Defense contractor providing cyber, systems engineering, and mission IT for U.S. government
MANTECH is a 5,000+ person defense contractor serving federal agencies and military with cyber operations, systems engineering, and enterprise IT solutions. The stack mirrors the dual nature of the work: hardened networking (Cisco, MPLS, BGP, IPsec), container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), reverse-engineering tools (Ghidra, IDA Pro), and security operations (Splunk, Swimlane). Current hiring is heavily weighted toward engineering (380 roles) and security (218), with accelerating velocity — signaling either contract wins or expanded mission scope in cyber and network modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Wargame Director, Vulnerability Assessment Lead, Cyber Threat Lead, Information Technology Director, Strategic Pursuits Director
MANTECH designs and operates critical infrastructure for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. The company specializes in cyber operations, tactical and enterprise networks, data collection and analytics, systems engineering, and mission assurance. With nearly 40% of its workforce drawn from military, intelligence community, and federal civilian backgrounds, the organization embeds deep domain knowledge of customer operations. Headquarters in Herndon, Virginia; hiring actively across the U.S., Germany, Japan, Iraq, Poland, Honduras, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Active programs include network modernization, next-generation cyber capabilities, tactical network integration, and algorithm development for mission-critical systems.
Core languages (C, C++, Python, Java, COBOL); container/orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Podman); network protocols (Cisco, MPLS, BGP, IPsec, DNS, DHCP); security tools (Splunk, Swimlane, Zscaler); reverse engineering (Ghidra, IDA Pro); IT service management (ServiceNow). Actively adopting Terraform, Ansible, Linux.
Primary initiatives include network modernization and tactical network integration (NETMOD, Tactical Network programs), next-generation cyber operations (CNO) capabilities, algorithm development for system performance standards, ULA training programs, and integration of existing infrastructures with new mission-critical components.
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