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    Cleared jobs in Iowa.

    146 active postings that name a security clearance or Public Trust requirement. RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney) is hiring the most of them. Rebuilt daily from GovCon career pages.

    Employers with indexed openings in Iowa include RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney), Cyber Defense Technologies, and Peraton. Compare the individual postings for duties and security requirements. Read the market context.

    Who’s hiring

    Clearance mix

    • Secret126
    • Top Secret19
    • Public Trust1

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    Iowa's defense market and your job search

    Defense spending in Iowa

    The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reports approximately $3.8 billion in defense spending in Iowa for fiscal year 2024, including $3.3 billion in contract obligations. Total spending includes contracts, grants and personnel payroll. This historical spending measure provides economic context; it does not measure current vacancies or the number of jobs requiring a clearance.

    Sources: OLDCC Defense Spending by State, FY 2024, summary table

    Roles in this hiring snapshot

    Examples from the postings shown here include Operations Program Manager (Onsite), Software Engineer II - Embedded Platform Software, Onsite, and Sr. Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software, Onsite. These are a sample of the indexed openings. Compare each employer's description for the worksite, required experience, clearance eligibility and any polygraph requirement.

    Sources: Operations Program Manager (Onsite); Software Engineer II - Embedded Platform Software, Onsite; Sr. Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software, Onsite

    Background sources reviewed by ClearMatch on .

    Cleared work in Iowa, answered

    Which security requirements appear in cleared jobs in Iowa?
    Secret is the most common requirement, on 126 of the 146 active cleared postings we track in Iowa. The full mix runs Secret (126), Top Secret (19), Public Trust (1).
    Which employers are hiring cleared talent in Iowa?
    RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney) (139 open), Cyber Defense Technologies (2 open), Peraton (2 open), Aretum (1 open), HII Mission Technologies (1 open). These come straight from each employer's own careers site, so the counts move daily.
    How often is this list of cleared jobs in Iowa updated?
    ClearMatch rebuilds this directory daily from GovCon career pages. It includes postings with security clearance or Public Trust requirements. Public Trust is a background investigation, not a security clearance. The update date below identifies the current snapshot.

    Updated October 8, 2026