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This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose - and help shape the future.The Cryptography, ICAM, & System 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); and Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM). 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. 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This position will provide Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) and Cyber SCRM (CSCRM) support to Missile Defense System Program office in Huntsville, AL to support next generation technical program security to the integrated missile defense capability. The Huntsville, AL based position is required to effectively foster relationships and shape the work program. The successful candidate will directly contribute to the technical work for our sponsors and take an active role in overall team dynamics and eventual leadership. Expected responsibilities include:\nAdvise government program leadership on SCRM assessment methodology, program processes, and workflow design across all program components.\nEvaluate and improve existing assessment concepts such as risk characterization, criticality analysis, and FOCI/beneficial ownership analysis, and recommend refinements for adoption by execution teams.\nIntroduce new concepts, methods, data sources, and tools into the program's SCRM practice, translating emerging approaches into program-ready recommendations.\nTrack, interpret, and brief evolving supply chain security rulemaking and policy, translating it into program impact assessments.\nDesign analytic standards, assessment templates, and SOPs that drive analyst consistency.\nPrepare decision-quality analysis and artifacts, including briefings, white papers, and recommendations for government decision makers.\nConduct OSINT and open-source research to inform methodology development and to spot-check or pilot new analytic approaches.\nBasic Qualifications:\nTypically 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.\nAnalytical, decision-making, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills\nAbility to clearly communicate complex ideas to executive-level stakeholders\nMust have an active Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph U.S Government issued Security Clearance. 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