Group 57 - Summer Research Program Intern ( Cyber Operations and Analysis Technology)

What do we do in the Cyber Operations and Analysis Technology Group?

The Cyber Operations and Analysis Technology Group develops technology and performs analysis to impactfully improve overall cyber security postures and support operational decision making within the cyber domain and across traditional mission areas. Our technology focus areas include: system analysis, mathematical modelling, metrics development; designing and developing security architectures and technology; machine learning and advanced analytics; sensemaking and human-machine teaming.

Projects are carried out by small, focused, cooperative teams that succeed together by participating in all phases of technical solution development, including systems analysis, innovative solution design, system architecture, solution prototyping and field-testing, and final technology transfer to Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) sponsors or industry. The group comprises computer scientists, mathematicians, machine learning researchers and practitioners, system analysts, software developers and security architects who firmly believe they can improve the security of the nation.

Job Description

As a summer research intern, you will help our group create advanced technologies for ensuring security and resiliency of next-generation mission-critical systems. We are particularly seeking an intern who is willing to tackle the challenge of designing and implementing a web front-end for MIT/LL analytical tools. This requires an understanding of both best practices for user interaction as well as a creative sense for presenting large amounts of complex information in an easily read manner.

Requirements:

    Candidates should be working toward a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Security, Math, Data Science, or AI, or a related field

    Knowledge/experience in the following areas:

        - Computer security and network security

        - Software architecture, software engineering

        - Programming foundation (Any language)

        - Software development lifecycle, including design, documentation, and testing

        - DevOps infrastructure (CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerization, etc.)

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID: 41439