Full-Stack Developer, Data Platforms and Backend Services. This position is fully funded and ready for impact. Location. Columbia, MD. Telework. N/A. Clearance Required. TS/SCI with Polygraph. Salary Range. $130,000 to $160,000. At Shadow Strategies, you will join a culture defined by innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact. We seek engineers who turn complex data problems into clear, reliable capability. If you are inspired by complexity, mot...
Associate UX Designer. Location. Columbia, MD (Hybrid, up to 2 days telework per week). Salary Range. $90,000 to $120,000. Security Clearance. TS/SCI with FS Polygraph. At Shadow Strategies, you will join a culture defined by innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact. We seek driven individuals ready to bring their unique strengths to a dynamic team dedicated to solving critical challenges. If you are inspired by complexity, motivated by clarity...
UX Designer – Mission-Driven Interface Design. Location. Maryland. Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. . What You’ll Do. This role focuses on designing interfaces that work in the moments that matter. You’ll create wireframes, prototypes, and interaction flows that support analysts, operators, and mission teams. The systems you help shape may be dense with data, used under pressure, or deployed in ...
UX Researcher – Cyber Operations & Analyst Experience. Location. Columbia, Maryland, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, Telework options. Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. . What You’ll Do. This role is focused on understanding how cyber analysts work — their tools, workflows, challenges, and decision points. You’ll lead research that exposes friction, identifies latent needs, and informs the design o...
Software Engineer II – UI Development. Location. Columbia, MD (Hybrid – up to 2 days telework per week). Salary Range. $175,000-$225,000 (commensurate with experience). Security Clearance. TS//SCI with Polygraph. At Shadow Strategies, you will join a culture defined by innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact. We seek driven individuals ready to bring their unique strengths to a dynamic team dedicated to solving critical challenges. If you're i...
Senior UX Designer. Location. Columbia, MD (Hybrid – up to 2 days telework per week). Salary Range. $165,000 - $210,000 (commensurate with experience). Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. At. Shadow Strategies. you will join a culture defined by innovation, purpose, and meaningful impact. We seek driven individuals ready to bring their unique strengths to a dynamic team dedicated to solving critical challenges. If you're inspired by compl...
UX Designer – Interfaces for Cyber Analysts & Operators. Location. Columbia, Maryland, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, Telework options. Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. . What You’ll Do. This role is focused on designing interfaces that support cyber analysts and mission operators. You’ll translate operational workflows into intuitive layouts, reduce friction in high-velocity environments, and en...
UX Researcher – Human Insight in Mission Contexts. Location. Maryland. Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. . What You’ll Do. This role is centered on discovering what users actually need — not just what they say they want. You’ll lead research efforts to understand workflows, uncover edge cases, and document real-world constraints faced by analysts, operators, and mission users. Your work will info...
UX Strategist – Cyber Mission Systems & Analyst Experience. Location. Columbia, MD, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, Telework options. Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. . What You’ll Do. This role focuses on aligning user experience with operational outcomes in cyber mission environments. As a UX Strategist, you’ll shape how Shadow designs systems that support analysts, operators, and decision-maker...
Systems Engineer – Agile Mission Development. Location. Columbia, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, Telework options. Security Clearance. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. What You’ll Do. . As a Systems Engineer at Shadow, you’ll play a central role in shaping mission software and infrastructure across agile teams. Depending on level and assignment, you may be responsible for gathering and refining requirements, managin...
Data Modeler – Legacy Transformation & Mission Clarity. This position is fully funded and ready for impact. Location. Columbia, MD. Salary Range. $105,000 – $140,000 (commensurate with experience). Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. What You’ll Do. You’ll help drive the modernization of business IT systems by designing the data models that bridge legacy complexity and future-state clarity. This role is critical to ensuring that business ...
UX Researcher – Human Insight in Mission Contexts. Location. Colorado. Clearance Required. TS//SCI with Polygraph. Compensation Range. $110,000 - $260,000. . What You’ll Do. This role is centered on discovering what users actually need — not just what they say they want. You’ll lead research efforts to understand workflows, uncover edge cases, and document real-world constraints faced by analysts, operators, and mission users. Your work will info...
