Software Engineer 3 -AWS/Docker/Kubernetes/Java/JavaScript/MongoDB/Elasticsearch at Captivation Software
Annapolis Junction, MD
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Jul 15, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior full-stack engineering role centered on backend web services and servers, with some UI work involved. The core responsibility is building and maintaining systems that capture, track, manage, and enrich metadata for analytic workflow processes. The role requires extensive experience with Java, JavaScript, and databases such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Postgres, alongside open-source tooling including Docker, Kubernetes, and Spring. A Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph is mandatory.
Senior level · 20+ years · National · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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 $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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 posting requires a TS/SCI clearance WITH a favorable Polygraph — the most restrictive clearance tier. All candidates must be US citizens.
The 20-year experience requirement is exceptionally high for a 'Senior' title; however, the role's scope and requirements clearly support at least a Senior band. The posting does not use 'Staff' or 'Principal' language, so Senior is the appropriate classification.
Degree requirement: a Bachelor's in CS or related field is listed as required, but the JD also states that 4 years of additional SWE experience may be substituted — per extraction rules, a substitution path means the degree requirement is set to Bachelors (the stated minimum formal requirement), though the substitution path exists.
The open-source tools list (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, Rancher, Tomcat, Spring, JMS) is introduced with slightly mixed language ('would be great and any experience… is required'). The overall framing places these under Required Skills, so they are treated as hard gates.
No compensation is mentioned.
Direct hires only — third-party staffing/recruiting firms will not be considered.
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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