Lead Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer

The MITRE Corporation; Fort Meade (MD); In loco; USD 129.000 - 194.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

MITRE Corporation is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to contribute technical expertise across the Cyber Engineering division’s assessment and automation portfolios. You will conduct assessments, translate findings into actionable recommendations, and help develop automation capabilities.

The role requires hands-on engineering, sponsor engagement, and leadership to address complex cybersecurity challenges. Expect on-site work four days per week and a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Competenze

• Minimum 5 years supporting cybersecurity engineering, assessment, testing, or automation.
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Information Systems.
• Experience with cybersecurity tools, scripting, or automation to improve security operations and assessment capabilities.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation technologies (Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation).
• CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with Windows and Linux systems.
• Programming in Python, Java, C++, or C#.
• Ability to analyze systems and communicate findings in reports.
• Active security clearance (Top Secret/SCI) or ability to obtain one.
• On-site requirement: minimum 4 days per week.

Mansioni

• Support cybersecurity assessments for government sponsors and partners.
• Develop cyber assessment methodologies and automation capabilities.
• Build automation solutions to improve assessment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Analyze risks and provide security improvement recommendations.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and pentesting.
• Document findings, write reports, and present results to sponsors and teams.
• Collaborate with MITRE, sponsors, contractors, and stakeholders on cybersecurity challenges.
• Promote cross-team collaboration within the department and MITRE.

Conoscenze

Cybersecurity expertise

Scripting/automation

Technical reporting

Sponsor engagement

5+ years cybersecurity experience

Formazione

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Information Systems

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS (preferred)

Strumenti

Kali Linux

Burp Suite

Wireshark

Nessus

Nmap

Descrizione del lavoro

MITRE Corporation is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to contribute technical expertise across the Cyber Engineering division’s assessment and automation portfolios. You will conduct assessments, translate findings into actionable recommendations, and help develop automation capabilities.

The role requires hands-on engineering, sponsor engagement, and leadership to address complex cybersecurity challenges. Expect on-site work four days per week and a Top Secret/SCI clearance.