Chantilly, VA

Salary
$230,000
Posted
Jul 17, 2026
Location
Chantilly, VA
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A cloud engineering role supporting broadcast systems for a government customer, requiring an active Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph. Day-to-day work involves AWS infrastructure, API configuration, system administration on Linux environments, and scripting in Python, C++, and Perl. Familiarity with broadcast technologies such as satellite, video streaming, and radio systems is a bonus but not required.

Senior level · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time

Pay in the description: $230,000

Must have (9)
AWSPythonLinuxC++Windows shellAndroidPerlLinux RHELAWS MediaLive
Nice to have (3)
IP networkingvideo codecssatellite communications

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How this req sits in the market our data

What gives you an edge
Perl10%Android14%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
Linux75%Python51%AWS50%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). 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)

The role blends cloud engineering/administration (AWS, RHEL sysadmin, patching, firmware) with programming responsibilities (Python, C++, Perl, shell scripting). It was classified under Systems Administrators (15-1244) because the primary day-to-day work described is operating and maintaining cloud and broadcast infrastructure, but Software Developers (15-1252) is a genuine runner-up given the explicit programming duties.

The posting states 'Up to $230K' with no lower bound; only the maximum is captured.

An active TS/SCI with polygraph is an explicit hard gate — the posting states it twice and notes it is an existing (not obtainable) clearance requirement.

All skills under 'Optional Skills' are marked preferred; all skills in the main requirements block are marked required.

Android appears in the required 'operating systems' list alongside Linux; it is retained as a hard gate per its placement in the requirements section.

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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