Defensive Cyber Ops Engineer & SOC Training Lead

The MITRE Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

The MITRE Corporation is seeking cybersecurity professionals to join our Defensive Cyber Operations team in McLean, VA. You will work with engineers to support mission-driven cybersecurity initiatives for government sponsors, focusing on threat hunting, SOC operations, and defense design.

You will translate complex concepts into practical, sponsor-tailored training, develop hands-on labs, and refine detections and dashboards while applying MITRE ATT&CK across engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's; or 6 years with a Master; or 3 years with a PhD; or equivalent combination. Must have at least 3 years on-site experience.
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Experience using common SOC tools to defend an enterprise environment.
• Experience creating technical training content for cybersecurity audiences.
• Strong writing, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME guidance on enterprise security operations centers, governance, and process improvement.
• Translate complex cybersecurity concepts into practical training tailored to sponsors’ needs.
• Develop training scenarios reflecting real-world SOC challenges and sponsor missions.
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK to guide threat hunting and defenses.
• Design and refine detections, analytics, and SIEM dashboards.

Skills

Threat hunting

SOC operations

Technical writing

Training development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Splunk

Elastic/ELK

SIEM

Job description

The MITRE Corporation is seeking cybersecurity professionals to join our Defensive Cyber Operations team in McLean, VA. You will work with engineers to support mission-driven cybersecurity initiatives for government sponsors, focusing on threat hunting, SOC operations, and defense design.

You will translate complex concepts into practical, sponsor-tailored training, develop hands-on labs, and refine detections and dashboards while applying MITRE ATT&CK across engagements.