National and Defense Intelligence Intern

The MITRE Corporation•New Bedford, MA

8d•$46,500 - $69,500•Onsite

About The Position

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. The Intelligence Mission Enablement Department supports numerous sponsor’s within the intelligence community. Our department enhances the Nation’s capabilities in Warfighter Support, Counterintelligence and Insider Threats, Scientific and Technical Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Intelligence Fusion, Adversary Intelligence, Mission Engineering, and Data-Driven Strategy and Policy. We are seeking a team of technically accomplished and mission focused interns to bring fresh insights to our work program. We are looking for outstanding upperclassmen and graduate students interested in pursuing careers advancing the U.S. Intelligence Community’s capabilities and contributions to our nation’s security. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to direct projects for our sponsors, as well as novel research and thought leadership.

Requirements

Sustained excellence in academic performance
Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in political science, foreign affairs, public policy, intelligence strategy, intelligence analysis, psychology, sociology, social science, finance, business administration, data science, computer science, systems engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related field
Must continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
Demonstrated interest in relevant topics: national security policy, the organizations of the intelligence community and their roles, the intelligence cycle, open-source (OSINT) research, counterintelligence and security, Department of Defense operations, etc.
Excellent critical thinking, analytical, written, and oral communication skills
An inquisitive, self-motivated and flexible approach to problem-solving
Must have an active Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated interest in serving the public
Preferred qualifications vary based on the specific work program a successful candidate would support, but may include any of the following:
Significant academic background or prior work experience in a relevant field
Demonstrated technical skills as applied to intelligence requirements with a strong knowledge of the intelligence community and intelligence processes
Working knowledge or proficiency in a foreign language, and deep socio-political or cultural knowledge of key countries or regions
Familiarity with or experience in complex financial planning, programming, budgeting and execution, especially at the federal level
Experience in web or app development, web services, web standards, containerized services and orchestration tools, and familiarity working in cloud-based environments
Technical proficiency in key cybersecurity approaches and technologies, as well as an understanding of cybersecurity policy principles
Experience in reverse engineering, hacking, penetration testing, and associated technologies
Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets and perform calculations with modern programming languages like Python, C++, R, or Java, as well as the use of multi-dimensional data visualization tools
Interest in the human elements of information security, cybersecurity, and insider threat risk management and deterrence
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

Responsibilities

Contribute to approaches and strategies to modernize intelligence tools, techniques, and analysis
Support one or more projects for our government sponsors, contributing to the development and delivery of impactful MITRE work through technical research, presentations, and written deliverables
Assist in the development of a variety of analytical models to address sponsor challenges
Work with teams to produce concrete, short-term, tangible outputs that make progress towards larger, impactful outcomes