Group Lead, System Assurance and Trusted Computing

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE seeks a Group Lead for System Assurance and Trusted Computing in Virginia. You will lead a team of cybersecurity professionals, advancing cryptography, ICAM, and software assurance efforts. The role requires day-to-day staff leadership and collaboration with project leaders to match talent with work.

Minimum 8 years in a STEM field with system/software assurance experience is expected. A Top Secret clearance and on-site presence (3 days/week) are required for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience with a STEM degree.
• Experience in system and software assurance.
• Experience leading teams and guiding staff.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; collaborates well.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and advocacy for staff.
• Foster growth of a highly technical cybersecurity team.
• Represent staff to MITRE leadership on performance needs.
• Align staff talent with project requirements.
• Collaborate with leadership to execute mission goals.

Skills

System and software assurance

Team leadership

Analytical problem-solving

Written/verbal communications

Collaborative managerial mindset

U.S. Citizenship

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's or PhD in STEM

Tools

Static analysis tools

Software development

Job description

Department Summary

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.

The 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Cryptography, ICAM and System Assurance Department seeks a Group Lead for System Assurance and Trusted Computing. The individual will be responsible for:

• 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

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years’ experience with a Bachelors degree in a STEM field.
• Experience and knowledge in system and software assurance
• Prior experience in leading teams
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills and proactive, critical thinking skills
• Excellent written/verbal communications skills
• Collaborative managerial mindset
• 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.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on‑site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in a STEM field
• Prior Group Lead experience
• Ability to possess and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience using static analysis tools to identify security errors in source code
• Familiarity writing source code and building software
• Knowledge of software development best practices, specifically those discussed in the NIST Secure Software Development Framework

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s)

Top Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s)

None

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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