June 23, 2026

Security Services Support, TS/SCI

Senior • On-site

180,000 - 210,000 USD/yr

Colorado Springs, CO

Blue Sky Innovators is seeking an experienced Security Services Support individual with a strong background in government and industrial security. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in SAP and collateral security operations and the ability to work effectively in a secure, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain access control programs, including visitor and material control, generating and processing visitor access
  • Process Program Access Requests (PARs) and maintain accurate program access databases
  • Conduct security briefings, debriefings, and related administrative activities to ensure compliance with all security protocols and procedures
  • Identify potential security risks and implement effective solutions to support operational continuity and mission success
  • Enforce entry and exit inspection procedures in compliance with SAP and collateral security requirements
  • Manage and safeguard classified materials and secure classified containers within assigned facilities
  • Conduct physical security inspections and support annual or as directed space recertification requirements

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI security clearance
  • Eligibility for access to Special Access Program Information
  • Willingness to submit to a Counterintelligence polygraph
  • Minimum of 5 years of program security experience supporting SCIF/SAPF environments and SAP programs
  • Experience with classified access programs and handling sensitive information with professionalism, discretion, and integrity
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-motivated and capable of working independently while exercising sound judgment with minimal supervision

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Relevant work experience and training will be considered in lieu of a degree

Certifications (Highly Desired)

  • Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) Security Specialist Course
  • Security Professional Education Development (SPD) Certification Program

Experience Desired

  • Served as an SSR/SSO for a SCIF at the COCOM level
  • DISS database management and generating/actioning Visit Access Requests (VARs)
  • Conducted indoc/debriefs at the GENSER level
  • Conducted space inspection, certification, and recertification requirements
  • Served as an SAP Personnel/Physical Security Manager
  • JADE database management and generating Program Access Requests (PARs)
  • Generated and actioned Visit Access Requests (VARs)
  • Conducted indoc/debriefs
  • Conducted space inspection, certification, and recertification requirements

Other Requirements

  • Familiarity with security policy/manuals and appropriate DCIDs/JAFANs and other guiding policy documents
  • Ability to work effectively with DoD, military/civilian personnel and industry partners
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
  • Willingness to travel (<25%) within CONUS

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range for the position is $180,000 - $210,000 per year. Specific compensation will be determined by several factors including experience, education, skills, and knowledge. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and 401k contribution.

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Annapolis Junction, MD

130,000 - 270,000 USD/yr

🏢 Summary: Senior Systems Engineer role focused on capturing, managing, and enriching mission-related metadata to support analytic workflow processes in a secure government environment. The position involves leading systems engineering efforts, translating operational needs into structured technical requirements, and coordinating across multidisciplinary teams. Requires extensive experience, active TS/SCI with polygraph, and strong expertise in requirements management and workflow analysis. 🗂️ Requirements: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with favorable Polygraph, U.S. citizenship, 20 years of Systems Engineering experience on similar scope programs, Experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts, Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related field (or 5 additional years of SE experience), Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements, Experience developing requirements specifications, interface control documents, and systems engineering plans, Experience working with customers, users, and stakeholders on operational workflows, Ability to translate operational challenges into structured technical requirements, Experience supporting workflow analysis or process improvement efforts 📃 Skills: SystemsEngineering, RequirementsManagement, WorkflowAnalysis, InterfaceControl, TechnicalDocumentation, LifecyclePlanning, DataGovernance, Dataflow, AI, Metadata, EnterpriseDataLabels, DataFormats 🏢 Description: Build to something to be proud of. Captivation is looking for a senior level systems engineer to capture, track, manage, report, broker, and enrich current and historical metadata for mission analytic workflow processes. Description Captivation Software is seeking a senior systems engineer to support mission analytic workflow processes by capturing, tracking, managing, reporting, brokering, and enriching current and historical metadata. Requirements Security Clearance: Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph. All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Minimum Qualifications: Twenty (20) years of experience as a Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. Demonstrated experience planning and leading Systems Engineering efforts. Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university. Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Required Skills: Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting user and system requirements. Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as requirements specifications, interface control documents, systems engineering plans, and related technical documentation. Experience working directly with customers, users, and stakeholders to understand operational workflows and mission needs. Ability to translate complex operational challenges into clear, structured requirements for technical teams. Experience supporting workflow analysis, process improvement, or capability planning efforts. Strong technical writing, communication, and documentation skills. Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and maintain alignment between users, engineers, and leadership. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Desired Skills: Experience with Agency dataflow, compliance, policy, and data governance as it pertains to corporate tools and analyst workflow. Experience managing teams and threads with complex multi-regional systems and large datasets. Experience supporting analyst workflows, mission visibility, or contextual data tracking capabilities. Familiarity with content triage, transcription workflows, language analysis, or sourcing-related mission areas. Experience with requirements management, traceability, interface definition, and lifecycle planning. Experience developing concepts of operation, workflow documentation, and customer-facing systems engineering products. Strong understanding of systems engineering processes and mission-focused capability development. Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and operational users. Experience coordinating and integrating AI technologies within the development workflow. Experience as an Agency Analyst. Experience with Enterprise Data Labels and Data Formats. Benefits Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (depends on years of experience). Up to 20% 401k contribution (no matching required and vested from day 1). Above market hourly rates. $3,600 HSA contribution. 6 weeks paid time off. Company-paid employee medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance.

