Cyber Defense & Threat Intelligence Intern

MITRE; McLean (VA); Presencial; USD 47 000 - 70 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

MITRE, a nonprofit systems engineering and R&D organization, seeks a cybersecurity intern to support full-spectrum cyber operations. The role covers adversary emulation, cyber intelligence, threat hunting, malware analysis, and digital forensics, with opportunities across defensive and offensive cyber activities.

This internship emphasizes mission-driven, technically strong candidates. Based in McLean, Virginia, the role involves real-world cyber challenges on-site, with interns contributing to

Qualificações

• Sustained excellence in academic performance.
• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct full-spectrum cyber operations across adversary emulation, defensive and offensive cyber, cyber intelligence, adversary engagement, and digital investigations.
• Simulate real-world threat actors and attack techniques to identify vulnerabilities, assess defenses, and improve organizational cyber resilience.
• Analyze cyber threat intelligence, complex datasets, and malware to identify adversary behaviors, emerging threats, and actionable insights.
• Develop, evaluate, and enhance innovative cyber capabilities, including defensive solutions, non-kinetic effects, and deception environments designed to disrupt and impose costs on adversaries.
• Support digital forensics and cyber investigations by collecting and analyzing technical evidence to characterize incidents and inform mission decisions.

Conhecimentos

Sustained academic excellence

Public service interest

Formação académica

Full-time student in accredited degree program (CS, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Applied Math, Statistics or related)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

MITRE, a nonprofit systems engineering and R&D organization, seeks a cybersecurity intern to support full-spectrum cyber operations. The role covers adversary emulation, cyber intelligence, threat hunting, malware analysis, and digital forensics, with opportunities across defensive and offensive cyber activities.

This internship emphasizes mission-driven, technically strong candidates. Based in McLean, Virginia, the role involves real-world cyber challenges on-site, with interns contributing to