MITRE · 17 hours ago
Senior Adversary Emulation Engineer
McLean, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$129K/yr - $194K/yr
5+ years expMITRE is a not-for-profit corporation focused on tackling the nation's toughest challenges. The Senior Adversary Emulation Engineer will advance the practice of red team development and support critical projects to improve defenses against real-world threats.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNon ProfitQuantum ComputingSaaS
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Use your skills as an offensive engineer and knowledge of adversary behaviors to build and emulate the cutting-edge capabilities of real-world threats
Perform research to improve the state of the art of adversary emulation
Conduct offensive security engagements to show blue teams how to respond to real-world adversaries
Use your knowledge of adversary behavior to advance ATT&CK, Caldera, and other MITRE efforts
Qualification
Required
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
Must be U.S. citizen with a TS clearance
Experience creating offensive security tools, malware implants, and other red team capabilities in one or more programming languages
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting technical analysis in written products and presentations
This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
Preferred
Knowledge of ATT&CK, Caldera, ATT&CK Evaluations, and MITRE's work in offensive security
Experience in cyber threat intelligence, including using threat intelligence to define red team capabilities
Company
MITRE
The MITRE Corporation is working to solve some of the nation’s biggest challenges in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, homeland security, the judiciary and transportation.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.05MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyMassachusetts Technology Collaborative
2023-07-27Grant
2023-06-08Grant· $2.05M
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