Cybersecurity Engineer, Lead

MITRE Corporation - Bedford, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bedford, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Cross Domain Solution (CDS) Engineer at MITRE plays a crucial role in enhancing the security of the nation's cyber systems by applying expertise in cybersecurity and information system engineering. This position involves hands-on analysis and system integration across various domains, working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to tackle complex cybersecurity challenges that directly impact the mission of government sponsors.

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 cyber security 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