JAVA Developer
Noblis · Philadelphia, PA
$78,900–$123,300from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An on-site role at the Philadelphia Navy Yard supporting Java application development for U.S. Navy programs. Day-to-day work covers designing, coding, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining large Java codebases, along with build and release support using tools such as GitLab, Jira, and SonarQube. The role suits a mid-level Java developer comfortable working within established codebases and collaborating across engineering and cybersecurity teams, with the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,966 (middle half $106,205–$168,771). 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 (7)
The role title carries no seniority level word; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 3+ years requirement and scope (team contributor, no architectural or cross-team leadership duties) support a Mid-level classification.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance' — candidates need not hold an active clearance on day one, but the role is gated on clearance eligibility (U.S. citizenship required).
GitLab and SonarQube appear in the responsibilities narrative as examples ('tools such as GitLab, Jira, SonarQube, or similar'), but Git/GitLab and Jira are also explicitly listed under Required Qualifications as hard gates; SonarQube is listed only under Desired Qualifications.
Jira is listed under Required Qualifications with 'or similar platforms' — alternatives would include ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or Trello, but the requirement itself is a hard gate on issue-tracking tool experience.
FactoryTalk View, Ignition, and Wonderware (SCADA HMI systems) and PLC/ladder logic knowledge appear only under Desired Qualifications and are niche to industrial control systems — likely relevant to the Navy shipboard systems context but clearly optional.
CompTIA Security+, Linux certification, and Oracle Java certification are listed as a plus under Desired Qualifications.
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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