3 days ago
McLean, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$157k - $235k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical lead and architectural authority for secure full-stack application development supporting Intelligence Community missions.
- Translate enterprise requirements into scalable system designs and implementation roadmaps.
- Design and develop secure front-end and back-end architectures within classified environments.
- Integrate data services, APIs, and analytic workflows across systems and security domains.
- Guide SecDevOps implementation, deployment pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Establish coding standards, architecture patterns, and security best practices.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
- Present architectural approaches, tradeoffs, and recommendations to senior sponsors and cross-IC stakeholders.
- Support transition planning and long-term sustainment with government and commercial partners.
- Work onsite five days per week and travel within the National Capital Region as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum experience is typically 8 years with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a master’s degree, or 3 years with a PhD, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience as a full-stack developer or similar engineer in secure environments.
- Proficiency with front-end and back-end languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Go.
- Proficiency writing SQL queries and understanding database schema design and ETL concepts.
- Experience in Linux-based environments, including command-line use and shell scripting.
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure, especially Amazon AWS on classified fabric.
- Experience with source control, code review, and collaborative development workflows.
- Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph U.S. government security clearance and U.S. citizenship required for security-clearance eligibility.
- Preferred qualifications include Intelligence Community program experience, enterprise systems spanning security domains, SecDevOps in classified environments, AWS-managed services, cloud-native architectures, data visualization, workflow automation, analytic tools, transition planning, and an advanced degree.
Benefits
- Onsite work in McLean, Virginia, or Bethesda, Maryland, five days per week.
- May require travel within the National Capital Region.
- MITRE offers competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
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About MITRE
MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering and applied research organization that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies. It builds prototypes, frameworks (such as the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base), and provides technical guidance across defense, cybersecurity, aviation, and healthcare. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, MITRE runs FFRDCs for sponsors including the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and health agencies.