Platform engineer: Control engineering/Software engineering, Smart building cybersecurity - Temporary contract - 12 months

ABOUT TELECOM SUDPARIS

Telecom SudParis is a public graduate school for engineering, which has been recognized on the highest level in the domain of digital technology. The quality of its courses is founded on the scientific excellence of its faculty and on teaching techniques that emphasize project management, innovation and intercultural understanding. Telecom SudParis is part of the Institut Mines-Telecom, the number one group of engineering schools in France, under the supervision of the Minister for Industry. Telecom SudParis with Ecole Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris and Telecom Paris are co-founders of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, an institute of Science and Technology with an international vocation.

Its assets include: a personalized course, varied opportunities, the no.3 incubator in France, an ICT research center, an international campus shared with Institut Mines-Telecom Business School and over 60 student societies and clubs. https://www.telecom-sudparis.eu/

MISSIONS:

The CERES project (Cybersecurity Evaluation in Realistic EnvironmentS) is one of the first research and innovation projects from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defense and Security Studies (CIEDS) of Institut Polytechnique de Paris. It combines the expertises of two research teams (ACES at Télécom Paris and R3S at Télécom SudParis) in model-driven engineering and industrial information systems security.

The main objective of CERES is to assess the security of cyber-physical systems of systems in realistic conditions using multiple, heterogeneous modelisations of parts or the entirety of the target system. As a matter of fact, the accelerated development of such systems in constrained periods of time leads to drastic engineering choices such as the reuse of existing software or hardware blocks that are not under our control. Thus, it becomes difficult to define and/or ensure security properties. It appears necessary to provide a methodology to 1) specify security properties that are expected from the system, 2) deploy mechanisms to enforce security policies, and finally 3) verify the efficiency of those mechanisms.

Developing this methodology requires more or less realistic modelizations (relying on more or less physical components) : a pure model, a dataset, an isolated component or prototype, and the digital twin (a complete system replica integrating data related to the operational state, expert knowledge, similar systems information or data collected from the target system’s environment). With respect to these last two modelizations, it is necessary to build and maintain platforms integrating real or realistic subsystems. The considered use case is the building management system (BMS).

The main tasks revolve around taking over the programmable logic controller (PLC) and the supervisory, control and data acquisition (SCADA) system (provided by Schneider Electric), programming these systems to implement nominal operation scenarios, and maintaining the platform. Various software or control developments may be expected to complete the platform.

ACTIVITIES :

• Program the platform's PLCs
• Acquire the platform’s data at various layers (field, control, supervision, etc.)
• Develop programming or integration interfaces to deploy attack and defense scenarios
• Contribute to risk analyses using the EBIOS-RM methodology
• Administer the platform’s system
• Maintain the platform

Level of training and/or experience required:

• Master degree or equivalent (Bac+5)

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• PLC or SCADA programming
• Software development
• Cyber-physical systems and Smart buildings

Advantageous skills, knowledge and experience:

• Systems administration
• Networking
• Cybersecurity

Abilities and skills:

• Autonomy
  
• Rigor
  
• Teamwork
  

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• Application deadline: January, 31th 2025
• Nature of the contract: 12-months
  
• Location of the position : Palaiseau (France)
  
• The positions offered for recruitment are open to all with, on request, accommodations for candidates with disabilities
• Working conditions: restaurant and cafeteria on site, accessibility by public transport (with employer's participation) or close to main roads, staff association and sports association on campus
• Contact person : Gregory BLANC ; 01 60 76 47 16