Lead Network Engineer

Socket.dev; Lincoln (MA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Lead Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, testing, validating, and modernizing high-quality, secure and scalable Air Force networks spanning WAN, CAN, and government cloud use cases. It requires strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills to translate sponsor and mission needs into practical engineering solutions.

The role entails working onsite in Massachusetts, with a focus on network transport design, encryption devices, and network reliability,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years with a Master’s; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination.
• Active Top Secret/SCI U.S Government security clearance required; U.S. Citizenship is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support design, implementation, testing, validation, and modernization of high quality, secure and scalable Air Force networks across WAN, CAN, and Government cloud use cases.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and engineering rigor; translate sponsor needs into practical solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

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:

The L616 – Enterprise and Tactical Networking Department within MITRE Technology and Engineering specializes in complex network challenges vital to national well-being. Our work involves researching, developing, and applying advanced technologies in core areas such as:

• Network Transport architecture design and implementation for operational fielding
• Optical Transport Network (OTN) and Carrier Ethernet (CE) Engineering
• Network Type 1 Encryption devices
• Network Routing and Switching
• Virtual Private Networks / Network Overlay Technologies
• Familiar with , Cyber security techniques, Zero Trust, Crypto devices
• Network reliability, resilience, mission security and assurance
• Network Quality of Service Engineering
• Network Operation Center tools and management design

By integrating deep technical expertise across these networking domains, we provide our federal sponsors with comprehensive solutions that enable their mission outcomes.

Roles & Responsibilities:

MITRE Lead Network Engineer to support the design, implementation, testing, validation, and modernization of high quality of service, secure, resilient, and scalable Air Force network environments spanning WAN, CAN, and secure Government cloud use cases. Opportunities exist to merge Air Force networks to achieve costs savings and optimization of transport. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills, strong collaboration, technical rigor, and the ability to translate sponsor and mission needs into practical engineering solutions. The role requires familiarity with Intelligence Communities architectures and Air Force acquisition processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Must havean activeTop Secret/SCIU.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:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Systems Engineering related discipline, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Professional or expert level networking certification(s).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication, presentation, and writing skills

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

Top Secret/SCI

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:

$147,200 - $184,000 - $220,800 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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