Federal and industrial IT consulting with OT integration and cybersecurity focus
AITHERAS is a 20-year-old federal contractor and industrial IT firm built around operational technology (SCADA, Allen-Bradley, HMI systems) and enterprise infrastructure (Palo Alto, Cisco, Splunk). The hiring mix—engineering-heavy with dedicated legal and ops teams—reflects government compliance burden; current projects span water treatment automation, network segmentation migration, and lead generation, suggesting revenue pressure alongside core infrastructure work.
Notable leadership hires: Cybersecurity Lead Generation Manager, Lead Generation Manager
AITHERAS delivers custom IT solutions to federal, state, local, and commercial clients, with domain expertise in data analytics, cloud services, industrial control systems, cybersecurity, and records management. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified, SBA-designated small business, and Maryland MBE. Based in Rockville, MD since 2002, it serves over a hundred clients and specializes in mission-critical projects where downtime and compliance failures carry high cost. The tech footprint spans Microsoft enterprise tools, Cisco/Juniper networking, Palo Alto security, and SCADA/HMI automation for water and wastewater treatment plants.
AITHERAS uses Microsoft Office, Power BI, Python, SharePoint, Cisco/Juniper networking gear, Palo Alto firewalls, SCADA/Allen-Bradley/HMI industrial controls, Splunk/QRadar monitoring, Snort/Zeek detection, and Terraform/Ansible for infrastructure automation.
Yes. Active projects include SCADA integration with Allen-Bradley PLCs/RTUs, HMI/GUI screen development, and SCADA architecture design for water and wastewater treatment plants, with a focus on plant reliability and downtime reduction.
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