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　　NOTE: You are not applying for a specific position. Applying to this pipeline requisition will put you in a candidate pool that will be viewed by technical leaders and recruiters for internship opportunities across the company.

　　MITRE leverages deep technical knowledge to perform defensive cyber operations, enable offensive objectives, and conduct adversary emulation. We develop technologies, practices, and approaches to protect critical infrastructure from malicious cyber or non-kinetic attack or disruption. We help our customers architect, assess, and acquire safe, secure, and resilient cyber systems that meet their operational needs.

　　As an Intern working in cyber or information security, you will work with a team to apply your knowledge and gain experience with one or more of the following:

　　Adversary emulation

　　Deception and adversary engagement

　　Cyber effects and reverse engineering

　　Cyber forensics

　　Cyber threat intelligence

　　Operational technology engineering and response

　　Internet of Things and mobile device security

　　Engineering and architecting safe, secure, and resilient systems

　　Cyber policy

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Cyber or Information Security or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship

　　Knowledge of cyber security principles, tools and devices, such as WireShark, ELK, and Splunk

　　Knowledge of cyber security systems and products

　　Knowledge of cyber security operations

　　Sustained excellence in academic performance

　　High level desire to help their nation solve its most critical challenges

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience working with design recovery, software analysis, and/or reverse engineering tools

　　Experience using cyber security systems and products

　　Experience in cyber security operations

　　Experience developing cyber policy

　　Proficiency in one or more of the following--Java, Python, XML, HTML, C#, Objective C; database design & development including SQL

　　Has had previous internships, work experience or research experience in their field of study

　　Has applied learning outside of a classroom through involvement in student clubs, competitions, self-learning or similar events or activities in their field of study

　　Is involved in activities that require strong collaboration such as involvement in student clubs/organizations or other types of extracurricular activities

　　Demonstrates an interest in serving the public good by participating in volunteer activities

　　High level of excellence in academic performance demonstrated by such things as high GPA, additional major or minor or certificates/certifications, enrolled in a 5- year Bachelors/Masters

　　Clearance: In addition to passing MITRE’s employment background check, you may be submitted for a U.S. Government Security clearance. Please see adjudicative guidelines for receiving a clearance, to include U.S. citizenship [LINK]. Other jobs may require vetting for various levels of agency public trust, fitness, suitability, controlled access, and special programs determination consistent with the work program to which you are assigned.

　　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:

　　$45,500 - $57,000 - $68,500 Annual

　　Work Location Type:

　　Hybrid

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