Information Warfare Lead

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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

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.

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