Group Lead Defensive Cyber Operations Engineer

The MITRE Corporation•McLean, VA

5d•$158,800 - $238,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Defensive Cyber Operations Department (L511) within the Cyber Operations & Effects Technical Center (L510), is seeking a Group Leader for members based in Colorado and California. Location at MITRE’s Colorado Springs site is preferred for this role but not required. L511 houses MITRE’s Defensive Cyber Operations, Cyber Deception and Adversary Engagement, and Cybersecurity Analytics and Malware Analysis technical capability areas. Staff members in this group are aligned to one or more of these capability areas. As such, the Group Lead must be able and willing to be a direct contributor to Cyber Operations & Effects related capabilities, projects, tasks, or research. The Group Leader (GL) is a core member of the L511 leadership team; the first-line supervisor to group staff responsible for inspiring, coaching, and rewarding employees, enabling them to grow, thrive and prosper at MITRE. The Group Leader is also responsible for helping to recruit new L511 members to further grow MITRE’s expertise in the technical capability areas. In performing these roles, the Group Lead works with Project Leads, Task Leads, and the L511 Department Manager to assign the right staff to tasks and projects based on the skills and capabilities required. GLs translate MITRE’s mission and Good Growth strategy into operations, making it tangible and meaningful to employees: GLs help their staff understand that they contribute to Growing our Work by providing innovative solutions and continually seeking opportunities to shape the work program enabling MITRE to provide the most significant impact. GLs help their staff understand that they can contribute to Growing our Team by focusing on continuous learning, risk-taking, and experimenting to explore bold ideas. GLs help their staff understand that they can Grow our organization by sharing their ideas, experiences, and lessons learned to provide MITRE’s unique vantage point.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team, across sponsors, and across MITRE as appropriate and experience leveraging relationships to benefit staff and work programs
Possess experience across MITRE to help group members network and make connections.
Solid understanding and experience with operational cyber security practices and commonly used technologies
Excellent writing and communication skills
Experience leading teams or projects/tasks
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None
This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): None

Responsibilities

Provide proactive and highly responsive leadership, management, and advocacy to staff
Be active in department, division, and FFRDC recruitment and hiring activities.
Work with department and division leadership to evolve the mission, vision, values, and culture of the group and department.
Engage with staff to enable development opportunities, define career paths, identify strategic work opportunities, ensure peer reviews, and facilitate knowledge sharing across the department.
Engage with Work Leads for feedback on staff to effectively assess performance and support development.
Make recommendations to DM for development and promotional opportunities for their employees