Cyber Operations Intern

The Mitre Corporation•Fort Meade, MD

3d•$46,500 - $69,500•Onsite

About The Position

The MITRE Ft. Meade/Annapolis Junction joint cyber operations work program develops innovative solutions to help sponsors defend the nation and project power in and through cyberspace. The intern will contribute to cyber operations strategies and resilient tactics, techniques, and procedures; produce technical work products; and collaborate with MITRE personnel and senior MITRE and government leaders to improve cyber operations. The role requires onsite work at least five days per week.

Requirements

Be a current MITRE intern.
Be enrolled full time in an accredited degree program seeking a BS in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, cybersecurity, policy, intelligence analysis, national security, or a related discipline.
Continue to be enrolled during the semester following the internship.
Work onsite a minimum of five days per week.
Demonstrate knowledge or familiarity with some or all of the following: systems engineering, computer science, national security, intelligence or risk analysis, cybersecurity processes and tools, operating systems, and networking.
Demonstrate innovative thinking through extracurricular activities related to the listed knowledge areas, such as creating a home lab or conducting personal research projects.

Nice To Haves

Ability to identify opportunities to apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automation to improve operational workflows.
Ability to analyze user behavior and workflows to inform user experience design.
Understanding of intelligence processes, collection, and targeting and how they support missions.
Knowledge of Offensive Cyber Operations, including red teaming, exploitation, effects operations, and mission-enabling activities.
Knowledge of Defensive Cyber Operations, including cyber threat hunting, cybersecurity, or critical infrastructure defense.
Knowledge of cybersecurity practices including sensoring, monitoring, response options, deception, and incident response.
Familiarity with or study of military or other government cyber operations and their national security implications.
Knowledge of platform engineering, data engineering, software development, or microservices architecture to inform system design and capability development.
Knowledge of Agile acquisition processes and the DEVSECOPS process for capability development.
Ability to support or lead workflow analysis, identify gaps, and develop mitigation strategies.
Knowledge of modernized testing procedures and their integration with DEVSECOPS.

Responsibilities

Produce technical work products, including written reports, models, and system diagrams.
Develop innovative cyber operations strategies, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Engineer tactics, techniques, and procedures to ensure resiliency in the face of cyberattacks.
Work with senior MITRE and government leaders to communicate vision and strategy for improving cyber operations.
Collaborate with MITRE personnel to implement strategy and/or develop prototype solutions.