Cloud Software Engineer at Applied Network Solutions Inc
Annapolis Junction, MD
$100,000–$185,000
Jul 16, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cloud software engineering role supporting a government customer at Fort Meade, MD, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Day-to-day work centers on designing, developing, and integrating cloud-native services, containerized applications, and front-end components, as well as conducting training on container deployment. Suited to experienced engineers with a strong background in object-oriented programming, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Senior level · 7+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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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 $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328).
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 (7)
A TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is explicitly required — this is a hard gate.
The role is located at Fort Meade, MD, which falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CBSA.
The 7-year programming experience requirement can be satisfied by either OOP language experience (Java, Python, C++, or Go) OR platform-integration/automation scripting experience — these are stated as equivalent paths, so Java is listed as the primary with the named alternatives.
The JD offers experience substitutions for active CKAD or CKA certifications (up to 2 years each, stackable) and for being an open-source project maintainer (6 months); these are substitution mechanisms, not separate skill requirements.
The 'Additional Requirements' section listing TypeScript, JavaScript, Recoil, Material UI, React, HTML/CSS, REST, OAuth, and Jira is headed 'Additional Requirements' but reads as a supplemental/preferred stack list rather than a hard gate — the primary requirements block is clearly delineated above it, and no firm language ('must', 'required', 'X+ years') is applied to these items. They are treated as preferred.
The salary disclaimer explicitly states the posted band may not accurately represent the actual salary for this position; no reliable compensation figures are available.
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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