Software Engineer
Bridge Core (BCore) · Herndon, VA
$120,000–$140,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on DevOps and infrastructure automation for a government customer, requiring a TS/SCI with Poly clearance. Day-to-day work involves developing and automating software solutions, managing application servers and virtual environments (including Nutanix), deploying and troubleshooting hosting services, and implementing practices around backup, disaster recovery, and system redundancy. Best suited to engineers with Linux administration, containerization, cloud platforms, and infrastructure-as-code experience.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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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). 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 (8)
The role blends software development with infrastructure/systems administration duties (managing servers, networks, monitoring, disaster recovery), making it a genuine hybrid. It is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary framing is software engineering with DevOps automation and development; 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) is a credible runner-up given the operational responsibilities.
A TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is explicitly required in the posting header.
The degree requirement states Bachelor's or Master's degrees are 'preferred,' and the JD accepts equivalent experience, so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
The 3-year minimum experience figure is drawn from 'a minimum of 3 years' relevant experience' in the Required Qualifications section.
Infrastructure-as-code tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet) are listed as a required skill with 'e.g.' indicating interchangeability; Ansible is used as the primary name with Chef and Puppet as alternatives.
Cloud services (AWS, Azure) appear in the Required Qualifications section with 'or' framing; AWS is listed as primary with Azure as an alternative.
Desired Qualifications items (Agile/Scrum/Lean/DevOps, ServiceNow, Cisco NSO, Versa SD-WAN, Maven/Jenkins, REST/SOAP, scripting languages) are all marked preferred per the 'Desired Qualifications' heading.
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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