Software Engineer 2 - AWS/Hadoop/Accumulo/Terraform/Python/Java 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 mid-level software engineering role focused on building and maintaining systems in AWS using managed and big-data services. The work involves technologies including Hadoop, Accumulo, Terraform, Java, and Python. The position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a favorable Polygraph and at least 14 years of relevant software engineering experience.
Senior level · 14+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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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 (6)
The posting titles this role 'mid level' but requires 14 years of SWE experience, which firmly places the actual scope and requirements at the Senior band — a significant mismatch between advertised and required seniority.
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is listed as required, but the JD explicitly allows substitution with 4 additional years of SWE experience, so no degree is treated as a hard gate.
A TS/SCI clearance with a favorable Polygraph is a hard requirement — candidates must currently hold this clearance.
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting; the clearance requirement strongly implies an on-site position, likely in the Washington DC/Northern Virginia area, but this cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
The posting explicitly states direct hires only — third-party staffing or recruiting firm candidates 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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