Senior Container Platform Engineer

The MITRE Corporation • Mclean, VA • 8h ago

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

Department Summary:

MITRE's Enterprise Technology's Cloud and Systems Infrastructure Department is seeking a Senior Container Platform Engineer. This position provides an exciting and challenging opportunity for a motivated technical candidate looking to be part of a collaborative team that operates and maintains Kubernetes-based platform environments and assists with DevOps pipelines for containerized enterprise applications. The candidate will also work closely with developers and enable them to continuously integrate and deploy their code on stable enterprise platforms, both on premises and in the cloud.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Deploying, managing, maintaining, and operating container-based platform environments based on Kubernetes technology.

Working with MITRE developers and product managers to create and optimize secure pipelines to deliver container-based business capabilities better, faster, and more safely.

Working with other team members to use automation and DevOps practices to fundamentally improve the way we currently deliver IT services.

Ensuring appropriate processes are in place to meet compliance requirements.

Contributing to our enterprise shift toward the cloud by leveraging platform-as-a-service capabilities to facilitate faster software delivery with better reliability and security

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science mathematics or similar technical 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.

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based container technology.

Hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas:

Software development with languages such as Python and shell scripting

DevOps

Automated software delivery pipelines using continuous integration/delivery principles

IT automation

Self-motivated, curious, and collaborative, with a passion to routinely learn new technologies and develop new skills.

Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance with first year.

Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.

This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

Significant experience with enterprise Kubernetes container technology (OpenShift experience preferred) and managing enterprise container platforms

Familiarity with container vulnerability scanning tools and remediation

Experience with continuous integration and delivery pipelines, workflows, and associated tools, such as GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, etc.

Experience with compliance frameworks to protect sensitive data (e.g., NIST 800-171, CMMC, etc.)

Familiarity with scripting and automation tools, such as shell scripts, Python, Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Argo CD, or other similar tools/languages

Familiarity with cloud container platform technology and/or serverless technology

Good written and oral communication skills, to include ability to effectively develop technical support documentation

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$122,400 - $153,000 - $183,600 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE's employment process, please email recruitinghelp@mitre.org for general support and collegerecruiting@mitre.org for intern positions. This service is for individuals requiring reasonable accommodation requests. Please note that vendor solicitations will not receive a reply.

Benefits information may be found here (https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/benefits) .

Similar Jobs

Artificial Intelligence Intern - Summer 2026

HNTB • Arlington, VA • 7h ago

IT & Engineering

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, m...

7h ago

Go to Apply

Model Based Systems Engineer (Hybrid)

First Division Consulting • Washington, DC • 8h ago

IT & Engineering

Come Join Our Team! First Division Consulting (FirstDiv) provides program management, acquisition, logistics, field service representative, explosive ordnance disposal, and personnel support services to Department of Def...

8h ago

Go to Apply

Principal ML Engineer

Microsoft Corporation • Reston, VA • 8h ago

IT & Engineering

Overview The mission of the Spectre team is to make fundamental contributions to advancing the state of the art in Geospatial AI, including developing foundation models for aerial object detection, tracking and map gener...

8h ago

Go to Apply

Lead AI Engineer (FM Hosting, LLM Inference)

Capital One • Mclean, VA • 8h ago

IT & Engineering

Lead AI Engineer (FM Hosting, LLM Inference) Overview At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an industry leader in using machine le...

8h ago

Go to Apply

Business Intelligence Engineer II, AWS Infrastructure Supply Chain Intelligence

Amazon • Arlington, VA • 9h ago

IT & Engineering

Description AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers an...

9h ago

Go to Apply

Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) - SME

COLSA Corporation • Washington, DC • 10h ago

IT & Engineering

COLSA is seeking multiple Information Systems Security Engineers - SME candidates for Key Personnel roles in support of a proposal anticipated in February 2026. Employment is contingent upon task order award. Responsible...

10h ago

Go to Apply

Electrical SME Commissioning Associate

Hensel Phelps • Washington, DC • 15h ago

IT & Engineering

Description Any Employment Offers are Contingent Upon Successful Completion of the Following: Verification of Work Authorization and Employment Eligibility Substance Abuse Screening Physical Exam (if applicable) Backgrou...

15h ago

Go to Apply

Electrical SME Commissioning Associate

Hensel Phelps • Gaithersburg, MD • 15h ago

IT & Engineering

15h ago

Go to Apply

Archibus Database Engineer

Guidehouse • Springfield, VA • 15h ago

IT & Engineering

Job Family : Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting Travel Required : None Clearance Required : Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) What You Will Do : The Archibus Database Engineer (DBE) will work as part of a team s...

15h ago

Go to Apply

Metal Additive Manufacturing Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • Laurel, MD • 20h ago

IT & Engineering

Description Do you have a passion for additive manufacturing (AM)? Do you have a Maker's attitude for modifying 3D printers to do outstanding things and the persistence and attention to detail to get AM parts through aer...

20h ago

Go to Apply

Subscribe to get new jobs sent directly to you
(no charge, cancel anytime)

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.