Space Software Engineer at Parsons Corporation
Denver, CO
$103,500–$181,100from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and maintaining distributed applications for a national security space program, working entirely on-site in a classified facility in Denver. Day-to-day work spans backend Java services, Angular/TypeScript front-end code, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, Helm chart configuration, and AWS cloud deployment. Suited to mid-to-senior engineers who hold an active TS/SCI clearance and have experience with complex distributed systems.
Senior level · 5+ years · Denver, CO · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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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 $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 (7)
The JD gates on 'Java and/or Angular development experience' — both are listed as required skills but the 'and/or' phrasing means either alone satisfies the gate; they are captured as mutual alternatives.
TypeScript is listed alongside Angular in the duties section and treated as a required skill given the Angular/TypeScript pairing in the required responsibilities.
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS appear in the duties/responsibilities section and are reinforced by the required skills block's reference to distributed systems development; treated as hard gates.
Spring Framework, GitLab/Git/Jira/Bitbucket/Confluence, IntelliJ/VSCode, and Linux command-line are all listed explicitly under 'Desired Skills' and are preferred.
The role is explicitly 100% SCIF-based with no remote work possible, located at Parsons' Denver Tech Center office.
An active TS/SCI clearance is a hard gate; the posting also mentions obtaining a Security+ certificate within 6–12 months, but this is a post-hire requirement, not a pre-hire gate.
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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