Chief Engineer, Defensive Cyber Operations
Mitre
Colorado Springs, CO · Posted October 31, 2026
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Where Colorado Springs, CO ranks
Where Colorado Springs, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West366 openings · of 22
- #4Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West58 jobs · of 15
- #6Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West47 / 100 · of 11
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West58% · of 19
- #9Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs245 openings · of 67
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Mountain West0.9% · of 18
Rankings about security jobs
- Best cities for security jobs #1 San Francisco (316 openings)
- Best cities for security pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($241k)
- Most requested AI skills in security jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (10.8%)
- Employers with the most security jobs #1 Amazon (318 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 81 open chief engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $122,500 to $237,500 and the median is $175,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...career with purpose — and help shape the future.The Defensive Cyber Operations Department focuses on threat hunting, detection engineering and... ...problems sets.The CE will collaborate with the Division Chief Engineer, Department Managers, and other CEs to bring capabilities...