Junior Software Developer
ManTech · Montgomery, AL
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Jul 24, 2026
Montgomery, AL
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A junior-level development role supporting a government system-of-systems (CPM FoS), working on change requests and defect fixes across legacy enterprise and cloud-hosted environments on AWS GovCloud and Azure. Day-to-day work spans backend coding in Java, C++, or C#, Oracle and SQL Server database work, API integrations between several existing military logistics systems, and participation in Agile ceremonies. Suits early-career developers comfortable navigating legacy codebases who hold an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Montgomery, AL · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $113,053 (middle half $82,148–$141,229).
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 (9)
The title says 'Junior' but the role requires 2+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, an active Secret clearance, and active DoD 8140/8570 compliance prior to onboarding — requirements more consistent with a Mid-level hire. Seniority is assessed as Mid accordingly.
The DoD 8570/8140 compliance requirement (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE at IAT Level II) is listed as a hard gate under Minimum Qualifications and must be active prior to onboarding — captured as a required skill.
Java, C++, and C# are listed as interchangeable backend language options ('such as Java, C++, or C#'); Java is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Oracle ADF and ASP.NET are listed as interchangeable web technology options; Oracle ADF is used as the primary with ASP.NET as an alternative.
SonarQube and Checkmarx are listed as interchangeable static code analysis tools ('e.g., SonarQube, Checkmarx'); SonarQube is primary with Checkmarx as an alternative.
AWS GovCloud and Azure are listed as the cloud hosting environments under Cloud One; both are required context but listed together — AWS GovCloud is primary with Azure as an alternative.
Containerized deployments and DevSecOps experience appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Agile is listed as a required practice (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, etc.) under core responsibilities and minimum qualifications context, so it is captured as required. Note that 'Agile' names a methodology rather than a specific tool, but it is explicitly and repeatedly called out as a core working practice gate for this role.
Requires a Secret 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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