Associate Cybersecurity Engineer

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The MITRE Ft. Meade/Annapolis Junction joint cyber operations work program is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for our sponsors to defend the nation and project power in and through cyberspace. Applicants need to understand military cyber operations, have a vision for how to revolutionize those missions, have the passion to tackle hard problems, are adept collaborators, and have a desire to elevate MITRE's reputation for technical quality and innovation.



Associate Cybersecurity Engineers in our work program focuses on direct work that enables sponsor decision-making, situational awareness, operational concepts, and mission engineering. They have foundational knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures related to the cyber operations mission area. The Associate Cybersecurity Engineer should be able to take instruction, guidance, and direction from more senior staff, leverage their technical knowledge, and translate that into actions on deliverables that they are supporting as an individual or as a part of a team. MITRE expertise advances sponsor operational effectiveness and development of new capabilities and integration of technology innovations.

The Associate Cybersecurity Engineer produces technical work products that guide sponsor creation and establishment of new concepts, capabilities, and policies. They work as a member of a team of experts who coordinate closely with operational forces to understand their mission and identify ways to leverage technology and non-material solutions to optimize mission outcomes. Additionally, the Associate Cybersecurity Engineer will collaborate with peers and their Task/Project Leads to identify opportunities to expand the cyber operations workspace and to leverage other work within and outside the portfolio that may have impact on USCYBERCOM mission space.

This work is primarily in the Annapolis Junction and Fort Meade, MD area. You will meet regularly with government personnel in their workspace.

Job Responsibilities:

• Produce technical work products to include written reports, models, and system diagrams
• Develop and/or engineer innovative cyber operations strategies, tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Work closely with MITRE project leadership and government representatives to communicate techniques, tactics, and procedures to improve cyber operations
• Work with a team of MITRE personnel to implement strategy and/or develop prototype solutions
• Identify ways to leverage technology to improve operational outcomes

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Knowledge of systems engineering, cyber operations, intelligence support to cyber operations, or capability development
• Track record of innovative thinking and problem-solving with a bias toward action in the cyber operations domain
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Willingness to work on site in a Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at MITRE's Fort Meade site and to attend regular engagements at the sponsor's site, located on Fort Meade
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Poly
• U.S. Citizenship required
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, systems engineering, intelligence or related field preferred
• Skills in one or more of the following areas:

Technology Application to Mission

• Ability to identify opportunities to leverage Artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipelines, Platform Engineering to enable workflows and improve operations
• Knowledge of modernized testing procedures and their integration with CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze user behavior and workflows to identify and solve material and non-material operations needs
• Knowledge of Agile acquisition and the DEVSECOPS process for capability development

Operations

• Knowledge of intelligence processes, collection, and targeting and how they enable mission
• Knowledge of Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) to include exploitation, effects operations, and mission enabling activities
• Knowledge of Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) to include cyber threat hunting, cybersecurity, or defense of critical infrastructure
• Knowledge of military and government cyber operations or commercial red/blue teams
• An active TS/SCI with polygraph

None


Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph


$85,200 - $106,500 - $127,800 Annual


Onsite



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