Req ID 17884BR
Job Title Lead Design and Integration Specialist
Location VA: McLean
Profession Engineering
Department Code K472
Purpose Join MITRE, which was included on Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For listing for ten consecutive years, and advise Government officials in the use of the best tools, techniques and methods for improving processes and modernizing large scale Government IT systems. Individuals will design integrated solutions to support people, process, and technology challenges for government clients.
Security Clearance Level Other
Key Functions MITRE is directly supporting Federal Agencies and their internal Program Offices responsible for the acquisition and implementation of modernized nationwide systems. This individual would work with the customer to advise them in aspects of Systems Engineering, Design, and Integration. They will apply their technical experience to support transforming and updating systems, processes and organizations, and will have functional knowledge of Enterprise, System, and IT life cycles. Experience in program and project management standards and best practices is a plus, with applied expertise in the areas such as process improvement, assessments and quality assurance, requirements management, configuration management, risk management.
Required Education/Experience: BS and 5 years of related experience or MS and 3 years of related experience or PhD and 1 year of related experience
Desired Education/Experience MBA, MS or equivalent
- Project Management Professional certification
- Experience on large information technology and acquisition projects
- Authorship of publications
- Public speaking, Consulting, and Facilitation Skills
- Previous work with Government Agencies and the commercial sector
Required Skills: At least five years of experience, in a leadership and managerial role, with responsibility for successfully delivering IT solutions
Demonstrated experience in at least three of the following areas :
• Systems Analysis and Solution Design
• Business Analysis and Process Improvement
• Alternatives Analysis
• Transformation or Transition Strategy Planning
• Impact Assessments
• Interoperability Recommendations
• Project and Design Reviews
• Lifecycle Methodologies and Project Frameworks (SDLC, Agile Development, RAD, JAD)
• Process Modeling and Design
• System and COTS assessments, Integration, Implementation
• Risk management
• Configuration management
Desired Skills • Performance Metric and Measure Definition
• Strategic Planning
• Portfolio or Dashboard Management
• Integrated Logistics Support Planning
• Quality Management
• Program Management Office Set-Up
• Earned Value Management
• Acquisition Strategy
• Work Breakdown and Schedule Structure creation and monitoring
• Cost modeling and management
• Contract management
• OMB processes and deliverables
Travel Statement * This position will require local travel in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and overnight travel up to 10% of the time.
Clearance Statement *Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, MITRE will consider only applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.
