Software/Platform Engineer - Grant-Funded (PT) - Mohawk Valley Community College : Job Details

Software/Platform Engineer - Grant-Funded (PT)Salary: $65.00 per hourThis is a grant-funded position. 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 a part-time Software/Platform Engineer in 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.

Successful candidate must be available to work up to 29 hours per week. The work schedule for this position will be based on the needs of the department and the availability of the applicant. Qualifications:Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher
• 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

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. Review Start Date: 1/27/2025Mohawk 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 inwhich 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 anddifferences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparingstudents to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up ofpeople with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds,religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, differentabilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicantswill receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran statusor on the basis of disability.