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    Cleared jobs in Rhode Island.

    279 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 Rhode Island include RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney), Arcfield, and People, Technology and Processes. Compare the individual postings for duties and security requirements. Read the market context.

    Who’s hiring

    Clearance mix

    • Secret271
    • Top Secret6
    • Public Trust1
    • TS/SCI1

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    Rhode Island's defense market and your job search

    Defense spending in Rhode Island

    The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation reports approximately $2.0 billion in defense spending in Rhode Island for fiscal year 2024, including $0.9 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 Senior Staff Electrical Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Engineer I - Civil/Structural. 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: Senior Staff Electrical Engineer; Senior Software Engineer; Engineer I - Civil/Structural

    Background sources reviewed by ClearMatch on .

    Cleared work in Rhode Island, answered

    Which security requirements appear in cleared jobs in Rhode Island?
    Secret is the most common requirement, on 271 of the 279 active cleared postings we track in Rhode Island. The full mix runs Secret (271), Top Secret (6), Public Trust (1), TS/SCI (1).
    Which employers are hiring cleared talent in Rhode Island?
    RTX (Raytheon / Collins / Pratt & Whitney) (35 open), Arcfield (32 open), People, Technology and Processes (31 open), Anduril Industries (25 open), MIKEL Inc (21 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 Rhode Island 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