Cyber Operations Engineer (Intelligence Center)

at  THE MITRE CORPORATION

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The Technical Analysis Department (N923), within MITRE’s Intelligence Center, helps the government optimize U.S. investments in science and technology to build and strengthen our nation’s operational capabilities. The department consists of four mission-focused groups: Space Threat Intelligence (STI), Exploitation & Data Analysis (E&DA), Science & Technology (S&T), and Adversary Technical Intelligence (ATI).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Fluent in one or more high-level languages (e.g., Java, C#/.NET, Python, JavaScript, C++).
• Exposure to hands on systems development, architecture, modeling, simulation, lab, or related project work (professional, internships or education based).
• Experience in tactics and techniques to perform cyber related forensics of devices and networks.
• Foundation in advancing cyber operations capabilities (including collection, processing, attribution, and geolocation of systems and subjects).
• Experience in novel approaches to manipulate new technologies (blockchain, deception cryptography, and misattribution).
• A desire to continually learn and master new technologies
• Possess strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Work well in a collaborative team environment.
• This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Expertise in reverse engineering techniques for embedded systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply systems engineering principles to complex challenges.
• Demonstrated interest in complex enterprise thinking.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate across multiple organizations and engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate complex topics to sponsors, MITRE leadership, and staff in an understandable manner.

The successful candidate will be passionate about creating coordinating effects on cyber and physical targets to solve complex real-world problems. Specific duties will vary by project but will generally include a combination of research, design, analysis, and prototypes and proofs of concept development for defensive and offensive operations in cyberspace.