Senior Cyber Operations Scientist

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact 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. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. Department Summary: Congratulations on taking control of your career! We’re pleased you’re exploring opportunities to evolve and adapt your professional life. MITRE's diversity of sponsor missions, research areas, and cross-corporate capabilities translates into hundreds of meaningful projects at any given time. We invite you to discover how your unique combination of strengths and experiences can benefit our work program in new ways. MITRE is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist who will lead high-visibility/high-impact efforts that provide significant contributions to the safety and security of the United States. The position will work closely with sponsor staff and regularly engage with senior leaders to understand their priorities and shape work, and they will be a strong collaborator across the Division, MITRE Labs, and the MITRE Public Sector (MPS). Major focus areas include criminal network analysis and disruption, digital marketplaces, and transnational criminal organizations and associated activities. Additional areas of responsibility include cybercrime investigation improvement, cyber-mission systems engineering and guidance, system-of-system engineering, data engineering and analysis, experimentation, communications, and acquisition. Roles & Responsibilities: In this role, the selected candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the sponsor’s organization in the areas of analysis and tradecraft in the fight against crime. Further, the selected candidate will contribute to efforts to: Develop and implement advanced data models to identify cyber threats, utilizing extensive data sources to analyze adversarial behavior patterns, including Dark Web activity and cryptocurrency transactions. Analyze structured and unstructured datasets from diverse sources, integrating insights about threat actors, malware campaigns, and financial movements across underground digital markets. Lead the development of Python-based analytical tools to enhance the collection, transformation, and analysis of complex datasets, optimizing workflows for threat intelligence operations. Serve as the go-to problem solver for challenging issues related to cyber intelligence, with colleagues and team members regularly seeking your expertise to address and resolve hard-to-crack problems. Perform deep dives into emerging cyber threats, focusing on areas such as blockchain analysis, cryptocurrency tracing, and Dark Web intelligence, providing actionable insights that enhance defensive measures. Design, implement, and maintain scalable data infrastructure that supports rapid data analysis and enables advanced querying and data mining in support of cyber threat intelligence objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including threat analysts, software engineers, and cybersecurity experts, to understand mission requirements, translate