Back-End Developer
Aerstone · Springfield, VA
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Jul 12, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role building and maintaining server-side services and RESTful APIs for a browser-based application that tracks Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) within the Risk Management Framework process for a federal intelligence agency. The work involves designing data storage solutions, building AWS-hosted data pipelines, and supporting DevSecOps practices. Suited to an experienced Node.js developer with an active TS/SCI clearance and a background in cloud-native, security-conscious environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance
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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 $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105).
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 (5)
The posting does not specify a work location beyond the NGA client context; the NGA is headquartered in Springfield, VA (Washington DC metro area), so the DC-VA-MD-WV CBSA is the best inference — but the posting does not explicitly state a city or state.
Active TS/SCI clearance is listed as the first required qualification and is a hard gate for this role.
Python and JavaScript are listed under Required Qualifications with 'familiarity' language, which is softer than the Node.js and SQL requirements, but they appear in the required section and are also called out explicitly in the tech stack — treated as required gates accordingly.
The posting titles the role 'Back-End Developer' with no seniority modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years of backend experience and the scope of responsibilities (architecture, DevSecOps, distributed data pipelines) support a Senior classification.
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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