Java Software Engineer / Kubernetes (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
North Point Technology · Herndon, VA
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Jul 16, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on resiliency work within a Framework Services team supporting a government intelligence customer. Day-to-day work involves Java development, deploying and operating containerized services on Kubernetes, and integrating or troubleshooting commercial and open-source software across Linux and Windows environments. Suits an experienced developer who holds an active TS/SCI clearance.
Mid level · National · TS/SCI clearance
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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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)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting; the NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) customer mission strongly implies a National Capital Region or St. Louis, MO placement, but this cannot be confirmed from the text alone.
The clearance requirement is internally inconsistent: the body of the posting demands an active TS/SCI, while the Qualifications section states 'Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI post hire.' The bold warning at the top ('apply only if you have an active TS/SCI') was treated as the operative gate.
Linux and Windows are listed together as a single required environment experience; Linux is named as the primary skill with Windows in alternatives to reflect that they are used together rather than interchangeably, but both are expected.
The preferred skills list is very broad (30+ items across front-end, databases, messaging, big data, CI/CD, and configuration management); all are marked preferred as they appear under the explicit 'Preferred Skills/Experience' heading.
No compensation, years of experience, or degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
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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