Lead ICAM Cybersecurity Engineer

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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.Department Summary:The Cyber for Identity Trust and Assurance department is comprised of an inspired multi-disciplinary team of researchers and practitioners driving innovation in the department’s technical areas of focus, with particular emphasis in Cryptography, Software Assurance (SWA), Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI). We develop and apply scalable approaches for systems and software, evaluate technology and solutions, lead and foster external partnerships within the communities we support, and conduct novel research and development. We serve in critical roles including:Aiding the Government community in architecting and applying modern ICAM technologies to secure systems, software, and protocols.Developing strategies, assessing policy and technical constraints, and facilitating the deployment of ICAM solutions into cloud, on-premises, and tactical environments.Working at the intersection of Cybersecurity and AI on trustworthy approaches to applying AI to ICAM applications.Performing research and development, evaluation and testing and operational support for high-priority sponsor mission applications.Roles & Responsibilities:As a member of the Cyber for Identity Trust and Assurance department in the Cyber Solutions Innovation Center, you will join an inspired team of engineers, researchers and practitioners and employ your technical expertise in Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) to provide strategic ICAM guidance and technical ICAM expertise to different government sponsors. This position provides the opportunity to leverage your expertise in ICAM in a technical advisory role with significant customer interaction. In this role, you will have the opportunity to perform ICAM systems engineering as part of larger systems engineering efforts and support the development of system designs that meet both mission functional requirements and security policy requirements.We are seeking a qualified candidate to support our growing work program in this highly technical field. Successful candidates will directly contribute to one or more projects for our direct sponsors, propose and lead internally funded applied research efforts, and work with department leadership on expanding our work and growing our team in this exciting technical area.Responsibilities of the Cybersecurity Engineer position include:Providing thought leadership in secure ICAM system design, development, and analysis for our sponsors.Engage with technical experts within MITRE and from Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), Federal agencies, cybersecurity vendors, and the user community to identify and solve identity, credential, and access management challenges.Provide technical expertise on the application and enabling of ICAM.Coordinate with the government sponsors to identify cybersecurity requirements, gaps, and design alternatives.Identify how ICAM can enable secure information access and sharing.Assess ICAM designs/implementation on their ability to support functional and security requirements.Work closely with security assessment teams to ensure compliance with ICAM security standards.Propose and lead new research into novel approaches to secure system design.Work with department leadership and subject matter experts to evolve our strategy and technical capabilities in alignment with sponsor needs.Provide exemplary leadership, caring mentorship, and generously sharing technical advice with staff related to domain knowledge or capabilities.Basic Qualifications:Typically requires 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.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proactive, critical thinking skills.Excellent written/verbal communications skills.U.S. citizen possessing a minimum of Secret level security clearance.Track record of impactful work.Demonstrated experience collaborating successfully with teams.Demonstrated examples of building and leveraging relationships that had a positive impact on the work.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber security, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar field and 8+ years of experience.Knowledge of systems engineering concepts to include practical experience in systems development lifecycles.Ability to apply security principles and mechanisms to enterprise architecture and systems.Understanding of ICAM and how it supports a Zero Trust Security Model.Knowledge of security attacks that apply to ICAM.Desire to specify and execute independent research applicable to our government sponsors' problems.This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

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