5-7 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years with a Master's; or a PhD with applicable experience.
Proven use of MITRE ATT&CK framework in operational settings.
Strong understanding of adversary tactics and cyber operations in military and statecraft contexts.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience in technical presentations.
Eligibility for a Top Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
On-site presence required at least 4 days a week.
Responsibilities
Apply cyber intelligence expertise to solve complex problems for sponsors.
Assist sponsors in integrating cyber intelligence into their organizational missions.
Guide the development of cyber intelligence capabilities and programs.
Evaluate sponsor tools and recommend best practices and AI integration.
Conduct research and development to enhance cyber intelligence methodologies.
Utilize or contribute to MITRE ATT&CK to inform the cybersecurity community.
Benefits
Collaborative work environment with government, industry, and academia.
Opportunity to lead innovative projects in cyber intelligence.
Engagement in research that impacts national and global security.
Access to advanced tools and methodologies in cybersecurity.
Full Job Description
Department Summary:
MITRE's Cyber Threat Intelligence department is seeking a Senior Cyber Intelligence Engineer to join 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, lead projects and tasks, and collaborate across MITRE to help shape our work and capability. Our staff work 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.
Review 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&CK4 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&CK4 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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