Cloud Software Engineer Jr. - TS/SCI w/Poly at Peraton
Annapolis Junction, MD
$104,000–$166,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and improving cloud-based applications in support of national security and intelligence community missions. Work takes place in an Agile/DevOps environment, with Java and Git as the core required technical skills. The position suits early-to-mid career engineers who hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and are comfortable working primarily on-site.
Junior level · 2+ 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
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)
An active TS/SCI clearance with a current (in-scope) polygraph is a hard gate for this role — candidates without it cannot be considered.
The 2-year experience requirement can be fully substituted by a qualifying Bachelor's degree (CS, Math, Information Systems, Engineering, or related), so the degree requirement is set to None and the overall years minimum reflects the stated minimum.
Java experience is explicitly required but the JD accepts academic (coursework) experience, not just professional — a notably low bar for a must-have.
Git and GitLab are listed together as a single requirement ('Git or GitLab'); Git is used as the primary name with GitLab as an alternative.
All additional qualifications are explicitly labeled 'Not Required' and use softening language ('Exposure to', 'Familiarity with') — all are marked preferred.
The broad $104K–$166K salary range likely reflects the wide range of experience levels (from new-grad equivalent up to more experienced engineers) that the posting is designed to attract.
The role is onsite at a contractor facility in Annapolis Junction, MD, with only limited telework flexibility subject to customer approval — marked as not remote.
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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