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Welcome third quarter. (Gif via Giphy.com)

Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ). Below is this week’s edition; it’s meant to live in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletter here.

And just like that, 2026 is half over. Or, to look at it another way, there’s still half of 2026 left.

Whether you’re going into the Independence Day weekend looking forward to barbecues and fireworks or you plan to hunker down with the AC and stream The Office reruns, we’re entering the back-end of the year, facing a steamy summer and plenty of time to make some career moves.

Q3 begins tomorrow. Here are this week’s job listings.

The News

Technical.ly’s regional training guides collect searchable resources for people comparing coding bootcamps, certifications and other career-development options across our markets.

Arlington startup Cleatus plans to grow from 20 to 30 employees by year’s end after raising $4 million to expand its AI platform for government contractors, according to its staff expansion plans.

Baltimore has temporarily blocked construction of large new data centers while officials examine potential effects on electricity demand, infrastructure and local employment through a city impact study.

Appian has brought aboard nearly 200 employees globally during 2026, with more than half based near its McLean headquarters and dozens of recent graduates among the company’s new hires.

Northern Virginia startup Trase plans to double its 55-person workforce after securing major financing to expand AI automation tools for healthcare and other regulated sectors, according to its latest growth plans.

Partner Spotlight

Certara’s goal is to enable the life sciences industry’s use of data, modeling and analytics to make better decisions across the various phases of discovery and drug development. 
 
Its software and scientists incorporate modern advances in scientific understanding, drug development experience, data analysis and AI resulting in significant opportunities to decrease the cost and increase the probability of success for new drug approval and commercialization.
 
Learn more and check out job openings here.

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The Jobs

Greater Philly

DC, Maryland + Virginia

Pittsburgh

Louisiana

Remote

The End

See you in Q3!