Software Engineer at Independent Software
Annapolis Junction, MD
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Aug 19, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise Java applications that support mission-critical national security systems. The engineer will build RESTful backend services, manage containerized deployments on Kubernetes, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing. It suits an experienced Java developer comfortable working in secure, cleared environments under Agile practices.
Senior level · 12+ years · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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 Aug 20, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting defines two experience levels: Level 1 (12 years with a Bachelor's, or 16 years without) and Level 2 (14 years with a Bachelor's, or 18 years without). The overall years minimum is set to 12, the lowest qualifying threshold. The posting is effectively hiring for both levels simultaneously.
A TS/SCI with Polygraph is a hard gate — candidates without an active clearance will not be considered.
Automated testing is listed as a required skill but names no specific framework (e.g., JUnit, Selenium), so it is captured under CI/CD and general practices rather than as a named tool.
Jira and Confluence appear in both the responsibilities section and the Desired Skills section; they are treated as preferred given their explicit placement under 'Desired Skills'.
DevSecOps is mentioned under Desired Skills but names no specific tool beyond GitLab CI/CD, which is already captured.
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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