Cyber Operations Engineer - Secure Communications Security Clearance

Position: Cyber Operations Engineer - Secure Communications with Security Clearance
At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity.

Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future. Department Summary MITRE's Offensive Operations & Effects department, part of the Cyber Operations & Effects Innovation Center, develops advanced cyber capabilities and mission-focused technology solutions supporting national security objectives.

Our teams conduct applied research, operational analysis, prototype development, and technical experimentation across offensive cyber operations, digital forensics, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, network analysis, and cyber-enabled mission support. We leverage emerging technologies and advanced analytics to deliver innovative capabilities designed for real-world operational environments. MITRE is seeking highly technical Cyber Operations Engineers - Secure Communications & Cyber Innovation to support advanced secure communications, cyber operations, and applied research initiatives.

These roles combine expertise in cybersecurity operations, secure systems engineering, networking, digital forensics, and mission-focused engineering to develop and assess resilient communication capabilities supporting operational cyber missions. The successful candidates will help drive the development of secure, scalable, and mission-ready communications architectures while supporting cyber analysis, infrastructure defense, and operational resiliency efforts.

Roles & Responsibilities MITRE is seeking strong technical candidates with backgrounds in cybersecurity operations, computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, communications systems, or related disciplines to join a research and development team focused on secure communications, cyber resiliency, and operational mission capabilities. The candidates for these positions should have familiarity in one or more of the following disciplines: secure communications engineering, network security, digital forensics, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, network packet capture and analysis, IoT analysis, or cyber analytics.

Candidates should possess a strong interest in applying advanced security methodologies and emerging technologies to operational cyber and communications challenges. In this role, they will:
* Design, develop, implement, and assess secure communications systems supporting operational mission objectives and technology innovation initiatives

* Lead threat modeling and security architecture analysis for mission-critical communications infrastructure and cyber-enabled systems

* Apply information security principles to the design, development, auditing, and hardening of communications systems and supporting infrastructure

* Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and improved operational resiliency across cyber operations and communications workflows

* Conduct analysis of network traffic, packet captures, logs, and operational data sources to support technical assessments and operational analysis

* Develop prototypes, tools, and workflows supporting secure communications, cyber operations, vulnerability research, and network analysis activities

* Research and evaluate emerging cyber technologies, communications protocols, forensic techniques, and operational tradecraft for mission applicability

* Support applied research and development activities responsive to sponsor technical gaps and operational challenges

* Collaborate with system owners, operators, engineers, and multidisciplinary technical teams to deliver resilient mission-focused solutions

* Prepare and deliver technical documentation, assessments, demonstrations, testing reports, and operational briefings to sponsors and leadership

* Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge transfer to engineering and cyber operations teams

* Work independently to rapidly learn and apply new technologies, platforms, security methodologies, and technical techniques in evolving mission environments Basic Qualifications
* Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 5 years and a Master's degree; or 3 years with a PhD and relevant experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

* Degree in Computer Science, Computer…