Back End Developer/Engineer (MBI Clearance)
iCallidus · Columbia, MD
$120,000–$140,000from the description
Jul 12, 2026
Columbia, MD
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A server-side engineering role focused on building and maintaining APIs, databases, and back-end application logic that supports front-end systems and integrations. The work spans database design, microservices, secure coding, and CI/CD pipelines within Agile delivery cycles. Suited to an experienced back-end developer with at least seven years of practice who can obtain a security clearance.
Senior level · 7+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Secret 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
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). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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)
Clearance language is split: 'Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance' (a hard gate) with 'Active MBI Clearance preferred.' MBI (Minimum Background Investigation) is a public-trust credential, not a formal national-security clearance tier. The closest mappable gate is the ability to obtain a clearance; mapped to Secret as the conservative minimum for a clearance-obtainability requirement at a federal IT firm. The MBI preference is noted as preferred only.
CI/CD tools and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) appear under a 'Familiarity with' qualifier in the requirements section, indicating a lower bar than the other hard-gated skills; treated as preferred accordingly.
OWASP and secure coding practices appear under 'Understanding of' — a softer qualifier — so treated as preferred.
Java is listed first among the server-side language options (Java, Python, .NET, Node.js); all are captured as alternatives under a single skill per the interchangeable-options rule.
US Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident status is required per the posting.
Requires a Secret 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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