Lead Software Engineer at Calqulate
Melbourne
$115,000–$190,000from the description
Aug 17, 2026
Melbourne
Aug 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A defense and aerospace organization in Melbourne, FL is hiring a hands-on cloud architect and lead engineer to design, build, and deploy secure, scalable AWS solutions in support of mission-critical programs. The role involves direct daily customer engagement, producing architectural designs and multi-year roadmaps, and guiding solutions from concept through production deployment. An active TS/SCI clearance is a hard requirement with no exceptions.
Senior level · 9+ years · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Bachelor's required · 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.
What the occupation pays Median $134,657 (middle half $104,151–$166,625). 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 Aug 20, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title blends 'Lead Software Engineer' and 'Cloud Architect' — the day-to-day work described (building production cloud applications, writing code, deployment automation) aligns most closely with Software Developers (15-1252); Cloud/Solutions Architect (15-1299) is a plausible runner-up given the architectural design and roadmap responsibilities.
Security+ (or equivalent DoD IAT Level II certification) is listed under Required but with the qualifier 'or ability to obtain shortly after hire,' meaning it is not strictly a pre-hire gate. It is marked required here because it sits in the Required section with firm language; hiring managers should note the 'ability to obtain' flexibility.
The degree requirement is a BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering combined with 9 years of relevant experience — no equivalent-experience substitution is offered, so the degree is treated as a hard gate.
Relocation assistance is noted as available in the posting header.
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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