Group Lead, System Assurance Solutions
About The Position
At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. L527, Cryptography, ICAM, and System Assurance Department is comprised of an inspired multi-disciplinary team of researchers and practitioners driving innovation in the department’s technical areas of focus, with particular emphasis in Cryptography; Software Assurance (SwA); and Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM). We develop and apply scalable approaches for systems and software, evaluate technology and solutions, lead and foster external partnerships within the communities we support, and conduct novel research and development. We serve in critical roles including: Conceive of and advance novel technical ideas, Provide deep analyses whose results drive decision-making by our sponsors, Build proof-of-concept systems that leverage new technology and concepts, and Engage with the vendor community, academia, and our sponsors to raise the bar on cybersecurity throughout the industry.
Requirements
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years’ experience with a Bachelors degree in a STEM field.
- Experience and knowledge in at least one of L527’s core capabilities (cryptography, ICAM, or system assurance)
- Prior experience in leading groups or teams
- Analytical and problem-solving skills and proactive, critical thinking skills
- Excellent written/verbal communications skills
- Collaborative managerial mindset
- Must have an active Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance.
- Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Masters or PhD in a STEM field
- Ability to possess and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
Responsibilities
- Providing day-to-day leadership, management, and advocacy of staff
- Fostering the growth and development of a team of highly technical cybersecurity professionals
- Represent staff to MITRE leadership in areas of performance and professional development needs
- Collaborate with project leaders to align staff talent with project requirements
- Work closely with Department and Division leadership in executing and achieving mission vision, strategy, goals, and objectives
Benefits
- competitive benefits
- meaningful career development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
