Lead Agentic Software Engineer - AI/Cloud Security (Onsite)

Mitre Corporation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE Corporation seeks a Lead Agentic Software Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate mission-focused software platforms using AI-enabled techniques. You will drive architecture, implement guardrails, and mentor teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

This onsite role requires 3 days per week on-site and involves developing production-grade systems, collaborating with sponsors, and advancing AI-assisted engineering best practices across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s; or 6 years with a Master’s; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience.
• Entrepreneurial, innovative, collaborative spirit and curiosity to push software development boundaries.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and secure coding practices.
• Experience using agentic/AI-assisted development tools and integrating into the SDLC.
• Experience designing guardrails for AI-enabled engineering and ensuring compliance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret US security clearance and be a US citizen.
• Onsite work requirement: minimum 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, secure, and operate mission-focused software systems and data platforms.
• Lead enablement: mentor teams and drive best practices for agentic adoption.
• Define guardrails for tools/models, data handling, and auditability.
• Architect distributed cloud systems (AWS/multi-cloud) and ensure performance and cost efficiency.
• Produce documentation, runbooks, and compliance-ready evidence for AI-assisted engineering.

Skills

Python proficiency

Agentic/AI tools

Software engineering fundamentals

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Copilot

Code agents

Test generation

PR review automation

Job description

MITRE Corporation seeks a Lead Agentic Software Engineer to design, build, secure, and operate mission-focused software platforms using AI-enabled techniques. You will drive architecture, implement guardrails, and mentor teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

This onsite role requires 3 days per week on-site and involves developing production-grade systems, collaborating with sponsors, and advancing AI-assisted engineering best practices across multiple domains.