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The Analysis Innovation Department within MITRE's Intelligence Center develops creative solutions to evolve complex, mission essential capabilities, bringing expertise in developing analytic solutions, data science, and workforce and business process maturation. We define, architect, design and prototype creative ways to integrate and fuse all-source intelligence and new sources of data to empower analysts and inform the programmatic and technical direction of new and existing programs.
The Department develops unique ways to receive and integrate all-source intelligence, increase sharing of tactical and strategic intelligence, support situational awareness and specific missions, better integrate intelligence and operations, and create products that are more useful customers that include the Combatant Command J2s.
The successful candidate will be passionate about working with the USCENTCOM, US SOUTHCOM and USSOCOM Combatant Command J2s to understand their Foundational Military Intelligence needs, understand and communicate current capabilities and shortfalls, and what it would take to design and develop capabilities to address shortfalls.
The successful candidate will have experience working enterprise solutions for USCENTCOM, USSOCOM or USSOUTHCOMand experience working in sponsor spaces. Familiarity with Intelligence Support to Joint Operations and technical systems engineering experience is preferred.
Roles and Responsibilities:
As a Systems Engineer you will be a member of an interdisciplinary team and may participate in some of the following activities:
Provide research in high technical areas to include cloud computing, information security, object management services, systems integration and interoperability, and system modernization practices
Identify opportunities and develop solutions to integrate Combatant Command Capabilities with Enterprise capabilities such as Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System (MARS)
Develop and coordinate system migration planning and transition activities
Analyze identified security risks and coordinate the development of plan of action and milestone (POA&M) responses
Review and provide recommendations on improving system documentation
Provide technical services advice and guidance
Coordinate IT infrastructure, system, and documentation configuration management activities
Provide recommendations on change management process and details
Use qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect and analyze data to find trends, themes, and similarities
Develop presentations that translate and communicate assessment findings to inform impactful decisions
Contribute to the development of products, such as concept of operations and analysis of alternatives
Research leading practices, methodologies, tools, and techniques
Engaging with DoD/IC operational stakeholders regularly, communicating sponsor and stakeholder objectives and needs, and building proper relationships to further the systems integration activities in both sponsor and stakeholder locations and projects
This role requires strong communication and coordination in Tampa with US CENTCOM and USSOCOM J2 staff, as well as coordination with USSOUTHCOM. The preferred candidate is based in Tampa.
Candidates that are not based in Tampa may be considered if they demonstrate exceptional knowledge of Combatant Command J2 needs, exceptional technical and communication skills, access to DIA TS/SCI accounts and a willingness to travel.
Basic Qualifications
Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 5 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
5 years of experience working with government sponsors
In-depth knowledge of interface definitions, architecture, requirements and systems engineering/interoperability practices
Active US Government TS/SCI clearance and willingness and ability to pass government polygraph
Experience translating technical concepts to leadership, stakeholders and sponsors
This position requires strong, consistent interaction with Tampa based government seniors.
Ability to travel up to 10% time
This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.
Preferred Qualifications
Active TS/SCI with polygraph
Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or related technical field
Combatant Command experience at the operational and analytic level
Intelligence Community Analysis Tradecraft expertise
Experience with the DoD and Intelligence Community IT systems and security posture and regulations
Expert at IT infrastructure and application development
Experience interacting with senior government officials
Experience working in the Intelligence Community (IC)
Demonstrated troubleshooting and analytical skills
Good communication and collaboration skills
Able to work independently and as part of a larger team
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/SCI/Polygraph
Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$141,000 - $176,000 - $211,000 Annual
Work Location Type:
Onsite
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