MITRE, great place for a career after retirement - Senior Information Systems Engineer MITRE Employee Review

3.0
Apr 8, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Job stability, flexible work hours, telework.

Cons

As a consultant organization, almost everyone at MITRE focuses on finding flaws with everything they review and not enough time on recommending alternatives or risk mitigation strategies. Many people come here after working in Government or Private Industry (mostly Defense contractors) and they are just interested in pushing paper around. Government employees always complain about working with MITRE because MITRE never produces anything, only paper.

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5.0
Mar 17, 2026
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Pros

Good company, very supportive enviroment

Cons

None, I enjoyed my internship very much!

5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I’ve had a very positive experience working at MITRE. The people here are incredibly intelligent, collaborative, and mission-focused. There is a strong culture of knowledge sharing, and I’ve enjoyed learning from so many talented coworkers across the organization. The Talent Acquisition leadership team has been outstanding. Alicia, Rachel, Manda, and Mindy have created a supportive and empowering environment, and they genuinely care about their teams and the candidate experience. Their leadership, accessibility, and willingness to invest in others make a real difference. MITRE offers meaningful work, a healthy work-life balance, and opportunities to continue growing professionally.

Cons

As with any large organization, processes can sometimes move slowly, and navigating a matrixed environment may take time. However, the collaborative culture and supportive leadership help make these challenges manageable.

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