Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer

MITRE; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in the United States is seeking a Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer to join our Cyber Threat Intelligence department and advance cyber intelligence research and capabilities for government and private sector sponsors.

You will lead projects, apply ATT&CK methods, and guide sponsors in building cyber intelligence programs, while collaborating across MITRE to shape solutions for national and global challenges.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute.
• Demonstrated application of MITRE ATT&CK within operational environments and other structured frameworks and analytic techniques (e.g., Diamond Model).
• Knowledge of adversary tradecraft and their utilization of cyber operations as a tool of military force and statecraft.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting technical analysis in written products and presentations.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Responsibilities

• Apply cyber intelligence expertise to help sponsors solve their hardest problems, ranging from enabling defensive cyber operations, securing weapons systems, assessing threats to critical infrastructure, and analyzing intelligence reporting to enable cyber effects.
• Help sponsors understand how cyber intelligence fits into their organization, whether as a core part of their mission or as an important function in their security organization.
• Guide sponsors in building and advancing cyber intelligence capabilities and programs.
• Reviews sponsor tools and recommend best practices, analytic methodologies, and opportunities to integrate AI.
• Propose and perform research and development to advance the state of the art in cyber intelligence.
• Use or contribute to MITRE ATT&CK to help the global cybersecurity community understand threat behaviors.

Skills

MITRE ATT&CK

Threat intelligence

Operational experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in a relevant field

PhD with relevant experience

Tools

Diamond Model

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.

Department Summary

MITRE’s Cyber Threat Intelligence department is seeking a Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer tojoin our team and apply your skills in support of our government and private sector sponsors. You will advance our research and innovation in cyber intelligence, leadprojectsand tasks, and collaborate across MITRE to help shape our work and capability. Our staffwork with government, industry, and academia, enabling the public and private sector to make better decisions and implement solutions to complex challenges of national and global significance.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Apply cyber intelligence expertise to help our sponsors solve their hardest problems, ranging from enabling defensive cyber operations, securing weapons systems, assessing threats to critical infrastructure, and analyzing intelligence reporting to enable cyber effects.
• Help sponsors understand how cyber intelligence fits into their organization, whether as a core part of their mission or as an important function in their security organization.
• Guide sponsors in building and advancing cyber intelligence capabilities and programs.
• Reviews sponsor tools and recommend best practices, analytic methodologies, and opportunities to integrate AI.
• Propose and perform research and development to advance the state of the art in cyber intelligence.
• Use or contribute to MITRE ATT&CK to help the global cybersecurity community understand threat behaviors.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated application of MITRE ATT&CK within operational environments and other structured frameworks and analytic techniques (e.g., Diamond Model).
• Knowledge of adversary tradecraft and their utilization of cyber operations as a tool of military force and statecraft.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting technical analysis in written products and presentations.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on technical expertise in any of the following additional areas: adversary emulation, defensive cyber operations, cyber analytics & malware analysis, cyber deception and adversary engagement, cyber effects and reverse engineering, and cyber forensics.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s)

Top Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint

$129,200 - $161,500 - $193,800 Annual

Work Location Type

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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