Cybersecurity Automation & Assessment Engineer

Mitre Corporation; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE seeks an Intermediate Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to advance automation capabilities and perform enterprise security assessments. You will translate findings into actionable recommendations, conduct vulnerability analyses, and contribute to ongoing security improvements across sponsor systems.

You will serve as a technical lead and primary point of contact, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement automation and maintain rigorous documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with related experience; or equivalent.
• Experience building automation to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation tools to improve assessment workflows.
• Perform cybersecurity assessments, vulnerability analyses, and compliance evaluations.
• Design automated data collection, validation, and reporting for assessments.
• Analyze logs and security events to identify risks and automation opportunities.
• Support vulnerability management and remediation tracking.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate automation solutions.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

SIEM

TCP/IP networking

Windows/Linux admin

Runbooks

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Kali Linux

Burp Suite

Wireshark

Nessus

Nmap

Job description

MITRE seeks an Intermediate Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to advance automation capabilities and perform enterprise security assessments. You will translate findings into actionable recommendations, conduct vulnerability analyses, and contribute to ongoing security improvements across sponsor systems.

You will serve as a technical lead and primary point of contact, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement automation and maintain rigorous documentation.