DevOps/AI Engineer at The MITRE Corporation
McLean, VA
$86,000–$129,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career engineering role focused on DevOps, AI/ML, and systems modernization within a government-focused R&D organization. Day-to-day work involves building prototypes, supporting CI/CD pipelines, applying machine learning and large language models to engineering workflows, migrating legacy infrastructure to cloud platforms, and improving system interoperability. Suited to recent graduates with foundational software development and DevOps knowledge who are working toward a security clearance.
Junior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,100 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 840–1,450
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Multidiscipline Engineer' with no seniority level in the title, and the Basic Qualifications gate on 0–2 years of experience, placing this firmly at the Junior band despite the broad scope described.
The posting requires candidates to be able to obtain a Secret clearance within one year of hire; no active clearance is required at time of application, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
The role is hybrid (minimum 50% on-site). MITRE's primary campus is in McLean, VA, placing this in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA. No specific city is stated in the posting itself.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role spans software development, DevOps/CI-CD, and systems engineering. Software Developers (15-1252) was chosen as the primary because the JD emphasizes hands-on software development, prototyping, and building AI/ML-enabled systems; 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) is the runner-up given the DevOps/infrastructure modernization emphasis.
Docker is listed as a primary example of containerization in the Basic Qualifications; GitHub Actions and Jenkins are listed as co-equal alternatives in the same parenthetical, so they are captured as alternatives rather than separate required skills.
The salary range ($86,000–$129,000) includes a midpoint of $107,500 as stated; the top of the pay band reflects the top of the stated range.
Terraform is listed under Preferred Qualifications as an example of infrastructure-as-code alongside cloud platforms; it is captured as preferred accordingly.
MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering) appears only under Preferred Qualifications and is marked preferred.
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