Cybersecurity Engineer Intern
MITRE
Summary
L510 is seeking a cybersecurity professional to support full-spectrum cyber operations, with opportunities across adversary emulation, cyber intelligence, detection engineering and threat hunting, analytics and malware analysis, defensive cyber operations, offensive non-kinetic capabilities, digital forensics, digital assets, anonymization, and cyber deception/adversary engagement. The ideal candidate may help simulate real-world threats, develop and enhance defensive or offensive cyber solutions, analyze complex data and malware, contribute to digital investigations and deceptive environments that impose cost on adversaries, or assist with other related cybersecurity projects. This role is suited for individuals who are mission-driven, technically strong, and eager to work on challenging, real-world cyber problems.
Job description
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct full-spectrum cyber operations across adversary emulation, defensive and offensive cyber, cyber intelligence, adversary engagement, and digital investigations.
- Simulate real-world threat actors and attack techniques to identify vulnerabilities, assess defenses, and improve organizational cyber resilience.
- Analyze cyber threat intelligence, complex datasets, and malware to identify adversary behaviors, emerging threats, and actionable insights.
- Develop, evaluate, and enhance innovative cyber capabilities, including defensive solutions, non-kinetic effects, and deception environments designed to disrupt and impose costs on adversaries.
- Support digital forensics and cyber investigations by collecting and analyzing technical evidence to characterize incidents and inform mission decisions.
Basic Qualifications
- Sustained excellence in academic performance
- Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
- Demonstrated interest in serving the public
Requirements
- Sustained excellence in academic performance
- Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
- Must continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship
- Demonstrated interest in serving the public
Company overview
MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation that operates federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for various U.S. government agencies. Founded in 1958, MITRE serves as a critical bridge between government requirements and technological innovation, providing objective analysis and solutions to complex national security and public interest challenges. The organization's work spans multiple domains including cybersecurity, aviation, healthcare, defense systems, and critical infrastructure protection. MITRE operates two primary FFRDCs: one for the Department of Defense and another for the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Homeland Security. The corporation is renowned for developing technical standards and frameworks, most notably the MITRE ATT&CK framework for cybersecurity threat modeling. With a workforce of engineers, scientists, and technical specialists, MITRE focuses on solving problems of national importance through applied research, systems engineering, and advanced technology development, maintaining strict objectivity by not manufacturing products or competing with private industry.