OT Adversary Emulation Engineer: Cyber-Physical Security

MITRE; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE seeks a cyber security engineer to develop and support adversary emulation capabilities for OT within labs and sponsor spaces. The role focuses on cyber-physical security, protocol analysis, and threat-informed defense to protect critical infrastructure.

You will work on cutting-edge projects for U.S. government and private partners, advancing security for OT, ICS, and related technologies through hands-on research, development, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in OT cybersecurity, adversary emulation, protocol analysis, software development, and/or process control.
• Ability to work with others to solve challenging technical problems.
• Experience managing projects.
• Ability to think critically, work in group settings, and be proactive in pursuing research and problem solving.
• Experience with programming in Python.
• Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation.

Responsibilities

• Applying adversary emulation and protocol analysis expertise in support of sponsors.
• Leading and developing adversary emulation capabilities like Caldera for OT.
• Managing small tasks and projects.
• Work shaping and developing strong sponsor relationships.
• Providing mentorship to junior staff.
• Generating ideas for research to improve cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.

Skills

Python

OT security

Adversary emulation

Protocol analysis

Project management

Team collaboration

US citizenship

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Eng / CS / SE

Tools

Caldera

Job description

MITRE seeks a cyber security engineer to develop and support adversary emulation capabilities for OT within labs and sponsor spaces. The role focuses on cyber-physical security, protocol analysis, and threat-informed defense to protect critical infrastructure.

You will work on cutting-edge projects for U.S. government and private partners, advancing security for OT, ICS, and related technologies through hands-on research, development, and collaboration.