Defense engineering and modeling firm serving DoD and federal agencies
PeopleTec is a 700+-person defense contractor in Huntsville building missile defense simulations, cybersecurity solutions, and mission operations platforms for DoD and federal agencies. The tech stack—Splunk, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, plus domain-specific tools like Xilinx and ANSYS—reflects a hybrid model: containerization adoption (Kubernetes, Istio) suggests internal modernization pressure, while heavy reliance on Splunk and Sentinel indicates security-first architecture. Engineering hiring (43 roles) vastly outpaces other departments, matching the active project load on missile defense modeling, advanced analytics, and system-of-systems integration.
PeopleTec provides engineering solutions, modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and mission operations support to the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies. Customers include the Missile Defense Agency, Space and Missile Defense Command, Army, Air Force, Navy, and National Guard Bureau. The company operates across multiple domains: rapid prototyping and fielding of emerging technologies, program protection and acquisition, range safety, and advanced analytics. Founded in 2005 and employee-owned, PeopleTec is headquartered in Huntsville's Cummings Research Park and employs over 700 people, with active operations centered on systems engineering, software development, and mission-critical support.
Splunk Enterprise Security, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Python, ANSYS, SolidWorks, Xilinx, Docker, Apache Spark, Elasticsearch, and McAfee/ACAS for security. Currently adopting Kubernetes and Istio.
Missile defense modeling and simulation, system-of-systems frameworks, advanced visual analytics, program protection plans, BI/dashboard development, human-machine integrated formations, and transition of prototype systems to fielded defense capabilities.
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