Cyber Range Software Engineer-Senior
NetSage · Annapolis Junction, MD
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Jul 2, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 8+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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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 (8)
Location is not stated in the posting; given the TS/SCI with polygraph requirement and government contractor context, this is almost certainly an on-site role at a cleared facility, but no specific metro or state was provided.
The role is classified as a software developer (15-1252) primarily because it centers on building, automating, and maintaining cyber range environments using IaC and scripting — but it carries substantial network engineering and infrastructure operations content, making 15-1244 a genuine runner-up.
Degree requirement is marked None because the JD offers multiple degree/experience substitution paths (PhD+4, MS+6, BS+8, AS+10 years), meaning no single degree level is a hard gate — experience alone can satisfy the requirement.
The 8-year total experience figure reflects the BS+8 path, which is the most common baseline; candidates with higher degrees would qualify with fewer years.
TS/SCI with polygraph is explicitly required as a hard gate.
Agile/DevOps experience appears under 'Desired Qualifications' and is not captured as a named tool skill — it is a methodology preference rather than a concrete technology.
Penetration testing / adversary emulation / Red Team operations knowledge is listed under Desired Qualifications but names no specific tool, so it is omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
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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