Senior Offensive Security Engineer — Adversary Emulation & CTI

Mitre Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia, is seeking an offensive security engineer to advance adversary emulation, red teaming, and threat intelligence initiatives across government sponsors.

You will leverage ATT&CK, Caldera, and MITRE's CTI capabilities to build innovative security capabilities, support research, and lead engagements that demonstrate real-world defense against sophisticated adversaries.

Qualifications

• Experience creating and using offensive security tools and red team capabilities.
• Ability to deliver adversary emulation capabilities independently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with technical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Build and emulate cutting-edge threat capabilities using adversary behavior.
• Apply AI to advance cyber operations, purple teaming, and CTI.
• Develop products and perform R&D to solve CTI problems for sponsors.
• Propose and lead research to improve cyber operations.
• Participate in offensive security engagements to show defense responses.
• Contribute to ATT&CK, Caldera, and MITRE projects.

Skills

Adversary emulation

Red teaming

Offensive security tooling

Programming languages

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree or PhD with relevant experience

Tools

ATT&CK

Caldera

MITRE Evaluations

MITRE CTI tools

Job description

MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia, is seeking an offensive security engineer to advance adversary emulation, red teaming, and threat intelligence initiatives across government sponsors.

You will leverage ATT&CK, Caldera, and MITRE's CTI capabilities to build innovative security capabilities, support research, and lead engagements that demonstrate real-world defense against sophisticated adversaries.