Lead Systems Engineer - Intelligence Systems & Integration

The MITRE Corporation • Bethesda, OH

3d • $147,200 - $220,800 • Onsite

About The Position

MITRE's National Intelligence Division is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to support the development, integration, and modernization of enterprise capabilities for an Intelligence Community sponsor. The role works directly with government stakeholders to understand mission needs, develop technical requirements, assess system architectures, and identify practical solutions to complex enterprise challenges. Assignments may focus on integrating screening and vetting capabilities through shared services and unified entity search, or on enterprise architecture, cloud capability assessments, and modernization strategy. Candidates are not expected to specialize in both areas.

The position is embedded on-site with the sponsor in Bethesda, Maryland, five days a week. The successful candidate brings technical judgment and analytical problem-solving skills to translate mission requirements into actionable engineering recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• Experience in systems engineering, solution architecture, systems integration, enterprise architecture, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Experience developing or evaluating technical requirements, architectures, integration approaches, or engineering solutions.
• Ability to evaluate technical alternatives and communicate clear recommendations to mission and technical stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph U.S. Government-issued security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
• Must work on-site five days a week.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Intelligence Community, Department of War, or related national security missions.
• Experience with enterprise system integration, shared services, APIs, and interoperable architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud architectures and enterprise modernization.
• Experience with data integration, entity resolution, information sharing, or cross-system search.
• Experience preparing enterprise strategies, architecture documentation, roadmaps, or decision products.
• Experience advising senior government stakeholders and coordinating across organizations.
• Familiarity with screening and vetting, counterintelligence, or intelligence security missions.

Responsibilities

• Work with government sponsors and technical stakeholders to define mission needs, technical requirements, and engineering approaches.
• Develop and assess systems architectures, integration approaches, and enterprise capabilities supporting mission objectives.
• Evaluate interoperability, shared services, information sharing, and cross-system search across existing systems.
• Assess cloud capabilities, software architectures, and emerging technologies to inform modernization decisions.
• Conduct technical assessments, trade studies, and risk analyses of solution alternatives and implementation approaches.
• Develop architecture documentation, technical recommendations, implementation plans, and decision briefings.
• Coordinate with government, MITRE, and industry teams to align engineering activities and support mission outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior