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Within MITRE’s Intelligence Center the Strategy and Policy Department has the mission to enhance our sponsors’ policy formulation, planning, and strategy execution across the national security enterprise through all-source intelligence and resource analysis that informs decision-making to address threats in an era of strategic competition. Our vision is to guide the formulation and implementation of strategy and policy that enables sponsor transformation and addresses emerging national and global challenges by unlocking the full potential of intelligence analysis to advance the missions of our sponsors. The Department is accountable and responsible for programs with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD I&S), and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

Roles & Responsibilities:

The Strategy and Policy Department seeks a Lead Intel, Strategy, and Policy Expert for our support to the Office of Office of the Director of National Intelligence which involves providing expert East Asis domain advice to the sponsor in the planning and oversight of the ODNI’s mission elements. Candidates will have a strong Intelligence and all-source analytic background with demonstrated technical experience in advancing intelligence analysis, and intelligence mission planning capabilities. Candidate must be able to work collaboratively with an integrated, federated MITRE team demonstrating strong teamwork and cooperation. We are looking for highly motivated, adaptive, and self-directed candidates with a deep subject matter expertise on Indo-Asia Pacific regional security affairs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Current active U.S. Government clearance (TS/SCI) with a Polygraph

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience or master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience

• Subject matter expertise concerning Indo-Asia Pacific regional security affairs as well as Chinese/Taiwan history, culture, politics, economic, military affairs and national approaches to the development and application of science and technology (S&T) and Engineering for national security/defense requirements

• History of investigative research and publications (unclassified and classified)

• Excellent written and oral communication with peers and with seniors

• Strong interpersonal skills with Sponsor and with MITRE staff

• This position requires an onsite presence of 5 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications:

• “Think Tank”, FFRDC, National Lab, or UARC experience

• Demonstrated ability to utilize advanced analytic tools and to define requirements for their development/prototyping

• Self-starting initiative and outstanding organizational / time management skills

• Experience as a project manager and individual contributor

• Solid understanding of sponsor mission, environment, constraints, technical landscape, and strategic direction

• Demonstrated ability to work successfully with demanding customers

• Broad knowledge of MITRE sponsors and detailed knowledge of the role/function of the modern FFRDC

• Success leading/managing and participating as a contributor to small, interdisciplinary work groups

  This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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