Principal Systems Engineer (Intelligence Center)

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The Intelligence Systems and Operational Engineering Department (N935), within the MITRE Intelligence Center, applies broad national and strategic engineering and operational expertise and deep understanding of our Sponsors' mission challenges to develop and advance complex human and technical solutions which enable present and future success from tactical to enterprise levels. We develop and apply innovative engineering solutions, thought leadership, and evidence-based recommendations that deliver high impact to our Sponsors' missions, and we shape and grow the future MITRE intelligence workforce through engineering development.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• MITRE is looking for a Principal Systems Engineer role that will be supporting multiple 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 technical evaluations for hardware/software acquisitions and architecture
• Work with various sponsor organizations, FFRDCs, and contractors to ensure long-term network architecture meets projected needs
• The successful candidate will, in addition to providing top level technical support and vision, provide subject matter expertise across several government offices

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.
• Active TS/SCI with Pol
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Experience integrating emerging cybersecurity capabilities, hardware and software, into large network architectures
• Experience working with multiple government agencies, FFRDCs, and contractors
• Experience with STIGs and system hardening through Group Policy and/or automation
• Experience with scripting and automation tools, including batch scripts, PowerShell, automation with PDQ Inventory/Deploy, Ansible, Chef, or other similar tools
• Experience with architecting diverse services of environments
• 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
• Ability to deploy all hardware/software configurations following established standards in an automated and auditable method.
• Ability to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) outlined best practices, processes, and procedures.
• Ability to track backlog refinements, sprints, and prioritization of requirements for a variety of Kubernetes applications within clustered environments.
• This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in Network Engineering

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:
$162,400 - $203,000 - $243,600 Annual

Work Location Type:
Onsite

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