Lead Network Engineer

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Technical staff in the Network Architecture, Security, and Data Analytics Department specialize in solving network-related problems critical to national well-being. Part of MITRE Labs' Infrastructure and Networking Innovation Center, we research, develop, and employ advanced technologies in network modeling & simulation, dynamic network analysis, machine learning, cellular networking, software defined networking, programmable data plane, operational technology systems, future network science, and more. The department's culture emphasizes collaboration and collegiality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead technical staff are expected to make impactful contributions on one or more mission-driven projects. Though there are no "typical" tasks, some examples are:

• Lead a diverse team to deliver an innovative networking solution for a MITRE sponsor
• Solve complex networking and security problems for MITRE and its sponsors
• Analyze large sets of network data to understand trends and anomalies
• Collaborate with government, industry, and academia to establish networking standards
• Provide technical leadership to collaborative research teams as well as junior network engineers to develop innovative solutions using both commercial and MITRE developed technologies.
• Create opportunities for advanced research in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), Software-Defined Networking (SDN), network analytics, tactical networking, and next-generation cellular networking (5G, xG) by developing proposals or joining existing research teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering discipline.
• Bachelor's degree with 8 years related experience; Master's degree with 6 years related experience; PhD with 3 years related experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Strong understanding of networking and security concepts/capabilities such as TCP/IP stack, routing, firewalls, and intrusion prevention systems (IPS)
• Expertise in scripting/ software development languages such as Python or Ansible
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance which includes US citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in cloud and virtualization technologies to include compute, storage, and networking in a commercial cloud environment
• Hands on experience working with routing and switching infrastructure
• Expertise in network programmability concepts such as software define networking and programmable data planes
• Master's degree in a relevant engineering disciple

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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