Software Engineer at Altamira Technologies Corp.
Springfield, VA
$156,000
Jul 23, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building and advancing analytic and semantic infrastructure tools within national security environments. Day-to-day work spans an R&D effort using RDF/OWL and AI for object-based intelligence capabilities, and maintaining an enterprise-scale repository of certified ontologies. The role suits an experienced engineer comfortable with systems architecture, requirements management, cloud container deployment, and ontology or knowledge graph development, holding a TS/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105).
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 (9)
The role blends software engineering (container deployment, architecture, integration/testing) with systems analysis (requirements management, technical direction) — Medium SOC confidence; 15-1211 Computer Systems Analysts is a plausible runner-up given the heavy requirements-analysis and architecture framing.
Education requirement is stated as '7 years with MA/MS or 10 years with BA/BS in a relevant discipline.' The minimum hard-required degree is a Bachelor's (10-year path), and the overall years minimum is set to 10 accordingly. A Master's with 7 years would also satisfy the requirement.
TS/SCI clearance is explicitly required — listed directly in the Education/Requirements section with no 'preferred' qualifier.
Python, Java, and SPARQL are listed together as examples of acceptable programming languages under Preferred Experience ('such as'), so they are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives rather than separate hard gates.
AI/LLM and RAG integration appear under Preferred Experience alongside GitLab and CI/CD; all are marked preferred accordingly.
Ontology engineering, semantic interoperability, knowledge models/data graphs, and NGA systems integration appear under Preferred Experience and are omitted from the skills list as they name no specific concrete technology tool.
No compensation information is provided in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems architecture, Configuration management.
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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