Lead Network Engineer

The MITRE Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Network Engineer to join their Classified Infrastructure Services team. This role offers the unique opportunity to work on impactful projects supporting classified infrastructures while ensuring compliance with NIST security controls. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in network engineering, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead a small team. This innovative firm values adaptability and collaboration, providing a supportive environment that fosters professional growth and development. If you are passionate about making a difference and thrive in a mission-driven setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Professional development opportunities

Culture of innovation

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Network Engineering or equivalent education.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support classified infrastructures and ensure compliance with security controls.
• Provide guidance for hardware/software purchases and manage end-user issues.
• Lead a small team while providing top-level technical support.

Skills

Network Engineering

Analytical Skills

Problem-solving Skills

Written Communication

Verbal Communication

Scripting and Automation

System Hardening

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD

Tools

PowerShell

Ansible

VMware vCenter/vSphere

PDQ Inventory/Deploy

Job description

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values.

We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

MITRE’s Classified Infrastructure Services team (Special Programs) is looking for a Lead Network Engineer role that will be supporting many classified infrastructures as well as standalone environments. This role will require knowledge of implementing and maintaining NIST 800-53 Security Controls / RMF compliance in each environment along with additional security lockdowns if required and ensure the accreditation is enforced and in compliance in all environments. Provide guidance for hardware/software purchases when requested. Work with project leads to ensure their environment compliant and meeting the requirements of the end-users. The successful candidate will, in addition to providing top level technical support and vision, provide task leadership for a small team that supports both the infrastructures and manages end user issues.

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.
• Active a DoD TS/SCI
• Familiarity with managing a Windows supporting services environment, including WSUS, Network Policy Server, Certificate Service
• Familiarity with scripting and automation tools, including batch scripts, PowerShell, automation with PDQ Inventory/Deploy, Ansible, Chef, or other similar tools
• Experience with STIGs and system hardening through Group Policy and/or automation
• Experience with VMware vCenter/vSphere, and VDI implementations using VMware Horizon
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective technical and support documentation to include design & test plans, implementation plans, and automation plans using standard templates (where existing) or proposing & creating new templates where needed
• Ability to review operational metrics and make analytic decisions/recommendations about operational infrastructure performance
• Deploy all hardware/software configurations following established standards in an automatable and auditable method.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Network Engineering
• DoD TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly

Clearance Requirements:

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): Top Secret.

Work Location Type:

Onsite

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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