Software Data Engineer 3 (Enterprise Infrastructure)
Themis Insight · Laurel, MD
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Jul 5, 2026
Laurel, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on enterprise infrastructure, involving the development, maintenance, and testing of complex software systems against documented requirements. The work includes analyzing system performance, evaluating COTS/GOTS options versus new development, and collaborating with users and systems engineers to resolve technical problems. Suited to experienced software engineers holding an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Software Data Engineer' and the 'Enterprise Infrastructure' framing create genuine ambiguity between software development (15-1252) and data/database architecture (15-1243); the JD's emphasis on software systems development, design methodologies, and system performance analysis tips the balance toward 15-1252, with 15-1243 as a close runner-up.
A TS/SCI with Polygraph is explicitly required — this is a hard gate, not merely preferred.
The experience requirement is tiered by degree: 5 years with a Bachelor's, 3 years with a Master's, a PhD alone (no years stated), or 6 years with a High School Diploma/GED. The minimum years across all paths is effectively 0 (PhD path), but the most common path (Bachelor's) gates at 5 years; the overall years minimum is set to 5 accordingly.
No specific named technologies, languages, frameworks, or tools are called out anywhere in the posting — the skills list is therefore limited to the broad capability areas explicitly stated as required.
No compensation figures are provided.
Work location is Laurel, MD, but the posting notes it is subject to change based on central MD client needs; mapped to the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA as the encompassing metro.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Software Engineering.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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