ICF is a 5,000+ person public consulting firm built on Java, Python, AWS, and Databricks—a stack that signals heavy analytical and systems-integration work. The hiring mix is engineering-dominant (255 open roles) with substantial research (93) and ops (136) presence, matched by active work on energy efficiency programs, CI/CD infrastructure, and housing/health transformation initiatives. Compliance and federal regulation management appear as persistent pain points across their client base.
Notable leadership hires: Authorization Lead, Director, Consulting Director, State Growth Lead, Project Director
ICF provides consulting, technology, and solutions services to U.S. federal agencies, state governments, utilities, and health systems. The firm operates across nine specialties: Aviation, Climate, Cybersecurity, Digital and Marketing, Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Homeland Security, and International Development. Core project activity centers on energy efficiency program delivery, grant administration, policy research, and field operations support. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, operates globally with hiring across the United States, India, Spain, United Kingdom, and Belgium, and is currently accelerating headcount with 444 roles posted in the last 30 days.
ICF's primary stack includes Microsoft Office, Java, SQL, AWS (Fargate, Lambda, Glue, Athena), Python, Databricks, Appian, Jenkins, Git, Jira, and geospatial tools (ArcGIS Pro/Online). They are actively adopting Splunk, CloudWatch, and Salesforce.
ICF is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The company was founded in 1969 and is publicly traded. It currently employs 5,001–10,000 people.
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