Full time
  • Sector: Internet and technology
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Discipline: R&D

Fundació i2cat

Job description

The Cyber Security area is dedicated to real world problems and generate knowledge and assets for societal cyber growth and awareness. The activities are focused on Cyber-Threat Management and Response, Risk Assessment and Management, and User-Centric Security practices and tools, in order to add value and to offer new tools and technologies to promote the adoption of and the development of Cyber Security tools.

The group holds expertise in Incident response processes and tooling, Cyber threat detection, Network security architecture, DevsecOps and SDN/NFV security.

Our team is a relevant player in the European research ecosystem and participates as partners or subcontractors in other R&D projects. Our department also offers professional services to relevant industry. Recently, the department has been granted with new European and Regional projects. With this new development, the Cyber Security area is seeking a Cyber Security Research Engineer for R&D projects in the Cyber Security sector to work on the design, planning and execution of R + I + D activities.

The candidate will report directly to the area director and will have the capabilities to manage and lead particular technical aspects within European projects to ensure their successful fulfilment.

Who we are:

The i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation center that promotes mission-driven R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications, and services. More than 15 years of international research define our expertise in the fields of 5G, IoT,  VR,  and  Immersive  Technologies,  Cybersecurity,  Blockchain,  AI,  and  Digital  Social Innovation. The  center  partners  with  companies,  public  administration,  academia,  and  end-users   to leverage   this   knowledge   in   order   to   meet   real   social   and   business   challenges.

The greatest value of i2CAT is the talent of the people who make up our human team. We enjoy a team of people from more than 13 different nationalities and work every day to create and foster a work environment where we all feel comfortable creating, innovating and growing.

Want to know more? Visit our webpage! www.i2cat.net

What do we offer?

  • Work from our offices or from home, whichever works best for you. We ask for two days in person at the office to coordinate with the rest of the team.
  • This is a full time vacancy
  • You will have a flexible work schedule so that you can reconcile your personal life with the professional one.
  • Intensive hours every Friday of the year and every day in July and August
  • Fix + variable salary
  • Possibility of receiving part of your remuneration in kind (restaurant, transport, nursery or medical insurance)
  • 25 working days of annual leave (the common 22 + 3 additional ones)
  • You can access the UPC gym at a reduced price
  • We have fruit in the office to promote a healthy lifestyle
  • If you are interested, you can participate in events of your sector.
  • You will work with a laptop. You can choose your work environment, Mac, Linux or Windows.
  • You can ask us for training of your interest.
  • We will work so that you have a career plan to promote your growth and development.

Where will you do it?

At i2CAT we already have an established telework policy for some time. You can work from home or from the office, whichever suits you best. We ask that you attend the office two days per week, one to stay connected with the team and the other one to establish relations.

If you decide to come to the office, we are located in Zona Universitària, next to the Campus Nord of the UPC, within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is a very well connected area (metro, tram, bus) with bars and restaurants around.

Our offices are designed with an open-office concept where everything is light and transparency (we do not have opaque rooms). We have a variety of workspaces so that you don't have to be at the same table all day.

i2CAT is an organization committed to equal opportunities. That is why we seek to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented, and therefore explicitly encourage the female collective to apply.

i2CAT is an organization committed to diversity and we seek to increase the number of people with disabilities in our team.

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Requirements

Minimum requeriments:

  • PhD degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Computer Science or Cyber Security or related field.
  • Experience in the design or analysis of system vulnerabilities, solutions and architectures in the framework of cyber security.
  • Development experience (e.g., Python, Perl, C++, Java, scripting) for prototyping security tools. 
  • Past working experience in H2020 R&D projects.
  • Interest and basic knowledge of different technological fields (IoT, Networks, Blockchain, ML, Big Data, TCP/IP, SDN, 5G, ...)
  • Analytical mindset able to propose solutions to new and known problems and carry on research proactively.
  • Good written, communication and presentation skills.Fluency in spoken and written English is a must.
  • Publications in ranked conferences and journals in security orchestration.
  • Availability to travel (+/- 5 to 10 times per year in short trips of 2-3 days)

Desired requeriments:

  • Experience in a team leadership role in R&D projects.
  • Experience in writing/leading competitive scientific grant proposals.
  • Submitted industrial patents.
  • International experience is a plus.
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  • Location: Barcelona (Spain)
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working day: Full time
  • Sector: Internet and technology
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Discipline: R&D