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The DoDIN Enterprise Foundations (N241) operates within MITRE's integrated division serving the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). This department helps drive the modernization of critical warfighter IT capabilities by providing technical expertise and thought leadership to government partners. The department's work strategically aligns with three key initiatives:

DoD CIO's Fulcrum strategyDISA NEXTDoD’s Data and AI Adoption Strategy

N241 is currently seeking a Task Lead (TL) to manage operations with the CDAO's Advanced Command and Control Accelerator (AC2A) Division. This role supports the AC2A Division's mission of implementing Data Integration Layer capabilities, which are essential for:

Enabling rapid data sharingSupporting resilient communicationsFacilitating effective joint operationsEnhancing coalition/partner collaboration

These capabilities directly support the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) vision and reference architecture and are essential in helping CDAO be successful delivering a minimum viable capability. 

Roles & Responsibilities:
 

The Task Lead (TL) will lead a large, multi-disciplinary team focused on aiding CDAO in their effort to deliver effective, robust, and reliable technologies for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) data integration. MITRE tasking spans the services and technologies needed to leverage industry best practices, architectures, and technologies that can solve the vendor-locked, data silo problem facing DoD today. To unlock this data, the Data Integration Layer needs a secure, user friendly, intuitive, self-service data marketplace that includes a set of data mesh services that expose, transform, and provide discovery and access to this data at the strategic levels and to and from the tactical edge through resilient tactical data services.

The TL will oversee support activities across a diverse range of disciplines, including Systems Engineering, Policy, Acquisition, Data Operations, Data Orchestration, and Data Workflow Analysis activities, and needs the ability to effectively delegate work, integrate input from subject matter experts, and manage interconnected activities.

The TL will fulfill the following responsibilities:

Team Leadership – Serves as the primary work supervisor for staff assigned to the task, creating and leading an effective team to achieve sponsor outcomesTechnical Quality/Execution/Capability Development – Coordinates with project leadership in work shaping, work program development, maintaining awareness of emerging technical issues and opportunitiesCollaboration and Communications – Supports regular communication between staff and Project Leaders, seeks collaboration opportunities across tasks, and facilitates open sharing of program and/or technical area knowledge with other MITRE staff

Routine activities will include:

interfacing with multiple sponsors to capture their operational needs and assess where MITRE expertise can provide the most impact; coordinating and managing activities amongst the sub-teams on the task; communicating internally with other MITRE stakeholders involved with JADC2, particularly the Intel Community, Joint Staff, and Combatant Command programs.

In performing these roles, the TL works closely with CDAO project leadership and other task leads, as well as N241 Department management.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically, A minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.Relevant work experience related to C2, Systems Engineering, Data Environments and Engineering, and/or Modeling and Simulation.Practical understanding of the JADC2 mission, stakeholders, and existing operational systems. Ability to articulate challenges specific to the JADC2 mission, discuss critical issues, and identify gaps.A Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a SCI security clearance.Proven ability to develop a trusted advisor relationship with a DoD/government sponsor.Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills to support individual, team, and external stakeholder interactions.Demonstrated ability to lead medium to large-sized multidisciplinary teams to deliver customer products, including product definition, technical analysis, completion, schedule adherence, and technical quality. Ability to effectively collaborate with a geographically dispersed team.Strong technical background and self-discipline to stay current with data mesh/fabric policy and technologies through continued learning, and active engagement with academia, government, and industry.Expertise performing concept development, strategic planning, requirements development, market research, technology feasibility and evolution studies, and acquisition support.Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCIThis candidate must be in the Washington D.C. area and will be expected to work regularly at sponsor offices in the Pentagon (at least weekly).This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site presence.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science (PhD) or in related field.Work and/or leadership of teams developing and implementing C2 solutions.Knowledge of the DoD Acquisition pathways and required systems engineering artifacts.Knowledge of DoD Data Strategies and Data Mesh/Fabric principles.Experience with M&S for understanding data needs across a complex network of C2 nodes.Familiar with Joint mission operations, procedures, and protocols, particularly related to the roles played by the Combatant Commands and Joint Staff, and including DoD mission planning and execution workflows, policies and directives.Active TS/SCI

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

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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