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Lead Cloud Engineer

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3 days ago
New Bedford, MA, USA or McLean, VA, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$145k - $217k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead identification, analysis, and resolution of infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
  • Review existing systems and provide actionable recommendations to sponsors and internal teams.
  • Collaborate with development teams to evaluate and select cloud solutions.
  • Lead implementation of cloud-based solutions, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation initiatives.
  • Design and maintain data pipelines supporting ETL/ELT, streaming, and distributed data processing.
  • Provide technical guidance, mentor engineers, coordinate team efforts, and contribute to project planning and execution.
  • Develop and maintain production-quality code and provide technical direction for cloud-based architectures.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of related experience, a master’s degree with at least 6 years, or a PhD with at least 3 years of relevant experience in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing solutions on one or more commercial cloud platforms.
  • Strong experience with DevOps tools, configuration management, infrastructure-as-code, cloud development frameworks, and build automation.
  • Experience with data-processing architectures, including ETL/ELT, streaming, distributed processing, data lakes, data warehouses, and large-scale data backend platforms.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker, with expert knowledge preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in at least one of Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or C#, with production-quality software development experience.
  • Experience leading projects, technical initiatives, CI/CD implementations, automation efforts, and engineering teams.
  • Active Top Secret/SCI U.S. government security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph; U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility.
  • Preferred qualifications include approximately 8 years in a technical field, at least 4 years of cloud experience, a master’s degree, and experience deploying AI/ML-enabled cloud architectures.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $144,800 to $217,200, with a midpoint of $181,000.
  • Onsite work location requiring at least three days per week onsite.
  • Meaningful career development, competitive benefits, and a culture emphasizing innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
  • The hired candidate must have or obtain Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph clearance within one year of hire.

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About MITRE

5,001-10,000 employees

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.

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