Key Functions:

Grow our team

• Serve as the direct supervisor for staff performance and development for a group of six to eight individual contributors.
• Advise group members to develop goals that are measurable and have impact for MITRE and the sponsors.
• Assist group members with finding projects and work that are aligned with skills, interests, and career development goals.
• Communicate with work leaders throughout the year to discuss employee performance.
• Provide input to DM for annual assessment and salary adjustments.
• Manage challenging employee(s) interpersonal dynamics, behavioral issues, and performance concerns if they arise.
• Recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions of group members.

Foster MITRE’s Culture

• Foster a culture that empowers innovation, learning, knowledge sharing, risk-taking, and speed.
• Provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for all that is aligned with MITRE’s values.
• Connect employees with individuals and MITRE communities aligned with each employee’s career aspirations.
• Engage across MITRE and sponsors to communicate the Technical Capabilities that L533 staff can bring to Solving Problems for a Safer World.

Shape and communicate strategy and operations

• Translate and communicate MITRE’s mission and strategy, making it meaningful to group members.
• Participate in shaping the department/group strategy and in communicating strategic plans so that they are tangible and meaningful to employees.
• Forecast workforce skillset demand that support department hiring activities.
• Participate in department, division, and FFRDC recruitment and hiring activities.
• Support employees in understanding MITRE internal communications and in navigating Policies and Procedures, HR processes, and administrative procedures (e.g., timecards, absences, transfers, retirement, potential legal issues).

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 7 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 4 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar field.
• Understands and can communicate MITRE’s missions, domains, and challenges.
• Can define projects or programs greater than an individual contributor.
• Demonstrated leadership presence as a trusted colleague and compelling communicator.
• Strong and effective inter-personal and communication (verbal and written) skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Computer Science or computing related field with 8 or more years of experience as a software engineer including at least two years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to shape work for staff and with diverse group of clients.
• Demonstrated success in practicing software engineering methods.
• Knowledge of MITRE people management systems and processes
• Proven ability to work across the software engineering lifecycle including requirements, architecture, design, implementation, testing, and deployment, while taking on ever-increasing areas of responsibility
• Knowledge of software engineering lifecycle; Agile, DevSecOps and Cloud frameworks and implementation; software architecture; software process improvement; software languages and development methodologies and tools