Technology

Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3- Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/ElasticSearch/OpenSearch/AWS

Senior

On-site

Annapolis Junction, MD

130,000 - 270,000 USD/yr

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on building and maintaining mission-critical systems using modern cloud and search technologies. The position requires extensive experience in large-scale government programs and active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph. The engineer will develop and deploy solutions leveraging Python, Kotlin/Java, Terraform, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, and AWS. 🗂️ Requirements: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph, U.S. citizenship, 20 years experience as Software Engineer in similar scope programs, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, 4 additional years of SWE experience may substitute for degree, Experience with Python, Experience with Kotlin or Java, Experience with Terraform, Experience with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, Experience with AWS 📃 Skills: Python, Kotlin, Java, Terraform, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, AWS 🏢 Description: Build to something to be proud of. Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country. Description Captivation Software is looking for a senior level software engineer with experience in Python, Kotlin/Java, Terraform, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch and AWS. Requirements Security Clearance: Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen Minimum Qualifications: Twenty (20) years experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required Four (4) years of SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Required Skills: Python Kotlin/Java Terraform Elasticsearch/OpenSearch AWS This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.Benefits Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience) Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1) Above Market Hourly Rates $3,600 HSA Contribution 6 Weeks Paid Time Off Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D

Technology

Captivation Software

Software Engineer 3 (On-Call) - Linux/Bash/Python/Java/Spring/NoSQL/Helm/Kubernetes/Kafka/Bamboo/Docker

Senior

On-site

Annapolis Junction, MD

130,000 - 270,000 USD/yr

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting a mission-critical software suite, including integration with COTS and FOSS products. The position involves full software development lifecycle activities such as implementation, testing, and deployment in containerized, cloud-native environments. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and strong experience in Java, Spring, containers, and DevOps practices. 🗂️ Requirements: Active Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with favorable Polygraph, U.S. citizenship, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field plus 5 years of SWE experience; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of SWE experience; OR 9 years of SWE experience, Experience with Linux CLI, Experience with Bash or Python scripting, Recent experience with Java development, Experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Integration), Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB), Experience with Docker and containerization, Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration, Experience creating Helm Charts, Familiarity with RabbitMQ or Kafka, Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Bamboo, GitLab CI), Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible), Experience with Git 📃 Skills: Linux, Bash, Python, Java, Spring, SpringBoot, SpringData, SpringIntegration, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Bamboo, GitLabCI, Ansible, Git, Loki, Jira, Confluence 🏢 Description: Description Captivation Software is looking for a senior level software engineer who will be responsible for developing, sustaining, and troubleshooting the project’s software suite of applications and future capabilities as mission needs arise. Software development activities include implementation, testing, and integration with other COTS and FOSS products, packages, and libraries. The Software Engineer must have a demonstrated understanding of the software development life cycle. Requirements Security Clearance: Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph. All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; OR Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity; OR Nine (9) years of experience as a Software Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. Required Skills: Experience using the Linux CLI Experience developing scripts using Bash or Python Recent software development experience using Java Experience developing with the Spring Framework including Spring Boot, Spring Data, and Spring Integration Experience with NoSQL databases including MongoDB Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker Experience with container orchestration technologies including Kubernetes Experience creating Helm Charts to deploy containerized services in a Kubernetes environment Familiarity with messaging frameworks such as RabbitMQ and Kafka Familiarity with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as Bamboo and GitLab CI Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code principles, methodologies, and tools including Ansible Experience using Git source control system Desired Skills: Familiarity with log aggregation and management systems such as Loki Experience with the Atlassian tool suite including Jira and Confluence This position is open for direct hires only. Benefits Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (depending on years of experience) Up to 20% 401(k) contribution (no matching required and vested from day 1) Above market hourly rates $3,600 HSA contribution 6 weeks paid time off Company-paid employee medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D