Defense IT contractor building mission-critical software for US intelligence and space agencies
Northstrat is an employee-owned defense IT contractor serving Intelligence, Defense, and Law Enforcement agencies with a 51–200 person engineering-heavy organization (48 engineers, mostly senior/mid-level). The stack is modern-polyglot (Java, React, Angular, Kubernetes, Terraform, Oracle/PostgreSQL) but grounded in legacy integration work—projects span space-to-ground systems, mission management platforms, and business intelligence pipelines. Hiring velocity is accelerating on the engineering side, with active focus on reducing downtime and software quality across mission-critical programs.
Northstrat provides software development and systems engineering to US Government agencies in intelligence, defense, and law enforcement. Founded in 2006 and based in Sterling, VA, the company is structured around two core capabilities: rapid software delivery using CI/CD, and DevSecOps-first systems integration. The customer base includes the US Air Force and US Space Force (notably as a SpaceCAMP member on Platform One). Project work spans mission management systems, situational awareness platforms, business intelligence/data warehousing, imagery and video technology, and legacy system migration. The organization operates as an employee-owned firm with personnel holding relevant security clearances.
Primary: Java, React, Angular, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform. Also uses Jenkins, Selenium, AWS, MongoDB, Cassandra, and OpenLayers/Cesium for geospatial visualization.
Sterling, Virginia. The company was founded in 2006 and is privately held, employee-owned, with 51–200 employees.
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