Government and defense jobs in Texas
60 open roles for people who work with government and defense in Texas as of Nov 15, 2026. SpaceX, Olsson, Samsara, Zscaler and Elite have the most. 20 are remote and the median advertised salary is $155K.
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- Government Cloud Security EngineerxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KTerraformAzureLinux
- Government Relations LeadFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$215K - $288KLead and above
- Senior Civil Engineer- Federal Engineering and DesignOlsson · 🇺🇸Arizona - Remote; Arkansas - Remote; Kansas - Remote; Mis…—RemoteSenior
- Associate Civil Engineer - Federal Engineering and Design TeamOlsson · 🇺🇸Arizona - Remote; Kansas - Remote; Missouri - Remote; Neb…—RemoteJunior
- Regional Sales Manager, SLED (Chicago or Texas)ExtraHop · 🇺🇸Remote | Chicago, IL / Texas$145K - $157KRemoteMachine LearningLoad balancingSD-WAN
- Product Manager, Government SavingsVestwell · 🇺🇸New York, NY | Austin, TX | King of Prussia, PA$135K - $145KSQLAgile
- Senior Product Manager, Government SavingsVestwell · 🇺🇸New York, NY | Austin, TX | King of Prussia, PA$150K - $160KSeniorSQLAgile
- Enterprise Account Executive (Houston - Local Government)Verkada · 🇺🇸Houston, TX United States$240K - $300K
- Sr. Data Center Operations (DCO) Engineer-FederalZscaler · 🇺🇸Remote - Texas, USA$91K - $114KRemoteSeniorLinuxAgile
- Program Manager, Defense ContractsHyliion · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States—
- Director, Government Affairs & PolicyMagicschool · 🇺🇸Texas$200K - $225KLead and aboveGenerative AIData privacyProcurement
- Classified Network EngineerSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—Security+CCNANetwork engineering
- Classified Systems AdministratorSaronic · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—LinuxSAPSecurity+
- Sr. Government Affairs ManagerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Anderson, TX · +1 more location—Senior
- State and Local Government Affairs Manager (Central)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—
- Sr. Partner Business Manager - SLED - TOLAZscaler · 🇺🇸Remote - Texas, USA$155K - $222KRemoteSeniorLLMAgile
- Sales Development Representative- FederalPing Identity · 🇺🇸USA - Austin, TX - Hybrid$75K - $85KHybrid
- Government and Community Affairs Lead, TempleRowan · 🇺🇸Temple, TX$150K - $175KRemoteLead and above
- Security Engineer, GRC Federal FrameworksxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KCI/CDIAMCloud security
- State Government Relations ManagerAlliance Defending Freedom · 🇺🇸Texas, U.S.—
- Senior Sales Development Representative - SLEDTanium · 🇺🇸Addison, TX$56K - $80KSenior
- Faculty, GovernmentAustin Community College District · 🇺🇸Austin Community College; As Assigned$71K - $97KWorkdayLMSStatistics
- Consulting Field Solutions Architect, Cyber Resilience - Public SectorPure Storage · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; Chi…$172K - $258KRemoteCISSPGoogle WorkspaceIAM
- Associate, Public Sector PracticeSocial Finance · 🇺🇸Austin, TX, Boston, MA, San Francisco, CA, or Washington…—Junior
- Associate Electrical Engineer-Federal Engineering & DesignOlsson · 🇺🇸Arizona - Remote; Arkansas - Remote; Florida - Remote; Ge… · +2 more locations—RemoteJunior
- Senior Federal Deployment StrategistGovsignals · 🇺🇸San Antonio, TX$140K - $200KSenior
- Senior State Government Affairs Manager, Texas & SoutheastCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Remote - Texas$143K - $191KRemoteSenior
- Strategic Customer Success Manager - US Public SectorSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - AZ; Remote - Dallas; Remote - FL; Remote - GA; R…$112K - $150KRemote
- Federal Project ExecutiveBRPH · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Dallas, Texas, United St…A$139K - A$200KGoExcel
- Senior Sales Engineer - ArmyZscaler · 🇺🇸Remote - Florida, USA; Remote - Maryland, USA; Remote - N…$155K - $221KRemoteSeniorGCPAzureLLM
- Regional Sales Manager, SLEDOkta · 🇺🇸Dallas, Texas$288K - $396KMachine LearningContract negotiation
- Operations Supervisor - Military Leadership PathShipMonk · 🇺🇸Fort Worth, Texas, United States—
- Sr. Manager, Starlink Enterprise Accounts (Civilian Government Programs)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorProject management
- Sr. Manager, Starlink Enterprise Accounts (State & Local Programs)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorProject management
- Starlink Account Manager (State & Local Government)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Customer service
- Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public SectorDatabricks · 🇺🇸Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; Connecticut…$182K - $250KRemoteSeniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Enterprise Customer Success Manager - Public SectorSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - AZ; Remote - Dallas; Remote - FL; Remote - GA; R…$98K - $132KRemote
