Cyber Threat Intelligence Group Leader

MITRE; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE in Bedford, MA, seeks a Group Leader for its Cyber Threat Intelligence department. This hybrid, onsite role leads 8-10 staff, drives recruitment, coaching, and performance reviews, and collaborates closely with leadership to steer the department’s strategy.

A Top Secret clearance is required, with US citizenship. The position is centered in a secure, mission-driven environment focused on national security and adversary emulation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate, network and negotiate across matrixed teams.

Responsibilities

• Staff-Management: provide day-to-day admin management for 8-10 people; drive recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding.
• Career Development: coach, mentor, and guide group members; advocate for training and skill development.
• Performance Management: gather feedback, conduct appraisals, and drive development actions.
• Quality Management: foster a culture of quality, excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Leadership Team Engagement: collaborate with department leadership and act as backup for Department Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication skills

Collaboration

Cyber operations experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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.

Department Summary

MITRE’s Cyber Threat Intelligence department is seeking a Group Leader responsible for first-line people leadership. We are seeking a talented professional to join our leadership team for this Bedford-based hybrid position. Our department is responsible for delivering an advancing MITRE’s cyber threat intelligence and adversary emulation expertise across all of MITRE’s private and public sector sponsors.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Staff-Management: Provide day-to-day administrative management for 8-10 people. As required, drive recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding for the group. Communicate regularly with group members to ensure well-being, engagement, and job satisfaction.
• Career Development: Provide coaching, mentoring, and guidance for group members to grow them in their careers and help them be impactful contributors. Act as an advocate for training, project placement, and work-based skill development.
• Performance Management: Seek information and feedback on group members' performance and recommend corrective/development action when needed. Conduct annual performance assessments and regular clear conversations.
• Quality Management: Promote a culture of quality, excellence, teamwork, staff development, continued learning, innovation, evaluation, and benchmarking to ensure continuous improvement within the department and on all aspects of the department's work program.
• Leadership Team Engagement: Provide leadership and collaborate with the Department Manager, Chief Engineer, Capability Leads, and other Group Leads in the collaborative process of steering the department, and function as a part of the Department Management Team; back up for Department Manager as required/needed; and ensure L512 staff understand the division and department strategy and direction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience; or the equivalent combination of higher education and/or real-world experience
• Demonstrated ability to work with department leadership to create an effective team.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and mentor staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to collaborate, network and negotiate across matrixed teams, departments, and divisions.
• Experience solving complex cyber operations challenges
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on site
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of MITRE’s FFRDC model, how MITRE works, and how MITRE best delivers work, including existing networks within MITRE

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)

Top Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint

$158,800 - $198,500 - $238,200 Annual

Work Location Type

Onsite

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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