Senior Cryptography Engineer

1 month ago


El Segundo, California, United States MITRE Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Cryptography Engineer to join our team at MITRE. As a key member of our Cyber for Identity Trust and Assurance department, you will play a critical role in designing and implementing secure cryptographic systems and protocols for our government sponsors.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide thought leadership in secure system design and applied cryptography, reflecting recent relevant research and commercial technology.
  • Engage in collaborations with academia, industry, and across MITRE to create, evaluate, and apply cryptography-based solutions for security and privacy.
  • Propose and lead new research into novel approaches to secure system design involving applications of cryptography, bringing your unique knowledge to bear.
  • Work with department leadership and subject matter experts to evolve our strategy and technical capabilities in alignment with sponsor needs.
  • Collaborate on our sponsors' most urgent problems, including applying and defending cryptographic best practices in system design, identifying benefits, drawbacks, and limitations of cryptographic constructs in realistic applications, and identifying and documenting cryptographic implementation and key handling requirements.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Applied Mathematics, or related technical field of study and 10+ years related experience as an engineer or researcher on work relating to cybersecurity, secure system design, or applied cryptography.
  • Active Top Secret clearance for consideration.
  • Working knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and important cryptographic protocol standards such as TLS, IKE/IPsec, S/MIME, OAuth, etc.
  • Deep technical understanding of one or more areas within cryptography or applied cryptography.
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating successfully with teams.
  • Demonstrated examples of building and leveraging relationships that had a positive impact on the work.
  • Track record of impactful work – how you have made a difference.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proactive, critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent written/verbal communications skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Preference given to qualified candidates with active DoD Top Secret / SCI Clearance.
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Applied Mathematics, or related technical field of study.
  • Experience in cryptographic or cryptanalytic research.
  • Experience with cryptographic algorithm and/or protocol coding, with particular expertise in quantum resistant algorithms.
  • Desire to specify and execute independent research applicable to government sponsor problems.
  • A personal desire to help others, including our sponsors, to develop and acquire safe and secure applications.
  • Prior successful experience leading teams.
About MITRE

MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. We are a diverse team of researchers and practitioners driving innovation in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day – working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world.

We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE – and make a difference with us.



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