Intermediate Cyber Operations Engineer

The MITRE Corporation•Huntsville, AL

1d•$103,600 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

MITRE’s Cyber Threat Intelligence department is seeking creative and passionate people who will advance the practice of red team and adversary emulation development and operations. You will advance the state of the art through research and development, advance the state of the practice through support to critical projects including ATT&CK Evaluations and Caldera, and help our government sponsors use offensive security to improve cyber defense. Our department is responsible for delivering and advancing MITRE’s adversary emulation expertise across all of MITRE’s national security, public sector, and private sector sponsors. MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience; or the equivalent combination of higher education and real-world experience
Experience creating and using offensive security tools, malware implants, and other red team capabilities in one or more programming languages.
Demonstrated ability to independently deliver adversary emulation capabilities.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting technical analysis in written products and presentations
U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
Must have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, a Top Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of ATT&CK, Caldera, ATT&CK Evaluations, and MITRE’s work in offensive security
Experience in cyber threat intelligence, including using threat intelligence to define red team capabilities

Responsibilities

Use your skills as an offensive engineer and knowledge of adversary behaviors to build and emulate the cutting-edge capabilities of real-world threats
Use AI to advance the state of the art in cyber operations, purple teaming, and cyber threat intelligence
Use your understanding of cyber intelligence to build products, perform R&D, and help sponsors solve their hardest CTI problems
Propose and lead research to improve the state of the art of cyber operations
Participate in, define, or lead offensive security engagements to show blue teams how to respond to real-world adversaries
Use your knowledge of adversary behavior to advance ATT&CK, Caldera, and other MITRE efforts