Defense contractor providing cleared talent and cyber/IT solutions to DoD and Intelligence Community
Applied Research Solutions is a mid-sized defense contractor built around staffing cleared engineers and subject-matter experts into DoD and Intelligence Community programs. The tech stack—Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, Java, C#, MATLAB, SAS—reflects deep systems engineering and data-analysis work typical of defense modernization contracts. Hiring is heavily weighted toward engineering (51 roles) with senior/principal seniority dominance, and the active project list (devsecops pipelines, cloud migration, weapon systems accreditation, battle network integration) reveals an organization scaling to support government digital transformation and cloud-first initiatives.
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Beavercreek, Ohio, ARS serves the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community with cleared professional services across cyber, IT, intelligence analysis, logistics, program management, and space systems. The company operates across multiple service lines: tactical staffing of fully-cleared engineers; cyber solutions delivery; research and education support; scientific test and evaluation; and modernization program support. Projects span cloud infrastructure (Azure multi-instance deployments), weapons systems certification, battle network interoperability, and USG software factory automation. Current challenges center on DoD compliance (RMF requirements), program risk management, cost and schedule performance, and optimizing cloud resource utilization.
Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, Java, C#, MATLAB, SAS, React, Oracle (NetSuite, Hyperion, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft), Jenkins, Splunk, Elastic Stack, and legacy SOAP/XML integrations.
DevSecOps pipeline development, Azure cloud modernization, weapon systems accreditation, battle network integration, USG software factory automation, and DoD compliance and RMF certification initiatives.
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