What's a "D* Clearance"?

[northernladuk]

Ironically, the skill set listed is EXACTLY what I do,

Your skill set is..

Experience of XXXXX
Experience of YYYYYY
Experience of ZZZ based XXXX
Knowledge of ABC development

That must be pretty niche as I've never heard of them.

[GigiBronz]

Euphemism for getting the “D” than “clearing” the house?

[SussexSeagull]

It is apparently the US College equivalent of UCAS.

[Scruff]

Storm in a D-Cup...

[Lance]

I only know of DV clearance.
It’s SC clearance x 4

[ladymuck]

The only D clearance I know about is in airside operations and relates to cargo handling / airside deliveries

If you're just delivering pizzas I think a non-white surname may work in your favour

[yetanotherbob]

Does this read like a genuine requirement? What is a D* Clearance?
Ironically, the skill set listed is EXACTLY what I do, but seems like they somehow want to filter me out with some absurd criteria

My client based in London are looking for 4 x ABCD Developers to begin roles between October 2020 and March 2021, these are 12 month contracts and the project is due for completion in July 2021. D* clearance is MANDATORY for these roles, unfortunately if you do not have D* clearance you cannot be considered.

If you do have D* clearance please keep reading, candidates should have experience in all stages of the development life-cycle including design, build, coding, test, deployment and support and will be confident in using ABCDEF systems. They will have experience working within a technical development team to develop and maintain ABC and XYZ.

Must have (Exactly what I do):

Experience of XXXXX
Experience of YYYYYY
Experience of ZZZ based XXXX
Knowledge of ABC development

If you are interested and will be available within these dates, please apply with a word version of your CV. If you are unavailable but you can recommend somebody, please ask them to reach out as there are 4 positions

I'm in a situation where I wonder if they're filtering me out because my name doesn't sound white or if they actually want to hire someone on a visa, but are advertising the job here to tick some boxes