Ben Lee
Intermediate Cyber Security Software Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolBen Lee is an intermediate cyber security software engineer based in Washington, D.C., with six years of experience building secure, reliable systems at MITRE. He progressed from associate to intermediate roles there since 2020, bringing hands-on software engineering skills and a focus on practical security solutions. Ben’s background includes backend systems work and tooling—evidenced by a past internship developing a multithreaded C# video upload load tester with SQL and observability integrations—which informs his pragmatic approach to performance and instrumentation in security projects. A University of Michigan College of Engineering graduate who later completed a pre-med post-baccalaureate program, he combines rigorous technical training with a broader interdisciplinary curiosity that surfaces in collaborative, user-focused engineering. He’s comfortable translating complex requirements into auditable implementations and thrives in environments that value both code quality and operational insight.
7 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Post-Baccalaureate Program, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, Post-Baccalaureate Program, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Sidwell Friends SchoolBSE, Computer Science Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, BSE, Computer Science Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at University of Michigan College of Engineering
Github Skills (13)
cybersecurity10
security-testing10
mitre-attack10
security-automation10
emulation10
plugin10
cyber-threat-intelligence8
openlibrary8
access-token5
analytics2
proxy2
ssl2
go1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
bleepbop/CarbonFootprintCalculator
Sep 2020 - Feb 2026
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
apache/caldera
Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
Automated Adversary Emulation Platform
Contributions:120 reviews, 409 commits, 59 PRs in 1 year 6 months
emulationadversary-emulationcalderasecurity-automationred-team
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