OT Adversary Emulation Engineer for Cyber-Physical Security

MITRE; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE's Cyber Infrastructure Protection Innovation Center seeks a cyber security engineer to develop and support adversary emulation capabilities for OT, control systems, and IoT. You will research, prototype, and deploy capabilities in labs and sponsor spaces, improving security for critical infrastructure and OT networks.

The role emphasizes Python development, protocol analysis, and threat-informed defense, with on-site collaboration at MITRE’s facilities. Applicants must be U.S.

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.

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

OT cybersecurity

adversary emulation

protocol analysis

software development

Python

team collaboration

problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in EE/CS/SE

Tools

Caldera

Job description

MITRE's Cyber Infrastructure Protection Innovation Center seeks a cyber security engineer to develop and support adversary emulation capabilities for OT, control systems, and IoT. You will research, prototype, and deploy capabilities in labs and sponsor spaces, improving security for critical infrastructure and OT networks.

The role emphasizes Python development, protocol analysis, and threat-informed defense, with on-site collaboration at MITRE’s facilities. Applicants must be U.S.