Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Lead - Onsite, TS Clearance

Mitre Corporation; Fort Meade (MD); Presencial; USD 159.000 - 238.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MITRE seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to guide multidisciplinary cyber assessment programs across MITRE portfolios. You will set direction, coordinate sponsors and partners, ensure deliverable quality, and help leaders act on evidence.

The role requires directing risk assessments, tabletop exercises, and the use of security assessment methods and tools, with day-to-day mentorship of analysts and technical specialists. Onsite work is required, with 3 days per week in the office.

Formación

• Minimum 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience planning and leading assessments or preparedness activities, such as risk reviews, workshops, tabletop exercises, or after-action efforts, and driving recommendations to completion at a state, national, or international level.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and assessment practices, including threats, vulnerabilities, security controls, and risk frameworks; ability to direct technical specialists and evaluate their outputs.
• Strong project coordination, analytical writing, facilitation, and executive communication skills, with experience briefing findings and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• 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 minimum 3 days per week onsite

Responsabilidades

• Lead cybersecurity assessment engagements from planning through delivery, defining objectives, scope, work plans, team roles, resource needs, milestones, and quality standards with sponsors and internal partners.
• Direct risk assessments that bring together threat intelligence, vulnerabilities, security controls, operational context, and potential mission impacts; prioritize findings and recommend feasible risk-reduction actions.
• Design and facilitate tabletop exercises, scenario-based workshops, and after-action reviews to test decisions, coordination, and response plans; assign owners and track improvements.
• Coordinate work across government sponsors, MITRE teams, contractors, and other partners; build trusted relationships, resolve dependencies, and keep stakeholders aligned on decisions and delivery.
• Provide day-to-day direction and mentorship to analysts and technical specialists on project teams; review assessment methods, analysis, and written products for rigor, consistency, and usefulness.
• Develop assessment roadmaps, progress measures, executive briefings, and decision-ready reports; communicate uncertainty, tradeoffs, and recommended next steps to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Guide appropriate use of security assessment methods and tools, including control reviews, vulnerability data, security monitoring, and automation, to support evidence-based recommendations.

Conocimientos

Cybersecurity assessments

Threat intelligence

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Team mentorship

Educación

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred

Herramientas

NIST guidance

SIEM platforms

Assessment automation

Descripción del empleo

MITRE seeks a Lead Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer to guide multidisciplinary cyber assessment programs across MITRE portfolios. You will set direction, coordinate sponsors and partners, ensure deliverable quality, and help leaders act on evidence.

The role requires directing risk assessments, tabletop exercises, and the use of security assessment methods and tools, with day-to-day mentorship of analysts and technical specialists. Onsite work is required, with 3 days per week in the office.