Senior Platform Engineer (Windows / Infrastructure)

The Mitre Corporation•New Bedford, MA

4d•$122,400 - $183,600•Onsite

About The Position

MITRE Mission Computing is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join a secure, compliant enterprise platform team delivering infrastructure for mission-critical workloads. The role combines technical expertise with customer-facing responsibilities, supporting customer onboarding, solution scoping, and delivery of compute environments aligned with security and compliance requirements. The engineer will work at the front of the platform lifecycle and communicate with customers and internal teams to ensure needs are understood and solutions are delivered as specified.

Requirements

Typically, at least 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience and ability to contribute at this job step; or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Strong experience with Windows systems engineering.
Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows Server/Windows client.
Working knowledge of infrastructure domains including networking, virtualization, storage, and security.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues independently.
PowerShell, scripting, or other automation experience.
Experience working across multiple teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams with attention to detail.
Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for security-clearance eligibility.
Must work on-site at least 3 days a week.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with FIPS-199, NIST SP800-53 rev.4, NIST SP800-171, or DISA STIGs.
CompTIA Security+ certification.
Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments such as CMMC.
Exposure to automation or infrastructure-as-code.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams with attention to detail.
Comfort working in a structured, process-driven environment.
Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

Participate in customer discussions to understand needs and requirements.
Translate requirements into clear, build-ready specifications.
Provide guidance on access, usage, and expectations.
Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps early in the process.
Manage multiple efforts with strong follow-through.
Standardize documentation and communication where possible.
Bridge communication between customers and engineering teams.
Ensure requirements are clearly communicated to build teams.
Identify and resolve gaps between requested and delivered configurations.
Coordinate with Security, Networking, and Infrastructure teams.
Support troubleshooting across Windows, virtualization, networking, storage, and security.