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Department Summary :
The Cyber Defense Installation to Edge department is currently seeking an Lead Cyber Security and Defense Engineer to grow our team of experts.
The engineer will be part of our Defensive Cyber efforts working to effectively secure and defend our sponsor’s Information technology (IT), control system (CS), and weapon system (WS) platforms and networks.
As a result, the engineer may be asked to work multi-faceted aspects of cyber defense to include Zero Trust, endpoint detection and response, security incident management and automation, cyber data analytics and cloud security.
Using these skills, MITRE drives enterprise-wide requirements, architectural and acquisition decisions in support of our Nation’s defense.
The Cyber Security and Defense Engineer will work with MITRE teammates, be responsible for individual research tasks as well as tasks that require leading a small team of people, directly interact with our sponsors on a regular basis, and apply hands-on skills as part of extensive lab and prototype testing.
We are seeking individuals that love to learn, get hands-on exposure to new cyber security technologies and tools, and apply those skills for a greater good.
Examples our work include :
- Combining cybersecurity domain expertise to enhance cyber adversary detection, network defense, and SOC process improvement
- Working directly with operational units to understand and address key use cases and challenges
- Understanding of Zero Trust and its underlying technologies and concepts
- Develop strategies, execution plans Advancing the state of the art by developing new approaches to cybersecurity analytics
- Cyber threat defense, emulation and deception using MITRE D3FEND® and Engage®
- Using MITRE ATT&CK® to hunt the adversary and build TTP-based defenses
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Work within and across teams composed of MITRE, Military, Government, and DoD Contractors
- Develop solutions that enhance AF ability to monitor, secure, and defend AF mission capabilities
- Ability to work independently to develop required products
- Continue to evolve technical skills to bring to bear the best solutions to sponsor challenges
- Perform requisite research and analysis to leverage best of breed Tech products
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with sponsors
- Integrate software solutions with hardware systems to optimize system performance and functionality
- Build, administer and manage processes, execution related to DevSecOps concepts of testing, prototyping, security, automation, etc.
- Treat challenges as opportunities to learn, excel and deliver state of the art solutions to solve nation’s problems
- Effectively communicate ideas, findings, and progress both verbal and written - to internal stakeholders, government sponsors, and trusted partners
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.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
- Solid experience with ZT and other related technologies (Software Defined Perimeter, ICAM, Directory Services, policy enforcement, )
- Hands-on experience with one or more cyber security and defense technologies (SIEM, SOAR, next-gen firewalls, software defined perimeters, intrusion detection / prevention, endpoint security, cyber threat intel)
- Exposure to industry cyber security frameworks such as MITRE’s ATT&CK, NIST Cyber Security Framework, and industry cyber kill chains
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and skillsets
- Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance
- Knowledge and experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation or Crossplane, as well as Configuration as Code (CaC) practices using tools such as Ansible, Puppet and Chef
- Understanding of application containers, runtimes, and automation (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, IaC, PaC, CaC, etc.)
- Understanding of software processes and is fully responsible for deliverables - including definition, completion, and technical quality
- In addition, candidate is capable of defining and leading tasks
- Solid written and verbal communications skills to effectively brief and communicate complex concepts and technologies
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies
- This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience in DoD, USAF, Cyber Security, and Defense Cyber Operations
- Experience with Zero Trust reference architectures and concepts
- Experience implementing Zero Trust concepts and capabilities
- Experience with Commercial cloud administration (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with virtualization and hypervisors (VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V)
- Experience with application containers and runtimes (Docker)
- DoD cyber security practices (SRGs, STIGs, RMF)
- Familiarity with Software Development, Agile, DevSecOps, CI / CD Pipelines, and Machine Learning
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
Work Location Type : Hybrid
Hybrid
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