Defense engineering and IT services for U.S. military and federal space programs
Arcata Associates is a Las Vegas-based defense contractor providing engineering, IT, and program services to federal agencies and the U.S. military. The tech stack spans legacy systems (FORTRAN, Assembly, Oracle) alongside modern cloud infrastructure (Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker), reflecting the operational reality of defense work—maintaining decades-old mission-critical systems while gradually adopting containerized deployments. Hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering roles, with mid-level positions dominating, suggesting both staffing gaps and a push to scale delivery capacity.
Arcata Associates, founded in 1979, operates as a specialized engineering and IT contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense and federal space agencies. The company delivers across four main domains: engineering services (systems design and integration), information technology (cloud and legacy infrastructure), program and acquisition support (contracting and lifecycle management), and multimedia/documentation. Core projects include telemetry and radar data processing systems, mission control centers, mobile operations facilities, and defense training system upgrades. The organization employs 201–500 people, primarily based in the United States, with selective hiring in Canada.
Mix of legacy (FORTRAN, Assembly, Oracle, SQL Server) and modern (Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, React, Vue). Also deploys vector network analyzers, Visio, Microsoft Project, and Maximo for operations and maintenance workflows.
Telemetry/radar data processing, mission control centers, mobile operations facilities, defense training system upgrades, and systems engineering compliance. Also maintaining legacy software libraries and implementing ISO-compliant engineering processes.
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