Herndon, VA

Salary
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Posted
Aug 2, 2026
Location
Herndon, VA
Last confirmed open
Sep 24, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A senior software developer role at a Northern Virginia public-sector firm, building mission-critical enterprise applications that support Object-Based Intelligence workflows. Day-to-day work centers on designing and delivering backend services, RESTful APIs, and UIs that integrate with knowledge graphs, semantic databases, and enterprise ontologies using Semantic Web technologies. The role suits an experienced engineer comfortable in Agile/DevSecOps environments who holds an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.

Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time

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Must have (8)
Java, Python or C#RESTmicroservicesrelational databases or graph databasesDocker, Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenshiftCI/CDGitAgile
Nice to have (4)
RDFOWLSPARQLDevSecOps

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
Docker53%Kubernetes53%Java51%Python51%C#51%relational databases51%graph databases51%CI/CD45%

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

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 Aug 3, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (7)

The experience requirement is stated as a sliding scale: 10 years with an advanced degree OR 15 years with a bachelor's degree. The 10-year minimum is used for the overall years minimum; the 15-year path is not separately representable in this schema.

The degree requirement is effectively None because the JD offers equivalent-experience paths at both levels rather than hard-gating on a specific degree.

Java, Python, and C# are listed as interchangeable options ('Java, Python, C#, or comparable object-oriented programming languages'); all three are captured as required with each other as alternatives.

RDF, OWL, and SPARQL appear in the responsibilities/duties section rather than the explicit Required Skills block, so they are marked preferred.

DevSecOps appears in the Required Skills section only as part of a familiarity/methodology phrase ('Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies, DevSecOps practices…'), which softens it to preferred.

An active TS/SCI with CI polygraph is a hard gate explicitly stated in both the opening and the Required Skills 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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