Cyber Operations Intern

Applicants need to have the passion to tackle hard problems, are adept collaborators, and have a desire to elevate MITRE's reputation for technical quality and innovation.

Job Responsibilities

• Produce technical work products to include written reports, models, and system diagrams
• Develop innovative cyber operations strategies, tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Engineer innovative tactics, techniques, and procedures to ensure resiliency in the face of cyber-attack
• Work closely with senior MITRE and government leaders to communicate vision and strategy to improve cyber operations
• Work with a team of MITRE personnel to implement strategy and/or develop prototype solutions

Basic Qualifications

• Current MITRE Intern
• Currently enrolled full time in an accredited, degree seeking a BS degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, cybersecurity, policy, intelligence analysis, national security, or related disciplines
• Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week minimum
• A demonstrated knowledge or familiarity with some or all of the following: Systems engineering, Computer Science, National Security, Intelligence or Risk Analysis, Cybersecurity processes and tools, Operating Systems and Networking
• Track record of innovative thinking with demonstration of extracurriculars related to the above knowledge areas (e.g., creation of a home lab, personal research projects, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Technology Application to Mission

• Ability to identify opportunities to leverage Artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation to enable workflows to improve operations
• Analyze user behavior and workflows to inform User experience (UX) design

Operations

• Understanding of intelligence processes, collection, and targeting and how they enable mission
• Knowledge of Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) (i.e., red teaming) to include exploitation, effects operations, and mission enabling activities
• Knowledge of Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) to include cyber threat hunting, cybersecurity, or defense of critical infrastructure
• Knowledge of cybersecurity to include sensoring, monitoring, response options, deception, and incident response
• Familiarity or study of military or other government cyber operations and implications to national security

Capabilities and Acquisitions

• Knowledge of platform engineering, data engineering, software development, or micro-services architecture to inform system design and capability development
• Knowledge of Agile acquisition processes and the DEVSECOPS process for capability development
• Ability to support and or lead the process to analyze a workflow, identify gaps, and develop a mitigation strategy
• Knowledge of modernized testing procedures and their integration with DEVSECOPs