Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

The MITRE Corporation

$129K — $193K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related fields with Bachelor’s; or 3 years with Master's; or relevant work for PhD
  • 3+ years of general IT, network, or security experience
  • Basic programming skills in Python or Rust
  • Familiarity with core internet technologies
  • Exposure to industry vendors like Palo Alto or Juniper
  • Introduction to cloud security (Azure, AWS)
  • Eligibility for a Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Manage and resolve issues within the operations ticket queue
  • Coordinate security policy changes with corporate information security
  • Assist senior engineers in enhancing operational efficiency
  • Collaborate on operational changes with technical staff
  • Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for issue resolution
  • Support triage efforts for operational events
  • Manage individual projects and identify improvement areas

Benefits

  • Onsite work location
  • Support for obtaining Secret security clearance
  • Opportunity to work with key industry technologies
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Participation in ongoing training and development opportunities
Full Job Description
MITRE's Enterprise Network Services department is seeking an Intermediate Applied Cybersecurity Engineer to help manage, maintain, and grow our corporate security infrastructure.

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Manage sustainment & operations ticket queue including triage and resolution of security issues
  • Coordinate with corporate information security regarding operational changes to security policy
  • Assist senior engineers with developing methods to increase operational efficiency
  • Collaborate with team and department technical staff regarding operational changes
  • Participate in 24x7 on call rotation to assist in resolving issues outside normal business hours
  • Participate in assisting triage efforts for operational events
  • Manage individual projects and identify areas of improvement


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.
  • 3+ years of general IT, network, or security experience
  • Exposure to basic programming, such as Python or Rust
  • Have familiarity with core internet technologies
  • Previous exposure to at least one industry vendor such as Palo Alto Networks or Juniper Networks
  • Introduction to working with cloud security solutions (Primarily Azure and AWS)
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a 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.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Knowledge of network topologies including switching, routing, and associated protocols
  • Experience with Python, Ansible, or other automation technologies/products
  • Previous experience with industry vendors such as Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Azure and Splunk
  • Possess industry security certifications such as Security+, PCNSA, CCNA, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc.
  • Active Secret Clearance


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):
Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$129,200 - $161,500 - $193,800 Annual

Work Location Type:
Onsite

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