MITRE · 10 hours ago
Project Leader
McLean, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$129K/yr - $194K/yr
5+ years expMITRE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to tackling the nation's toughest challenges. The Project Leader will support the Deputy Secretary of War office, guiding diverse Task Leads and shaping impactful work to meet national security goals through effective project management and collaboration.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNon ProfitQuantum ComputingSaaS
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work with N280 and other Division Project Leads, MITRE OSD Program Leadership, government leadership, and the D410 project and task leadership team to shape this portion of the MITRE work program and customer strategy following the mission value chain approach
Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the customer's mission, environment and critical challenges and align MITRE tasks and capabilities to support their most critical outcomes
Collaborate with the project leadership team to assist the individual Task Leads to shape MITRE work objectives according to customer priority objectives and following the mission value chain approach
Lead in identifying, improving the quality of, and ensuring the delivery of data-driven technical products in partnership with the individual task leads to support achievement of critical customer goals and outcomes
Ensure proper resource allocation for planned execution (e.g., level of effort, dollars, and technical staff) in partnership with individual task leads
Track overall project and individual task STE delivery and finances with the project leadership team, including project funding status, and take appropriate action as necessary to correct shortfalls or overruns
Track and report project and individual task technical progress to MITRE OSD Program Leadership and project customers
Assess customers’ and stakeholders’ perception of MITRE value and success to address shortcomings along with the project leadership team and task leads and in partnership with the MITRE OSD Program Leadership, when necessary
Coordinate necessary staffing and hiring with OSD and relevant MITRE Labs Department Managers
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; 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
Experience managing projects and/or experience as a direct supervisor
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
Experience developing work programs, shaping work programs, and creating sponsor relationships, especially as related to system engineering, OSD work programs
Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance
This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
Preferred
Preference to current employees that are currently providing support to OSD projects or familiar with OSD R&E organization
Masters degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
Prior MITRE Task lead or Associate PL experience
Company
MITRE
The MITRE Corporation is working to solve some of the nation’s biggest challenges in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, homeland security, the judiciary and transportation.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.05MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyMassachusetts Technology Collaborative
2023-07-27Grant
2023-06-08Grant· $2.05M
Leadership Team
Katie Schroth
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Kerry Buckley
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