Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at The MITRE Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
$158,800–$238,200from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cybersecurity engineering role embedded with the U.S. Space Force sponsor in Albuquerque, focused on designing and delivering secure enterprise and cloud architectures, zero trust solutions, and security strategies for government systems. The position involves advising senior government officials, applying AI/ML and zero trust principles to improve security posture, and researching cutting-edge capabilities in network security, identity management, and threat analysis. Suited to an experienced security architect comfortable working on-site in a cleared government environment.
Senior level · 8+ years · Albuquerque, NM · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,409 (middle half $111,632–$166,411). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The salary range posted ($158,800–$238,200) includes a midpoint of $198,500; the min and max are captured in the compensation fields.
The posting requires a Secret clearance at hire and the ability to obtain Top Secret within one year — the hard gate at hire is Secret, with TS as a near-term obligation.
Colorado Springs candidates are explicitly considered but must travel frequently to Albuquerque; the primary work location is Albuquerque (onsite, minimum 4 days/week).
AI/ML appears in the required responsibilities section ('leverage your vision and expertise to advance the state of the art in the use of AI/ML and zero trust'), so it is treated as a required capability even though it reads somewhat aspirationally.
Several preferred qualifications relate to space systems, Electronic Warfare, RF engineering, and digital twins — these are listed under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
The experience floor is stated as a tiered formula (8 yrs/BS, 6 yrs/MS, 3 yrs/PhD); 8 years is used as the role-level minimum since no degree is hard-required (equivalent experience is accepted).
The role title 'Cybersecurity Engineer' carries no explicit seniority level, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the scope and experience requirements support a Senior classification.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): zero trust architecture, enterprise security architecture, RF engineering.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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