Applied Cybersecurity and Cross Domain Engineering

Make mission-ready cybersecurity systems stronger through hands-on engineering analysis and integration work that supports Enterprise Cross Domain Services (ECDS) for MITRE sponsors. In this role, you will apply threat-informed cyber expertise as part of multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to monitoring, High Speed Guards, data diode usage, and RtB compliance while helping governance and risk activities for CDS across the Enterprise.

Work setup: Springfield, VA (onsite), 5 days a week onsite.

Salary: USD 129,200 - 161,500 per year.

What you’ll do

• Support technical requirements outreach sessions with sponsor stakeholders to identify existing data sources, formats, and interfaces.
• Identify tools, frameworks, and methods to integrate disparate structured and unstructured data sources across sponsor work programs.
• Engage with senior government staff, including the agency Chief Information Security Officer, on cross-domain topics and issues.
• Act as a key contributor to the agency ECDS PMO and represent the PMO in discussions with cross-domain owners.
• Review cross-domain solution designs and recommend approval, changes, and other next steps.

As part of ECDS work at NCE, you will provide research, empirical information, and recommendations to support ECDS PMO governance, risk assessment, consolidation, and CDS monitoring. The current focus areas include monitoring, High Speed Guards, data diode usage, RtB compliance, and AWS, along with SME support.

Required experience and qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Documented success working with cross domain solutions.
• 2 years of experience working in government or industry in relevant work areas, including DoD/IC Cross-Domain Systems and Requirements Processes.
• Understanding and experience in Mission Assurance and Supply Chain Risk Management.
• Basic understanding of the role of standards in designing and implementing secure, resilient systems.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53, ICD-503, Raise the Bar, and other US Government CDS guidance.
• Superior customer engagement and communication skills across MITRE, government, and contractor teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to capture salient issues and provide senior stakeholders with fact-based, actionable, relevant technical solutions.
• Experience collaborating and coordinating with the Intelligence Community cross domain community.
• Active Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph U.S. Government security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required to be considered for a security clearance.

Technology and standards you may work with

• firewalls, networks, IDS / IPS, AWS, High Speed Guards, data diode usage
• NIST SP 800-53, ICD-503, Raise the Bar
• XML and JSON schemas
• Executive Order 14028, National Security Memo 8

Team context

• The Cyber Engineering Division applies threat-informed expertise in cyber security and information system engineering to enhance the security of the Nation’s cyber systems.
• The Cyber Resiliency and Cross-Domain Solutions Department provides cross-domain solutions expertise to support MITRE sponsors across Government, working on complex and unique challenges that directly impact sponsor missions.

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in an applicable cyber security related field.
• CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or other cyber certifications.
• Prior professional experience in the US Intelligence Risk Management.
• Hands-on knowledge of CDS architecture, file filtering, data streaming, XML and JSON schemas.
• Working knowledge of Executive Order 14028, National Security Memo 8, Raise the Bar, and related publications from the National Cross Domain Strategy Management Office (NCDSMO).

Clearance requirement: This position requires Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph. Clearance must be maintained, and/or obtained within one year from hire.