2 days ago
McLean, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$129k - $194k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical lead and architectural authority for secure full stack application development supporting Intelligence Community priorities.
- Translate enterprise requirements into scalable system designs and implementation roadmaps.
- Design and develop secure front-end and back-end architectures in classified environments.
- Integrate data services, APIs, and analytic workflows across systems and security domains.
- Guide SecDevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code practices for secure, repeatable deployments.
- Establish coding standards, architecture patterns, and security best practices.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
- Present architectural approaches, tradeoffs, and recommendations to sponsors and cross-IC stakeholders.
- Support prototype transition planning and long-term operational sustainment.
Requirements
- At least five years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, three years with a master’s degree, 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.
- Ability to write SQL queries and understand database schema design and ETL concepts.
- Experience with Linux-based environments, command-line tools, and shell scripting.
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure, especially Amazon AWS on classified C2E 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 eligibility for the clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include Intelligence Community program experience, enterprise systems spanning security domains, SecDevOps pipelines, AWS-managed services, cloud-native architectures, data visualization, workflow automation, analytic tools, prototype transition, and an advanced degree.
Benefits
- The role is onsite five days per week in McLean, Virginia, or Bethesda, Maryland, with possible travel within the National Capital Region.
- MITRE describes 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.