Information Warfare Lead

Job Description

MITRE’s National Security Sector is helping lead a dramatic shift in how the United States and partner nations solve problems for a safer world. MITRE brings positive and enduring impact by solving critical national security challenges; creating social benefit and economic opportunity; and building a safer and better world for today and future generations. The Commonwealth of Australia faces broad-based system engineering challenges that require engineering and scientific research expertise that draws upon multiple disciplines and government service domains, as well as partnership with a trusted advisor that is objective in its assessments and free from conflicts of interest. This trusted advisor role is especially valuable as the Commonwealth invests in efforts to uplift innovation, enhance sovereign capabilities, bolster the defence industrial base, and contribute to the success of the Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. tri-lateral agreement (AUKUS).

MITRE | Australia supports the Commonwealth by delivering on MITRE’s core competencies including, but not limited to:

systems engineering and integration;

artificial intelligence and machine learning;

cybersecurity, electronic warfare, and Information Warfare;

and other cross-domain, leap-ahead technologies

MITRE | Australia is seeking an experienced Information Warfare Leadto join our outstanding team!  In this role, you will be responsible for executing captures and driving the MITRE | Australia business growth in concert with our business development executives and business area operations leads.  You wil also be expected to support direct-funded work efforts in Defence spaces as MITRE | Australia scales.  This position provides an outstanding opportunity as we work together to apply the breadth of resources available in our organization to critical technology and mission challenges across Australia. The responsibility for determining our customers' needs and priorities; helping to shape customer solutions; and positioning MITRE | Australia to win makes this both a challenging and rewarding opportunity. This role will be based in Canberra, ACT reporting to the Managing Director of MITRE | Australia as well as working closely with the Deputy Managing Director.

Job Description:

As Information Warfare Lead, you will be known across the Commonwealth for your thought leadership, technical competency and established track record in executing large complex Information Warfare projects from strategic, operational, and financial perspectives. You will serve as the senior in-country Information Warfare Lead for the MITRE Australia team and provide leadership across specific aspects of MITRE’s Australian-focused initiatives, as assigned. In this role, you will:

Be a member of the MITRE | Australia leadership team working in a multi-agency environment developing, coordinating, and implementing Information Warfare initiatives across the Australian Defence and Intelligence Community.

Serve as an Information Warfare strategic advisor for multiple levels of senior government leadership and serve as an interface between technical experts (MITRE and government) pairing mission needs with achievable solutions and capability outcomes.

Provide electronic warfare, cyber, Information Warfare, and systems engineering thought leadership and expertise to refine organization and technology specific plans and processes, while developing and refining Information Warfare strategies that align with the customer's goals and objectives.

Shape and guide the organization's narrative to enhance its reputation, help positively influence MITRE’s branding in the IW and cyber space, and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Electronic Warfare (EW), Information Warfare (IW), and cybersecurity, and trends.

Assist the Mangaing Director and Deputy Managing Director in building and shaping a high-caliber, high-performance multi-disciplinary team capable of delivering mission-critical work across a spectrum of customers.

In conjunction with Business Development leadership to develop and execute capture strategies to secure new and/or continuing work and shape opportunities IW opportunities throughout the opportunity life-cycle to increase probability of win through every phase of the growth lifecycle.

Develop and maintain high quality relationships with internal and external customers and partners.

Support the communication and implementation of a culture of collaboration, accountability, and transparency in all business dealings.

Work with the leadership team to establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the effectiveness of Information Warfare strategies and provide regular reports to senior management.

Share expertise through presentations, publications, and public speaking engagements.

Contribute to direct-funded work as a member of the MITRE Australia Technical Staff. 

Basic Qualifications:

Requires minimum of 8 years’ experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 6 years’ experience with a Master’s degree; 5 years’ experience with a Ph.D.; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience

Previously served as an Information Warfare Officer with Australian Defence Force with proven experience and knowledge of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Information Warfare community practices; Space Operations, Cyber Operations, Electronic Warfare, Interface Control, Command and Control, Communications and Information Activities

Leadership skills to develop, organize and execute significant capture activities, including building partnership teams (such as with industry, academia, other FFRDCs), assessing win probability, and executing strategies in order to respond to and win business with new and existing customers

Experience leading teams in a hybrid environment; ability to work through others, and get results from teams that do not report directly to you

Technical writing and proposal development experience

Strong verbal communication skills and prior experience briefing executives

Willingness to travel to support customer engagements

Australian Negative Vetting Level 2 (NV2) and Eligible for Positive Vetting (PV) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree in the STEM, specifically in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or Math

Experience transitioning R&D programs to operational end users

A proven history and orientation towards solving rather than solely identifying problem areas is a preferred characteristic of the ideal candidate.