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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 DIA's Missiles and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC).  MSIC is an all-source analysis organization known for excellence in focusing on analysis and assessment of foreign air and missiles defense systems, ballistic missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, anti-satellite missile systems, and directed energy weapons. Their assessments are used strategically and tactically giving the U.S. and our allied forces an advantage in all current and future conflicts. MSIC is also recognized as one of the leading organizations pushing for standardization and modernization of Intelligence Mission Data {IMD) solutions through the use of digital transformation approaches. The successful candidate will have experience developing enterprise solutions, familiarity with Intelligence, understand and communicate current capabilities and shortfalls, and design, develop and transition data capabilities to the customer’s cloud based operational environment. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

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 practicesDevelop and coordinate system migration planning and transition activitiesAnalyze identified security risks and coordinate the development of plan of action and milestone (POA&M) responsesReview and provide recommendations on improving system documentationCoordinate IT infrastructure, system, and documentation configuration management activitiesProvide recommendations on change management process and detailsUse qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect and analyze data to find trends, themes, and similaritiesDevelop presentations that translate and communicate assessment findings to inform impactful decisionsContribute to the development of products, such as concept of operations and analysis of alternativesResearch leading practices, methodologies, tools, and techniquesEngaging 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

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or related technical fieldRequires 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 experienceActive US Government TS/SCI clearance and willingness and ability to pass government polygraph5 years of experience working with government sponsorsIn-depth knowledge of Data Engineering and ManagementExperience developing Cloud application architecturesExperience in defining and developing interface definitions, architecture, requirements and systems engineering/interoperability practicesExperienced in software systems lifecycle and delivery to operational environmentsAbility to work in the classified DIA development environmentsAble to work independently and as part of a larger teamExperience translating technical concepts to leadership, stakeholders and sponsorsAbility to work at the customer siteAbility to travel up to 10% timeThis position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

TS/SCI with PolyCybersecurity compliance automationStrong experience with Agile methodologies for software systems engineering, such as ScrumStrong systems engineering consulting skillsDemonstrated troubleshooting and analytical skillsDIA and Combatant Command experience at the operational and analytic levelKnowledge of Intelligence Mission Data, for example, Military Equipment Parametric and Engineering Database (MEPED), the Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Database (EWIRDB), and the DoD Equipment CodesIntelligence Community Analysis Tradecraft expertise Experience with the DoD and Intelligence Community IT systems and security posture and regulationsExpert at IT infrastructure and application developmentExperience interacting with senior government officialsExperience working in the Intelligence Community (IC), DIA, Targeting Community, and/or with Military Equipment characteristics and performance dataExcellent communication and collaboration skills

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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