Software Engineer (Cyber Range) - FULLY CLEARED with POLYGRAPH REQUIRED at Constellation Technologies, Inc
Laurel, MD
$200,000–$275,000
Jun 28, 2026
Laurel, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior infrastructure engineering role focused on building and maintaining automated environments using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and container platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker. The work spans network engineering, virtualization, cybersecurity operations, and DevOps practices across Windows and Linux systems. Suited to experienced engineers holding an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, supporting federal government contracts.
Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $200,000–$275,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $125,430 (middle half $98,650–$153,220). 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 (10)
The role is classified under 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) as the primary focus is on infrastructure operations, network engineering, defensive cyber operations, and IaC tooling — but 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a plausible runner-up given the scripting, automation, and DevOps emphasis.
An active TS/SCI clearance WITH polygraph is explicitly required — this is a hard gate per the posting.
The posting lists work locations across Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Florida, and Hawaii; the primary CBSA is set to Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (DC-VA-MD) as the company is Maryland-based (CTI, cti-md.com) and the role appears defense/IC-focused.
Bash, PowerShell, Batch, and Python are listed together as scripting language options; Bash and Python are emitted as primary skills with the others as alternatives, reflecting that any one of these satisfies the requirement.
Arista, Cisco, and Juniper are listed together as network engineering platforms; Arista is emitted as primary with Cisco and Juniper as alternatives.
Kubernetes and Docker are listed together as container technologies; both are emitted as separate skills since they are distinct tools commonly used together, not true substitutes.
Penetration testing / red team operations and cybersecurity tools appear in the required section but name no specific tool beyond Splunk and Nutanix, so no additional skill entries are created for those generic concepts.
Android development, browser automation with Selenium, reverse engineering, and AI familiarity are explicitly listed under 'Nice to Have' — Selenium and Android are captured as preferred; reverse engineering and AI are generic concepts with no specific tool named.
The salary range ($200,000–$275,000/year) is described as a 'general guideline' covering multiple levels, so the actual offer for a specific level may differ.
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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