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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us. Department Summary: We are currently seeking a Cleared Software Engineer to join the Cross-cutting Urgent Innovation Cell (CUIC), an organization that is unique to MITRE because: + We are a team of analysts, scientists, innovators, and engineers focused on delivering meaningful solutions to national security challenges.  + We concentrate on rapid prototyping, mission analysis, experimentation, and research together in a unique environment that is structured to optimize results.   + We leverage our strong relationships with our customers and their missions to drive innovation that helps solve our nation’s biggest challenges. Roles & Responsibilities: + Work on a team with other software engineers, business operations, and modeling&simulation staff to maintain and improve a virtual environment + Create and present deliverables to government sponsor(s) and MITRE leadership + Maintain and organize a software Bill of Materials for a virtual environment and ensure it meets MITRE and sponsor requirements. + Coordinate and communicate with users, to include access control, environment needs, and requests. + Track licensed products within virtual environment, to include usage and logistics + Communicate updates (e.g. outages, patch windows) to environment users and operating team + Ideate and architect shared software deployment strategies with lead software engineers Basic Qualifications: + Active TS/SCI clearance. + Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. + Experience developing in linux/unix operating systems. + Experience with software engineering concepts such as development, debugging, git, code reviews, continuous integration, and testing. + Demonstrated problem-solving skills and capable of working in a cross-functional environment that includes engineers, scientists, data analysts, and technical software developers. + Experience with container technologies / DevSecOps (e.g. Docker, Singularity) + Strong organization and communication skills + Experience in cloud compute environments (e.g. Azure, AWS) + This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site Preferred Qualifications: + Experience with container orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes, OpenShift). + Bachelors and/or Masters degree focus in computer science, engineering, or artificial intelligence and related work experience + Experience developing in Python + Experience in developing / coding in high-side environment(s) (e.g. JWICS) + Security+ training or an equivalent IAT Level II certification This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): Top Secret/SCI This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Top Secret/SCI Work Location Type: Onsite MITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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