Lead Cryptography Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Lead Cryptography Engineer with Security Clearance
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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. The N113 Integrated Space C2 department fields capabilities and establishes cross cutting enablers to deliver an integrated resilient Space C2 Enterprise for the Space Warfighter. N113 performs numerous prototyping activities including systems modeling, software architecting and development, and analysis capabilities designed to enable analysis and research in all space mission domains across multiple customers, missions, and technology providers for both the sponsor and other MITRE efforts.

The research, development, and outcomes of these efforts provide high-quality, comprehensive, quantitative insights for senior government decision makers shaping the future of our nation's Space policy, operations, and systems. The N113 department is a major contributor to the Space Warfighting Division by enabling joint combat power and superiority in all domains in, from, and through space.

Roles & Responsibilities : MITRE's N113 Integrated Space C2 Department is seeking a qualified candidate for our growing cryptographic engineering work program. The successful candidates will directly contribute to one or more projects for our direct sponsors at Space Systems Command (SSC) in Los Angeles, especially SSC/ Space Sensing (SN). Key functions include:
* Providing thought leadership in secure system design and applied cryptography both within MITRE and for our sponsors, reflecting recent relevant research and commercial technology.

* Proposing novel approaches to secure system design involving applications of cryptography, bringing your unique knowledge to bear.

* Working with department leadership and subject matter experts to evolve our strategy and technical capabilities in alignment with sponsor needs.

* Lead the Missile Warning Tracking and Defense (MWTD) Enterprise security and interoperability with other DoD and commercial systems, as well as backwards compatibility with legacy Missile Warning and Missile Defense systems

* Enhance MWTD system performance, ensure technical coherence, expediting the fielding of capability to align with Gov objectives and mission success.

* Assess SYD
84 Crypto vulnerabilities and identify space and ground segments requiring updates

* Collaborate with Government in defining an enterprise approach for resourcing and executing MWTD Crypto/COMSEC needs.

* Provide subject matter expertise for evaluation of cryptography, access control and key management, and security design, to include cryptographic modernization.

* Evaluate options for crypto equipment, in alignment with the program's Space and Ground cryptographic requirements and cryptographic key management architectures as an integral part of systems engineering processes.

* Make recommendation to the government to address contract gaps for Crypto/COMSEC on current and future contracts.

* Provide expertise for the development of a central Crypto/COMSEC Digital knowledgebase enabling information sharing across SN programs and stakeholders.

* Propose and lead new research into novel approaches to secure system design involving applications of cryptography, bringing unique knowledge to…