Applied sciences and systems engineering for federal and defense clients
Caelum Research is a 51–200-person services firm selling applied sciences, IT, and systems engineering to government and defense buyers. The hiring velocity is accelerating with 12 roles posted in the last 30 days, heavily weighted toward security (4) and engineering (3), and the tech stack reflects compliance-heavy work: SQL Server, Azure, HP Fortify, ACAS, Burp Suite, and ServiceNow sit alongside core infrastructure. The pain-point list (database migration, STIG compliance, vulnerability reduction, network traffic analysis) maps directly to government contracting constraints, particularly DoD and NIST 800-53 controls.
Caelum Research delivers applied sciences, information technology, and systems engineering services to government agencies and defense contractors. Founded in 1987 and based in Rockville, Maryland, the firm operates in the 51–200-person range with a current hiring surge. Work spans STIG assessment, network infrastructure, database consolidation, and compliance-driven system improvements. The active project list (ATEC IT support, subordinate-location assessments, network upgrades) and security/engineering focus indicate a business anchored in federal compliance and mission-critical infrastructure maintenance.
SQL Server, Azure, PostgreSQL, MariaDB for data; HP Fortify, ACAS, Burp Suite for security; ServiceNow for ITSM; Tableau and Power BI for analytics; Bash, PowerShell, Python, Perl, Ruby for scripting; plus Active Directory Federation Services and SharePoint for enterprise infrastructure.
Database consolidation and migration, NIST 800-53 and DoD STIG compliance, vulnerability risk reduction, network traffic analysis, and maintaining uptime for mission-critical systems.
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