Lead Network Engineer

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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 analyticsE2E network MS&A, T&E, AFSIMEmbedded 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 network engineers to lead projects and project teams 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 lead and 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:
Leading the development of 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 Lead Network Engineer leads a project and / or teams in 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 leadership skills, strong collaboration, technical rigor, and the ability to translate sponsor and mission needs into practical engineering solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a…