Software Engineer, Journeyman at COLSA Corporation
San Antonio, TX
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Aug 17, 2026
San Antonio, TX
Aug 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role at a defense contractor supporting DoD programs, covering the full software development lifecycle — requirements analysis, design, coding, V&V, and testing. The position also involves implementing Agile and DevOps practices for both cloud and non-cloud applications. Suited to candidates with a DoD background who hold an active Top Secret clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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 (7)
The education/experience requirement offers two paths: a Bachelor's degree in a related field with 3+ years of experience (3 in DoD), OR a High School diploma with 10+ years of experience (5 in DoD). Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
Total years minimum is set to 3, reflecting the lower bound of the Bachelor's-degree path; the alternate path requires 10 years.
The posting states 'Top Secret DoD security clearance' as a hard gate but does not specify SCI or a polygraph, so clearance is classified as TopSecret rather than TopSecretSci.
The role description blends software development with systems analysis activities (flowcharts, policy recommendations, vendor evaluation), which creates some ambiguity between Software Developers and Computer Systems Analysts; Software Developers is the stronger fit given the explicit coding and SDLC emphasis.
No specific programming languages, frameworks, or platforms are named beyond Agile, DevOps, and Cloud references; the skills list is therefore sparse by necessity.
Compensation is stated as annual but no figures are provided.
Requires a Top Secret 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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