TS/SCI Full Stack Engineer
Actalent · Aurora, CO
$60–$85/hrfrom the description
Jul 10, 2026
Aurora, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full stack engineering role focused on building and maintaining secure, mission-critical applications for defense and aerospace environments, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance. Day-to-day work spans Java-based backend services using frameworks like Spring Boot or Quarkus, frontend development in React or Angular, cloud-native deployments on AWS or Azure with Kubernetes, and participation in a DevSecOps/Agile Scrum workflow. The position suits an experienced engineer comfortable working within classified SCIF facilities.
Senior level · 5+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Contract
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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 $140,636 (middle half $126,359–$175,118). 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 (11)
The title carries no seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years of experience requirement and end-to-end full-stack ownership support a Senior classification.
Java, C#, and Python are listed as interchangeable options for the 5-year experience gate — Java is named first and is the primary language called out throughout the JD, so it is the primary skill with C# and Python as alternatives.
JavaScript and TypeScript are listed as interchangeable for the 1-year gate; JavaScript is listed first.
Spring Boot and Quarkus are listed as interchangeable framework options; React and Angular are listed as interchangeable front-end options; AWS and Azure are listed as interchangeable cloud options — each pair is emitted as one skill with the alternative captured.
Git and GitLab are listed as interchangeable source-control options; Git is the primary name.
The TS/SCI clearance is an explicit hard gate; the posting also notes that some sites require a CI polygraph or full scope polygraph — this is captured via the TopSecretSci clearance flag.
The 'Additional Skills & Qualifications' section is treated as preferred (nice-to-have); REST APIs and secure coding practices appear there and are not hard gates.
This is a contract-to-hire engagement posted through Actalent (a staffing firm); the primary work location is Aurora, CO, fully on-site in a SCIF facility.
Multiple other site locations are mentioned (King of Prussia PA; Herndon VA; Ypsilanti MI), but the posting explicitly states the position is based in Aurora, CO.
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.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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