Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Engineer

MITRE; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is seeking a Principal Cyber Intelligence Engineer to advance cyber threat intelligence, lead projects, and collaborate across MITRE to shape capabilities for government and private sponsors. You will apply threat analytics, mentor teams, and guide program development in a role emphasizing national security and public-interest research.

The position requires deep CTI expertise, awareness of MITRE ATT&CK, and experience with threat platforms, with on-site work commitments in a national

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 8+ years with a Master’s.
• PhD with 5+ years experience acceptable.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• On-site 4 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Apply cyber intelligence expertise to help sponsors solve their hardest problems, from defensive cyber operations to infrastructure threat analysis.
• Guide sponsors in building and advancing cyber intelligence capabilities and programs.
• Review sponsor tools and recommend best practices, analytic methodologies, and opportunities to integrate AI.
• Demonstrate expertise in technical threat analysis including intrusion, malware, and adversary profiling.
• Develop approaches to integrate cyber threat intelligence with threat hunting, detection engineering, and incident response.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Cyber Intelligence

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

MITRE ATT&CK

Threat Intelligence Platforms

AI/ML in CTI

Job description

MITRE is seeking a Principal Cyber Intelligence Engineer to advance cyber threat intelligence, lead projects, and collaborate across MITRE to shape capabilities for government and private sponsors. You will apply threat analytics, mentor teams, and guide program development in a role emphasizing national security and public-interest research.

The position requires deep CTI expertise, awareness of MITRE ATT&CK, and experience with threat platforms, with on-site work commitments in a national