MITRE CyberSecurity Engineer reviews

3.5

79% would recommend to a friend

(42 total reviews)
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Mark Peters

81% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

CyberSecurity Engineer employees have rated MITRE with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most CyberSecurity Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. MITRE is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by CyberSecurity Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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42 reviews
4.0
Sep 25, 2024
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Pros

Lots of different work opportunities. Good pay Solid benefits Most roles are hybrid Opportunity to change projects fairly frequently if you don't like what you are working on.

Cons

What work you can get is largely dependent on where you are located. Job titles for other employees can be loosely interpreted within the company Promotions are about how well you are perceived to be performing and not how well you are performing Establishg a network is pivotal for promotions and opportunities.

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MITRE Response
1y
We appreciate your feedback on our organization and that you’ve been able to take advantage of the numerous work opportunities MITRE offers. From health, cyber, justice, veterans affairs, social innovation, government modernization, and security and intelligence, each day our employees apply their skillsets and talents through an established and robust culture of collaboration. We are proud to actively partner with our staff to provide opportunities for networking and connection in the spirit of innovating together. Throughout the year, we host dozens of employee-focused events that foster relationship building and exploration of the many projects that MITRE employees can put their skillsets against. Thank you again for your dedication to MITRE and for being part of our team.
4.0
Sep 12, 2024
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Pros

Flex time, many smart peers

Cons

Slow wage growth & limited PTO

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MITRE Response
1y
We appreciate your continued service to MITRE’s mission of solving problems for a safer world and being part of a truly talented workforce whose skillsets and capacity to innovate propel our organization forward. We are proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package that meets the needs of our diverse, and multi-generational organization. As part of those benefit programs, we offer a flexible work model that fosters both in-person and digital opportunities for employees to connect with the added benefit of in-office and remote flexibility. Our program allows staff to flex their 80-hour pay-period time as needed with only 50% of their time required in an office setting. We are committed to consistently reviewing our benefits programs and recently modernized our paid time off benefit providing increased time-off for our tenured staff and expanded our paid holidays for a total of 9, including 2 floating holidays per year that staff can use to celebrate any observance that is meaningful to them. We appreciate your candid feedback and will continue to strive for excellence in all we do. Thank you again for your dedication to MITRE and for being part of our team.
2.0
Jul 19, 2024
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Pros

Good salary Exposure to various job opportunities

Cons

Terrible ELT Grew too fast, not focused on employee needs

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MITRE Response
1y
Thank you for your sincere and candid feedback on our organization. From our early roots developing an advanced air-defense system for the Department of Defense, to our current national and global impact in the fields of health, cyber, justice, veterans affairs, social innovation, government modernization, and security and intelligence, our employees have countless opportunities to apply their expertise and skillsets while gaining knowledge and development in areas of interest to them. And they do this with competitive salaries and our world-class benefits that emphasize supporting the physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing of our workforce with wellness programs that are thoughtfully designed and generous enough to meet the unique needs of our multigenerational and diverse team. Core to our success is our people and that includes our leadership who are charged with embodying our unique company culture while using their diverse backgrounds in technology, business, and public service to provide the vision, skills, and judgment that shape our work program and guide the activities of our staff, all while remaining grounded in good governance and sound corporate policy. Check out all our executive leaders at https://www.mitre.org/who-we-are/our-people/our-leadership.
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