Group Lead, Cryptography Solutions

The MITRE Corporation

• $158K — $238K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years' experience in a STEM field
  • Proven team leadership and management skills in cybersecurity
  • Experience transforming mission needs into technical cryptographic solutions
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Collaborative mindset with a focus on team growth
  • Active Secret U.S. Government issued Security Clearance required

Responsibilities

  • Lead and advocate for a team of cybersecurity professionals
  • Foster professional growth and team development
  • Represent staff performance and professional needs to leadership
  • Align team talent with project requirements in collaboration with project leaders
  • Work with department leadership to achieve strategic objectives

Benefits

  • Growth opportunities within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Access to novel research and development projects
  • Engagement with external partners in cybersecurity
  • Involvement in critical decision-making processes for sponsors
Full Job Description
L527, 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 Cryptography Solutions. 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 bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
  • Ability to lead teams and efforts that translate mission needs into cryptographic technical requirements, interfaces, and measurable outcomes.
  • Progressive thought and people leadership for cryptographic solutions
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills and proactive, critical thinking skills
  • Excellent written/verbal communications skills
  • Collaborative managerial mindset
  • Must have an active 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:
  • Master's or PhD in a STEM field
  • Ability to possess and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance


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

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

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$158,800 - $198,500 - $238,200 Annual

Work Location Type:
Onsite

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