Temporary Task-Based Senior Software Developer at 9th Way Insignia
$98,135–$135,000
Jul 13, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A task-based, surge-capacity senior developer role supporting modernization of a portfolio of custom .NET web applications for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Day-to-day work spans ASP.NET Core and C# development, migration of legacy WebForms and SSRS reports to modern Azure and Power BI equivalents, SQL Server database design, and ATO compliance maintenance. Suits an experienced .NET and Azure developer comfortable with federal security requirements and variable-utilization engagements.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Contract
Pay in the description: $98,135–$135,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,400 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 700–5,100
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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 $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). 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 (10)
The posting explicitly states 'No equivalencies or substitutions for the degree requirement will be accepted' — a Bachelor's degree is a hard gate.
This is described as a 'Temporary Task-Based' role with 'variable utilization' and a surge/task-order engagement model, indicating a contract rather than full-time employment; however, the benefits language suggests it may be a W2 contract through 9th Way Insignia.
Clearance is not a hard gate: the posting notes applicants 'may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information' and lists an active/prior clearance only under Preferred/Desired.
U.S. Citizenship and continuous U.S. residency for the past 36 months are hard eligibility requirements stated in the Requirements section, but these are not representable as skills.
SharePoint and Microsoft Power Platform appear in the project description narrative rather than the Requirements section and are listed as preferred context.
SSRS is listed in the responsibilities and project context (SSRS-to-Power BI migration lead) but not explicitly called out in the Requirements skills list; included as a required skill given the lead responsibility stated in the role.
JavaScript and CSS appear in the Responsibilities section under design/develop duties but are not separately enumerated in the Requirements list; included as required given the explicit development responsibilities.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Azure API Management.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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