Senior Network Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Network Engineer with Security Clearance
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Department Summary:

The L616 - Enterprise and Tactical Networking Department within MITRE Technology and Engineering specializes in complex network challenges vital to national well-being. Our work involves researching, developing, and applying advanced technologies in core areas such as:
* Network architecture and design

* Software-defined / Virtual networks (SDN/NFV)

* Network reliability, resilience, mission security and assurance, network data analytics

* E2E network MS&A, T&E, AFSIM

* Embedded networks (IoT, ICS, SCADA)

* Tactical and threat-informed networking
By integrating deep technical expertise across these networking domains, we provide our federal sponsors with comprehensive solutions that enable their mission outcomes.

Roles & Responsibilities : MITRE's Enterprise and Tactical Networking department is seeking talented Senior Network Engineers to join our team and leverage expertise in enterprise networking, network security, automation, and infrastructure architecture to address complex technical challenges for a wide range of sponsor organizations. Candidates will contribute to:
* Network Design:
Defining validated designs for networks with details required for implementation

* Software-Defined / Virtual Networks:
Configuring, deploying, testing and validating the latest technologies in software-defined and virtualized networks as well as "traditional" networking

* Mission Security and Assurance:
Conducting cybersecurity risk assessments of proposed and existing designs to evaluate security posture, identify threats and vulnerabilities, and recommend mitigation strategies

* Network Data Analytics:
Designing, implementing, and enhancing network monitoring and data collection capabilities to provide visibility into performance, availability and operational health

* Network Modeling, Simulation and Analysis:
Developing and applying network modeling, simulation, emulation, and test methodologies to validate design assumptions, analyze traffic patterns, assess resiliency, and predict performance and scalability outcomes

* Tactical and Thread-Informed Networking:
Developing solutions for coupling non-traditional, external threat feeds into traditional network routing parameters (i.e., bandwidth, delay, throughput) to better influence communications paths in challenging network environments MITRE Senior Network Engineers contribute to the design, implementation, testing, validation, and modernization of secure, resilient, and scalable network environments spanning LAN/WAN, data center, and tactical operations use cases. The role requires strong collaboration, technical rigor, and the ability to translate mission needs into practical engineering solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

* Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

* Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.

* Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements,…