Hardened network security for government and critical infrastructure
Owl Cyber Defense builds data diodes and cross-domain security solutions for defense, intelligence, and infrastructure sectors. The stack reveals hardware-centric engineering: FPGA design tools (Vivado, Quartus), SystemVerilog/VHDL, and low-level systems work (C/C++, SELinux, TCP/IP) dominate alongside modern CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible). Active projects span FPGA-based product expansion and automated testing pipelines—addressing a documented pain point around manual test reliance and accreditation cycles.
Owl Cyber Defense provides hardened network security checkpoints designed for threat prevention and controlled data transfer in high-security environments. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, the company serves defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure sectors worldwide with certified data diodes, cross-domain solutions, and embedded cybersecurity products. The 201–500 person team is engineering-dominant, with active hiring concentrated in hardware and software engineering roles. Their business combines licensed products with professional services and government accreditation support.
C/C++, Java, Rust, Python for software; VHDL, SystemVerilog, Vivado, and Quartus for FPGA design; Linux, SELinux, and systemd for hardened OS; Jenkins, GitLab, and Ansible for CI/CD; Selenium for testing automation.
Data diode product expansion, FPGA-based hardware development, automated testing and continuous integration pipeline improvements, go-to-market strategy, and high-speed Ethernet data processing solutions.
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