National and Defense Intelligence Intern

About the Role

MITRE is seeking technically accomplished and mission-focused interns to bring fresh insights to the Intelligence Mission Enablement Department. This department enhances the Nation’s capabilities in Warfighter Support, Counterintelligence and Insider Threats, Scientific and Technical Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Intelligence Fusion, Adversary Intelligence, Mission Engineering, and Data-Driven Strategy and Policy. Interns will have the opportunity to contribute to direct projects for sponsors, as well as novel research and thought leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to approaches and strategies to modernize intelligence tools, techniques, and analysis.
• Support one or more projects for government sponsors, contributing to the development and delivery of impactful MITRE work through technical research, presentations, and written deliverables.
• Assist in the development of a variety of analytical models to address sponsor challenges.
• Work with teams to produce concrete, short-term, tangible outputs that make progress towards larger, impactful outcomes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Sustained excellence in academic performance.
• Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in political science, foreign affairs, public policy, intelligence strategy, intelligence analysis, psychology, sociology, social science, finance, business administration, data science, computer science, systems engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• Must continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
• Demonstrated interest in relevant topics: national security policy, the organizations of the intelligence community and their roles, the intelligence cycle, open-source (OSINT) research, counterintelligence and security, Department of Defense operations.
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• An inquisitive, self-motivated, and flexible approach to problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in serving the public.
• Preferred qualifications vary based on the specific work program, but may include:
• Significant academic background or prior work experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated technical skills as applied to intelligence requirements with a strong knowledge of the intelligence community and intelligence processes.
• Working knowledge or proficiency in a foreign language, and deep socio-political or cultural knowledge of key countries or regions.
• Familiarity with or experience in complex financial planning, programming, budgeting and execution, especially at the federal level.
• Experience in web or app development, web services, web standards, containerized services and orchestration tools, and familiarity working in cloud-based environments.
• Technical proficiency in key cybersecurity approaches and technologies, as well as an understanding of cybersecurity policy principles.
• Experience in reverse engineering, hacking, penetration testing, and associated technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manipulate large datasets and perform calculations with modern programming languages like Python, C++, R, or Java, as well as the use of multi-dimensional data visualization tools.
• Interest in the human elements of information security, cybersecurity, and insider threat risk management and deterrence.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI U.S Government issued Security Clearance.
• Per U.S. Government eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

Clearance

• This requisition requires the candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, a Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph clearance.
• In addition to passing MITRE’s employment background check, you may be submitted for a U.S. Government Security clearance.

Compensation

• Salary compensation range: $46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual.

Work Location

• Onsite.