Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

MITRE’s Enterprise Network Services department is seeking an Intermediate Applied Cybersecurity Engineer to help manage, maintain, and grow our corporate security infrastructure.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage sustainment & operations ticket queue including triage and resolution of security issues
• Coordinate with corporate information security regarding operational changes to security policy
• Assist senior engineers with developing methods to increase operational efficiency
• Collaborate with team and department technical staff regarding operational changes
• Participate in 24x7 on call rotation to assist in resolving issues outside normal business hours
• Participate in assisting triage efforts for operational events
• Manage individual projects and identify areas of improvement

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.
• 3+ years of general IT, network, or security experience
• Exposure to basic programming, such as Python or Rust
• Have familiarity with core internet technologies
• Previous exposure to at least one industry vendor such as Palo Alto Networks or Juniper Networks
• Introduction to working with cloud security solutions (Primarily Azure and AWS)
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Knowledge of network topologies including switching, routing, and associated protocols
• Experience with Python, Ansible, or other automation technologies/products
• Previous experience with industry vendors such as Palo Alto Networks, Juniper, Azure and Splunk
• Possess industry security certifications such as Security+, PCNSA, CCNA, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc.
• Active Secret Clearance

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

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