Defensive Cybersecurity Engineer/Blue Team

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MITRE
Full time
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USA
11/11/2026
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Hollymead, VA

Responsibilities

Combine cybersecurity expertise and data science skills to improve adversary detection, network defense, and SOC processes.
Develop AI-enabled tools for anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, malware analysis, and adversary emulation.
Research and assess machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and reinforcement learning techniques for defensive cyber missions.
Conduct threat hunting and build TTP-based defenses using MITRE ATT&CK.
Create detection engineering content, security analytics, and dashboards in Splunk or Elastic, and integrate new data feeds.
Automate container environments through continuous integration and continuous deployment.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the Federal Government.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, with typically 8 years of related experience; alternatives include 6 years with a Master’s degree, 3 years with a PhD, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Significant experience with Splunk and cloud computing.
Knowledge of cybersecurity operations and principles and their application.
Experience in at least one of SOC operations, threat hunting, detection engineering, malware analysis, or cyber deception.
U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a security clearance are required.
Must have an active Top Secret/SCI with polygraph U.S. government security clearance, or obtain it within one year of hire.
Preferred qualifications include Elastic/ELK experience, MITRE ATT&CK experience, and experience using or developing AI techniques for defensive cyber operations.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and career development opportunities are offered.
The position is onsite five days per week.

Salary: $159k - $238k/yr

MITRE

MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering and applied research organization that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies. It builds prototypes, frameworks (such as the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base), and provides technical guidance across defe...

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