Cybersecurity Engineer, Lead

MITRE Corporation - McLean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

McLean, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cybersecurity Engineer, Lead at MITRE is responsible for tackling complex cybersecurity engineering challenges and delivering innovative solutions that directly impact the mission of government sponsors. This role involves hands-on analysis and system integration across various domains, including firewalls, networks, and intrusion detection/prevention systems. The position requires collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and engagement with senior government officials to ensure the security and resilience of cross-domain systems.

Responsibilities

• Support technical requirements outreach sessions with sponsor stakeholders to identify existing data sources, formats, and interfaces.
• Identify tools, frameworks, and methods to help integrate disparate structured and unstructured data sources across the sponsor's work program.
• Engage with senior government staff, including the agency Chief Information Security Officer, on cross-domain issues.
• Serve as a key member of the agency Cross Domain Services Element.
• Represent the agency Cross-Domain Services Officer in discussions with cross-domain owners.
• Review cross-domain solution designs and recommend approval, changes, etc.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Documented success working with cross-domain solutions.
• 5 years of experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas including DoD/IC Cross-Domain Systems and Requirements Processes.
• Understanding and experience in Mission Assurance and Supply Chain Risk Management.
• Basic understanding of the role of standards and how they are used to design and implement secure, resilient systems.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, ICD-503, Raise the Bar and other US Government CDS guidance.
• Superior customer engagement and communication skills to work seamlessly across MITRE, government, and contractor teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to succinctly capture salient issues and provide seniors with fact-based, actionable, and relevant technical solutions.
• Experience collaborating and coordinating with Intelligence Community cross-domain community.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree in applicable cybersecurity related field.
• CISSP, CCSP, or other cyber certification.
• Prior professional experience in the US Intelligence Risk Management.
• Hands-on knowledge of CDS architectures, file filtering, data streaming, XML and JSON schemas.
• A working knowledge of Executive Order 14028, National Security Memo 8, Raise the Bar and all related publications from the National Cross Domain Strategy Management Office (NCDSMO).

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth