Researcher In The Field Of Secure Software Development Trento

Researcher In The Field Of Secure Software Development
Trento
Trentino Alto Adige, Trento

Researcher in the field of Secure Software Development

Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) is a private research institution based in Trento (Italy), operating in different scientific fields and disciplines.

As such, it keeps the Autonomous Province of Trento within the mainstream of international research.

FBK comprises twelve research centers with activities and production available at http://www.fbk. eu/research-centers.

Workplace Description The Center for Cybersecurity of FBK (CS) develops digital technology and cyber security to foster collaboration between various stakeholders through a combination of IT risk management techniques to develop highly innovative security solutions that mitigate vulnerabilities and reduce the risk of attacks, as well as trust management techniques to improve the interaction between people and technology.

The Center's mission is to make these techniques available to the largest number of organizations, including SMEs, which account for a substantial part of the EU economy but lack cybersecurity expertise.

Integrating automated cyber risk assessment support with trust management that produces operational suggestions to assist ICT solutions designers, developers, and administrators in their daily activities is critical.

The Cleanse Co-Innovation Lab – CLoud Native ApplicatioN SEcurity is a joint investment between Dedagroup SpA and the Center for Cybersecurity of FBK for sharing strong competencies, enabling the market to integrate new methodologies and tools for developing secure-by-design cloud-native software, to anticipate and respond to the increasingly high standards required in the field of cybersecurity, linked to the new NIS2 regulation and the complexity of challenges posed by new technology and application scenarios.

FBK actively seeks diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is also committed to promoting gender equality. To promote the inclusion of disabled staff as per law 68/99, the Foundation is available and interested in evaluating applications received for technical-scientific domains that do not correspond exactly to this call. Job Description FBK-CS Center, in the context of the activities of the Cleanse Co-Innovation Lab, is seeking highly motivated and skilled Cybersecurity Researcher, focusing on the critical intersection of cybersecurity and software engineering.

This demands a deep understanding of security and privacy-preserving methodologies and techniques, including threat modeling, secure coding practices, and data protection mechanisms, and their application and integration in the context of the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.

The ideal candidate will be instrumental in defining and developing tool-supported approaches to the design, implementation, and deployment of trustworthy systems, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical assets while complying with major national and international standards and regulations such as the revised Network Infrastructure Security (NIS2) directive, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).

Responsibilities will include engaging in usual research and innovation activities, publishing papers in high-quality venues and international journals, supervising students and mentoring young researchers, responding to competitive national and international calls for projects, collaborating with development teams in the Cleanse Co-Innovation Lab to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, conducting security assessments and vulnerability analysis, and contributing to the development and maintenance of security best practices and guidelines.

A strong background in both software development and cybersecurity, coupled with a passion for building secure and resilient systems, is thus essential.

Job Requirements The Ideal Candidate should have:

PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields;Good knowledge of written and spoken English;Intellectual autonomy, collaborative attitude, strong commitment to achieving assigned objectives, and applying research results in real-world applications;Solid background and research experience in one or more of the following areas:National and international regulation related to privacy and Cybersecurity;AI techniques to secure coding and deployments;Development of secure and privacy-preserving distributed digital ecosystems;Software development lifecycle and DevSecOps. Good publication track record in the fields of software engineering and cybersecurity;Working experience in the context of international and collaborative research projects;Ability to handle national and international projects both with academics and industrial partners;Ability in teaching and dissemination activities includingacademic lectures;knowledge transfer to industrial partners;organisation of workshops and seminars;writing guidelines or best practices documentation;Preferred Qualifications Oral and written proficiency in Italian;Ability to handle a team;Employment Type of contract: fixed-term contract

Working hours: full-time (38 h per week)

Start date: Preferably March/April 2025

Duration: 36 months

Gross annual salary: about €44, 000 - €48, 000 depending on background and expertise in the field

Workplace: Povo, Trento (Italy)

Benefits: flexi-time, company subsidized cafeteria or meal vouchers, internal car park, welcome office support for visa formalities, accommodation, social security (SANIFONDS), family-work balance, free training courses, support on bank account opening, discount on public transport, sport, language course fees.

More info at https://www.fbk. eu/en/work-with-us/ Application Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by completing the online form (https://jobs. fbk. eu/).

Please make sure that your application contains the following attachments (in pdf format):

Detailed CV;Motivational letter. Application deadline: February 11th 2025

Please read our Regulations on the recruitment and selection of fixed-term personnel (effective from October 15, 2018) before completing your application.

For further information, please contact the People Innovation for Research Department at ******.

Candidates who pass the preliminary curricula screening will be contacted shortly afterwards for an interview.

Non-selected applicants will be notified of their exclusion at the end of the selection process.

Please note that FBK may contact shortlisted candidates within a period of 12 months for the selection processes of similar vacancies. For reasons of professional transparency, the name of the successful candidate and the names of suitable candidates will be published on the FBK website following acceptance of the position.

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