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# Software/Digital Modernization Transformation Lead, Principal

- **Company:** MITRE Corporation
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $173,200.0 - $216,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Continuous Integration, Software Engineering, Cloud Migration, Devsecops
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/job/R116157

## About the Role

requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

- Demonstrated experience leading software or digital transformation initiatives at scale.
- Experience implementing Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, or cloud modernization efforts.
- Experience operating in regulated or mission-critical environments.
- Strong ability to influence and coach across technical and organizational boundaries.
- Ability to translate engineering best practices into practical execution guidance
- Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change and measurable improvement.
- Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to operate in dynamic sponsor environments with evolving objectives.
- Experience working across organizational boundaries to achieve mission outcomes.
- **Must have** an active **Secret** U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
- Willingness to support hybrid on-site engagement as required by sponsors.
- This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.  
 

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience with the DoW software acquisition pathway leading critical acquisition modernization or reform
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with access to Secure Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
- Private sector experience defense, technology, or consulting industries.
- Experience working with OSD Research and Engineering and/or Acquisition and Sustainment staffs. 
- Demonstrated, ability to maintain and leverage a strong professional network to provide thought



## Description

time, and enable quality, secure, scalable delivery.

- Establish repeatable patterns and capability delivery strategies that can be adopted across multiple programs.
- Define and implement performance measurement frameworks to demonstrate tangible modernization impact.
- Link engineering performance metrics to acquisition and delivery outcomes.
- Provide architectural and technical insight to guide modernization of DoW software-intensive systems.
- Coach technical and non-technical stakeholders in modern software delivery approaches.
- Maintain awareness of evolving commercial best practices in software engineering and apply them thoughtfully within DoW organizations.
- Navigate organizational resistance and legacy practices to enable sustainable adoption of modern software delivery approaches.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to program teams and senior leaders.  
 

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Typically