BlueSky Innovators
blueskyinnovators.com
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How BlueSky Innovators hires
Truth index
B 78/100
Median time to fill
141 days
Ghost roles
28%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
BlueSky Innovators scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 39 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 28% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 141 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
BlueSky Innovators is a defense contractor based in Reston, Virginia, that provides professional, engineering and analytical services to operational, intelligence and technology development programs of the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Founded and led by CEO Tim Tkacz, it supports Air Force, Space Force and joint headquarters customers, reports that most of its staff hold TS/SCI clearances and that half are military veterans, and also offers its own data and monitoring products. It hires SETA engineers, anti-tamper specialists, operations research analysts, program managers and military planners for cleared on-site roles.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at BlueSky Innovators over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
75
Postings analysed
14
Stack modernity
70/100AI adopter
Languages
Python43%
JavaScript29%
Node JS21%
TypeScript21%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js14%
Next.js7%
NumPy7%
Pandas7%
Databases
PostgreSQL14%
Neo4j7%
Cloud & platforms
AWS36%
Azure29%
Apache Kafka21%
Kubernetes14%
AI & ML
LLM7%
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Full BlueSky Innovators tech stack
75 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$250k
Typical range
$150k – $250k
Open positions
31
24
Jobs
Junior
4.2%
Middle
8.3%
Senior
58.3%
Staff
16.7%
Principal
4.2%
Architect
8.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $190k | $190k |
| Middle | 2 | $190k | $190k |
| Senior | 14 | $233k | $190k – $250k |
| Staff | 4 | $250k | $230k – $250k |
| Principal | 1 | $240k | $240k |
| Architect | 2 | $250k | $250k |
Highest paying role
Engineering and Space Positions, TS/SCI
$250k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at BlueSky Innovators
By role, level and city, against the market · 31 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
41/100
Stable
Open positions
35
0 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
185 days
faster than 7% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
10/27/2026
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
20% ▼
Management
20% ▼
Operations
20% ▼
Backend
7% ▲
Analytics
7% ▼
Industrial Engineering
7% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: Alexandria
Oct 2026
New location: United States
Sep 2026
New location: Arlington
Sep 2026
New location: Fort Meade
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Unix to stack
Sep 2026
Added TCP/IP to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Added Apache HTTP Server to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
15
Hiring now
9
Countries
1
Busiest office
Reston
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Reston
United States
HQ
Reston, VA HQ
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 1-10 est. staff $185k Avg Salary
hires for Data Science, Security, Early Careers
Arlington
United States
Engineering / R&D
DARPA Arlington, VA
14 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 21% engineering 50-200 est. staff $238k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Operations, Aerospace
Chantilly
United States
Regional office
Chantilly, VA
6 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 10-50 est. staff $228k Avg Salary
hires for Aerospace, Networking, Finance
Arlington
United States
Engineering / R&D
DARPA Arlington, VA
5 open roles 20% engineering 10-50 est. staff $250k Avg Salary
hires for Aerospace, Networking, Management
El Segundo
United States
Corporate office
El Segundo, CA
5 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $193k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Management, Industrial Engineering
Washington
United States
Regional office
Washington, DC
2 open roles 1-10 est. staff $250k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Industrial Engineering
Colorado Springs
United States
Regional office
Colorado Springs, CO
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $220k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Operations
Fort Meade
United States
Engineering / R&D
Fort Meade, MD
2 open roles 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $265k Avg Salary
hires for Networking, Analytics
Alexandria
United States
Alexandria, VA
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 1-10 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Backend
Tampa
United States
Regional office
MacDill AFB
Honolulu
United States
Regional office
Honolulu, Hawaii
Albuquerque
United States
Regional office
Albuquerque, NM
Boulder
United States
Regional office
Boulder, CO
Hanover
United States
Regional office
Hanover, MD
Lorton
United States
Regional office
Lorton, VA
Jobs
$160k – $200k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · El Segundo
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$150k – $200k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alexandria
Python
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Management
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$200k – $250k per year · In office · Top Secret · 15+ years exp · Master's Degree · Arlington
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$60k – $150k per year · In office · Bachelor's Degree · Reston
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
PostgreSQL
Apache Kafka
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
Azure
AWS
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$150k – $250k per year · Remote (United States) · TS/SCI · 5+ years exp · United States
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$150k – $250k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 5+ years exp · Arlington
HPC
Management
Agile
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$150k – $250k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
SQL
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Hadoop
DevOps
Azure
AWS
HPC
Analytics
Master Data Management
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$150k – $250k per year · In office · Top Secret · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
Python
JavaScript
Java
Rust
TypeScript
Ruby
C#
C++
Bash
Perl
Apache Tomcat
Frontend
Vue.js
GraphQL
Angular
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
Splunk
Terraform
Puppet
Ansible
GCP
Red Hat
OpenShift
VMWare
Chef
Consul
Debian
Docker Swarm
Nomad
Packer
GitLab CI
Azure
CI/CD
Jenkins
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Nginx
Graylog
Nagios
Travis CI
Amazon EKS
Google GKE
KVM
QEMU
Hyper-V
Xen
OpenStack
CentOS Stream
Linux
Apache HTTP Server
Cryptography
Vault
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$140k – $240k per year · In office · TS/SCI · Part-Time · 12+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$150k – $250k per year · In office · TS/SCI · Full-Time · Arlington
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$180k – $220k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Reston
Python
Airflow
Pandas
NumPy
DevOps
Rest API
Analytics
ETL/ELT
Apache NiFi
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