- Local Government Affairs LeadBase Power · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—Lead and above
- Business Development Representative — DoD / U.S. Air ForceRackner · 🇺🇸Remote — Washington, DC / San Antonio, TX / Boston, MA$65K - $75KRemoteSecurity clearanceCRMSpreadsheets
- Starlink Enterprise Sales Director, SLEDSpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Lead and aboveNetwork engineering
- Project Manager - Aerospace & DefenseBRPH · 🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States—
- Diesel Technician (Military Veteran)Elite · 🇺🇸Waco, Texas, United States · +2 more locations—Driver's licenseMechanical assemblyHydraulics
- Government Relations, TexasBase Power · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—
- Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public SectorScale AI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE…$186K - $279KSeniorPythonTypeScriptReact
- Vice President of Sales-Aerospace & DefenseALTEN Technology USA · 🇺🇸Boston, MA, Dallas TX, New Jersey$160K - $200KLead and aboveMedical devices
- Program Director, Federal Construction & OperationsTerraFirma Inc · 🇺🇸Robot Ranch (Austin, TX)—Lead and aboveSecurity clearanceConstruction managementRisk management
- Sales Engineer, Mid Market - Public SectorSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - Austin; Remote - CA; Remote - Chicago; Remote -…$113K - $145KRemotePythonJavaScriptBash
- Local Government Affairs Manager, TexasZipline · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, USA; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Housto…—
- Director of Construction, Military Construction (MILCON)ICON · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States—Lead and aboveSecurity clearancePMPConstruction management
- U.S. Army Business DeveloperHarmattan Ai · 🇺🇸Austin—
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Who is hiring for government and defense roles in Texas
Where government and defense roles in Texas are
- 🇺🇸United States60
- 🇺🇸Texas60
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX25
- 🇺🇸Dallas, TX10
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC8
- 🇺🇸Houston, TX6
- 🇺🇸New York, NY5
- 🇺🇸Florida5
- 🇺🇸California4
- 🇺🇸Chicago, IL4
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about government and defense jobs in Texas
- How many government and defense jobs in Texas are open right now?
- There are 60 open government and defense jobs in Texas at 35 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 4 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most government and defense jobs in Texas?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (7), Olsson (6), Zscaler (3), Samsara (3) and Elite (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote government and defense jobs in Texas?
- 20 of the 60 open government and defense jobs in Texas (33%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do government and defense jobs in Texas pay?
- The median advertised salary is $155K, based on 29 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $129K and $212K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the government and defense jobs in Texas?
- 5 of the 60 open government and defense jobs in Texas (8%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 35 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 35 companies are hiring and 4 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing government and defense jobs in Texas?
- 7 of the 60 open government and defense jobs in Texas (12%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, Computer Vision. Employers still list 60 such roles today at 35 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do government and defense jobs in Texas ask for?
- Most often Security clearance (12%), Azure (8%), Linux (8%), AWS (8%), Agile (8%) of the 60 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in government and defense jobs in Texas?
- Associate Electrical Engineer (3), Diesel Technician (3), Regional Sales Manager (2), Sr. Government Affairs Manager (2), Sr. Manager (2): the most common titles among the 60 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are government and defense jobs in Texas in demand in 2026?
- 60 government and defense jobs in Texas are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 35 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 4 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $155K. 20 (33%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for government and defense jobs in Texas?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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