Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer

The Mitre Corporation • Huntsville, AL

6d • $129,200 - $193,800 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE’s Cyber Threat Intelligence department is seeking a Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer to support government and private-sector sponsors. The role advances research and innovation in cyber intelligence, leads projects and tasks, and collaborates across MITRE to shape its work and capabilities. The team works with government, industry, and academia to help public- and private-sector organizations make better decisions and implement solutions to complex challenges of national and global significance.

The engineer applies cyber intelligence expertise to challenges including defensive cyber operations, weapons-system security, threats to critical infrastructure, and analysis of intelligence reporting to enable cyber effects. The role also helps sponsors understand how cyber intelligence fits into their missions and security organizations, develop and advance cyber intelligence capabilities and programs, evaluate tools and recommend practices and analytic methods, identify opportunities to integrate AI, and conduct research and development. The engineer may use or contribute to MITRE ATT&CK® to help the global cybersecurity community understand threat behaviors.

The position requires at least four days per week onsite. The candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility. The hired candidate must have or obtain a Top Secret clearance within one year of hire.

Requirements

• Typically requires at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 3 years with a master’s degree, or a PhD with relevant experience and the ability to contribute immediately at this job step, or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated application of MITRE ATT&CK® in operational environments and experience with other structured frameworks and analytic techniques, such as the Diamond Model.
• Knowledge of adversary tradecraft and the use of cyber operations as a tool of military force and statecraft.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting technical analysis in written products and presentations.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility.
• Must work onsite at least four days per week.
• Must have or obtain a Top Secret clearance within one year from the date of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on technical expertise in one or more of the following: adversary emulation, defensive cyber operations, cyber analytics and malware analysis, cyber deception and adversary engagement, cyber effects and reverse engineering, or cyber forensics.

Responsibilities

• Apply cyber intelligence expertise to help sponsors address challenges including defensive cyber operations, weapons-system security, critical-infrastructure threats, and intelligence analysis supporting cyber effects.
• Help sponsors understand the role of cyber intelligence in their missions and security organizations.
• Guide sponsors in building and advancing cyber intelligence capabilities and programs.
• Review sponsor tools and recommend best practices, analytic methodologies, and opportunities to integrate AI.
• Propose and perform research and development to advance cyber intelligence.
• Use or contribute to MITRE ATT&CK® to help the global cybersecurity community understand threat behaviors.
• Lead projects and tasks and collaborate across MITRE to shape its work and capabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior