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Department Summary:
MITRE's National Security Accelerator Program (https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/national-security-accelerator-program) is seeking highly motivated, late-early and early-mid career candidates passionate about solving problems for a safer world. This program will provide unique work opportunities, onboarding, and mentoring to build your skills as a future leader. You will accelerate your career while preparing for impactful, rewarding work at MITRE. Successful candidates will gain exposure and experience in topics of common interest to the entire national security community. Our goal is to prepare you to thrive in a technically rooted, mission-focused career at MITRE - one where the unique background, skill set, and experience you bring inspires creative and innovative solutions.
You will interact with a diverse group of program peers, MITRE national security leaders, and staff solving real-world problems. Over the course of this structured six-month program, you will hone your skills and develop strong professional networks in the national security sector and across our Innovation Centers, helping solve critical national challenges. Before transitioning to MITRE's permanent national security staff, you will benefit from the following program pillars:
An intensive, experiential onboarding program Focused mentoring with MITRE national security leaders and experts in your field Opportunity to support at least two different national security work programs
Roles & Responsibilities:
As a member of MITRE's Cybersecurity team, you will collaborate with mission specialists and engineers to support our national security sponsors in addressing the complex challenges of cybersecurity. Your role will involve designing, developing, and implementing innovative solutions and technologies to enhance the security posture of our government sponsors. You will gain insights into MITRE sponsor missions and apply your technical expertise to drive problem-solving and innovation. At the culmination of the program, you will become part of MITRE's National Security team focused on sponsor missions with a strong technical background enabling you to be a future leader in the company.
From countering cyber threats to ensuring the resilience of critical systems, you will leverage your cybersecurity knowledge, creative thinking, and technical skills to tackle a diverse range of challenges crucial to our sponsor's mission success. Your role will encompass:
Join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity, where you will work at the forefront of technology to safeguard our nation's critical infrastructure, data, and communications against evolving cyber threats.
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
Secret
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Top Secret/SCI
Work Location Type:
Hybrid
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