Joint Cyber Operations Project Leader

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The MITRE Ft. Meade/Annapolis Junction joint cyber operations work program is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for our sponsors to defend the nation, gather intelligence, and project power in and through cyberspace. We seek Project Leads (PL) who have expertise in the relevant cybersecurity and cyber operations disciplines, understand how these missions are conducted today, have a vision for how to revolutionize those missions, have the passion to tackle hard problems, are adept collaborators, and have a desire to elevate MITRE's reputation for technical quality and innovation.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The PLs in our work program focus on sponsor decision-making, situational awareness, operational concepts, and mission management. MITRE expertise advances sponsor operational effectiveness and development of new capabilities and connections. The PLs also guide sponsor creation and establishment of new concepts, programs, and policies.

As PL, you will oversee and guide a team producing deliverables, prototypes, technical and programmatic strategies, support work shaping activities, and work directly with the sponsor to address near and long-term priorities. You will also contribute directly to these and other MITRE products. Additionally, you will collaborate with peer project leaders as well as the Department Manager and Department Chief Engineer to identify opportunities to expand the cyber operations workspace and to leverage other work within and outside the portfolio that may have impact on USCYBERCOM mission space.

This work is primarily in the Annapolis Junction, MD area. You will meet regularly with sponsors and are expected to be accessible to the MITRE Ft. Meade/Annapolis Junction Site and sponsor locations within the area. Seeking highly qualified candidates with active TS/SCI and full-scope polygraph clearances, or who have already received equivalent sponsor Conditional Certification of Access.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interact with sponsor to develop and refine outcomes, scope, and schedule
• Achieve project outcomes while adhering to scope, schedule, and budget
• Engage regularly with key sponsors, department leadership, and project area task teams
• Oversee/execute work on the project, consistent with MITRE technical quality processes
• Support the department leadership team by identifying opportunities and shaping the work program
• Develop/nurture sponsor relationships and MITRE outreach opportunities (i.e., academia, MIP)
• Provide guidance to the Project's Task Leads and team members to ensure all assigned staff have clear expectations and goals aligned to impactful sponsor outcomes
• Provide technical and other insights and regular coaching/mentoring to assigned staff in establishing and accomplishing their objectives
• Ensure quality staffing for each task on the project; effectively leverage MITRE staff locally and across the corporation to apply technical and operational expertise
• Serve as a point of contact for respective Group Leads to address performance and career accomplishments, questions, or recommendations
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment by establishing a "norm" of leveraging relevant expertise, prior work, and reach-back support from across the MITRE backplane
• Support and encourage the Project's Task Leads to build, grow, and lead a cohesive, distributed, and high-performing MITRE team

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, or a related Information Technology or Engineering field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Self-starter with strong leadership and networking skills to reach back proactively into MITRE to identify and facilitate collaborative relationships in support of the program
• An active TS/SCI with full scope poly, or equivalent sponsor Conditional Certification of Access, is REQUIRED for execution of this position
• Hybrid onsite Fort Meade presence required with the ability to work on site in a Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at MITRE's Fort Meade site and to attend regular engagements at the sponsor's site, located on Fort Meade.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, or a related Information Technology or Engineering field and 8 years related experience
• Deep knowledge in one or more of the following areas: global cyberspace synchronization, cyber operations, command and control, or cyberspace planning and strategy
• Demonstrated experience with project leadership, collaboration, work shaping, staff planning and selection, recruiting, mentoring, budgeting, and reporting
• Experience working with military or other government cyber operations, cybersecurity planning, Combatant Commands, and their associated operations centers

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$168,500 - $210,500 - $252,500 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

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