MITRE Corporation - McLean, VA

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
McLean, VA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At MITRE, we are dedicated to addressing our nation's most pressing challenges while ensuring the well-being of our employees. As a not-for-profit corporation, we operate without commercial conflicts, focusing solely on the public interest. Our R&D centers work on impactful projects across various fields, including cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We are looking for a Lead AWS Cloud Engineer to join our External Cloud Team in the ECIS department. This role involves supporting the development and administration of MITRE's enterprise cloud environment in AWS. You will leverage your hands-on expertise across the full AWS ecosystem to establish a secure technical foundation for projects, enabling users to be self-sufficient and agile while minimizing risks and ensuring compliance with InfoSec policies. In this position, you will define and lead the development of a robust governance framework for securing AWS environments, guide the security and networking aspects of MITRE's AWS architecture, and provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members. You will also troubleshoot complex technical issues, collaborate with InfoSec to establish secure baselines, and work with other MITRE teams to develop cross-domain, multi-cloud, and hybrid solutions involving AWS. Sharing knowledge across MITRE and with external partners will be a key part of your role, ensuring that best practices are disseminated throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead development of a robust governance framework for securing AWS environments in accordance with prevailing policy
  • Guide the security, networking, governance, and automation of MITRE's AWS architecture
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide advanced operational support to internal MITRE customers in AWS
  • Work closely with InfoSec to define secure baselines in AWS
  • Collaborate with other MITRE teams in pursuit of cross-domain, multi-cloud, and hybrid solutions involving AWS
  • Share knowledge across MITRE and with external partners

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with eight years' related experience, or a master's degree with six years' related experience, preferably with a technical major such as engineering, computer science, etc.
  • Demonstrated expertise in AWS cloud technologies and service offerings
  • Experience with cloud networking skills required to deploy secure cloud environments
  • History of performing hands-on work to solve complex technical problems
  • Self-motivated, curious, and collaborative, with a passion to learn new technologies and develop new skills
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance within one year of being hired

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience securing systems to one or more compliance standards (e.g., NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53)
  • Experience using cloud automation tools, such as Terraform, etc.
  • Experience with DevOps and CI/CD automated build and deploy processes using tools such as GitLab, etc.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, to include ability to effectively develop technical support documentation
  • Active DoD Secret clearance

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits
  • Exceptional professional development opportunities
  • Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth
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