Cybersecurity Engineer Intern

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Sustained academic excellence

Public service interest

Education

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

Job description

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.

L510 is seeking a cybersecurity professional to support full-spectrum cyber operations, with opportunities across adversary emulation, cyber intelligence, detection engineering and threat hunting, analytics and malware analysis, defensive cyber operations, offensive non-kinetic capabilities, digital forensics, digital assets, anonymization, and cyber deception/adversary engagement. The ideal candidate may help simulate real-world threats, develop and enhance defensive or offensive cyber solutions, analyze complex data and malware, contribute to digital investigations and deceptive environments that impose cost on adversaries, or assist with other related cybersecurity projects. This role is suited for individuals who are mission-driven, technically strong, and eager to work on challenging, real-world cyber problems.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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

Clearance requirements:

None

Required clearance within one year from hire:

None

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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