2 days ago
Fort Meade, MD, USA +5 moreSenior
Base Salary
$129k - $194k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and emulate capabilities associated with real-world threats using offensive security expertise and adversary behavior knowledge.
- Use AI to advance cyber operations, purple teaming, and cyber threat intelligence.
- Build products, conduct research and development, and solve cyber threat intelligence problems for sponsors.
- Propose and lead research advancing cyber operations.
- Define or lead offensive security engagements that demonstrate how blue teams can respond to real-world adversaries.
- Advance ATT&CK, Caldera, and other MITRE offensive security efforts.
Requirements
- At least five years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, three years with a master’s degree, or a PhD with relevant experience and immediate contribution capability; equivalent combinations of education and work experience are accepted.
- Experience creating and using offensive security tools, malware implants, and other red-team capabilities in one or more programming languages.
- Ability to independently deliver adversary emulation capabilities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including technical analysis and presentation experience.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance consideration.
- Preferred: knowledge of ATT&CK, Caldera, ATT&CK Evaluations, and MITRE offensive security work.
- Preferred: cyber threat intelligence experience, including using threat intelligence to define red-team capabilities.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and career development opportunities are offered.
- The position is onsite and requires a minimum of four days per week onsite.
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About MITRE
MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering and applied research organization that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies. It builds prototypes, frameworks (such as the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base), and provides technical guidance across defense, cybersecurity, aviation, and healthcare. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, MITRE runs FFRDCs for sponsors including the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and health agencies.