Innovative Defense Technologies
Custom Software Development · Naval Systems
32open roles
$231kmedian advertised pay
$41.6Mraised in 52 rounds
Scaling fasthiring pace, 87 of 100
Overview
Innovative Defense Technologies is a US defense technology company based in Arlington, Virginia, that provides cloud-based integration, automated testing and data analysis for complex, mission-critical systems of the US Department of Defense. It builds a hybrid-cloud software-as-a-service platform for developing and testing tactical systems, supports Navy programs including Aegis and undersea warfare, and has engineering offices in Arlington and Fall River, Massachusetts. It hires software, DevOps and frontend engineers, AI solutions engineers and subject matter experts, cybersecurity and network engineers, tactical systems engineers and program managers, many requiring security clearances.
How Innovative Defense Technologies hires
Truth index
A 100/100
Median time to fill
13 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
20%
Innovative Defense Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 5 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 20% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 13 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
Jobs
$114k – $231k per year · Hybrid · Secret · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$74k – $150k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Mount Laurel
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$74k – $150k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Mount Laurel
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$74k – $116k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$114k – $184k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · San Diego
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$135k – $273k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Master's Degree · Arlington
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$90k – $184k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · San Diego
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$90k – $184k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$135k – $273k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · San Diego
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$135k – $273k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Mount Laurel
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$135k – $273k per year · In office · Secret · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Arlington
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$114k – $231k per year · In office · Top Secret · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Fall River
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$231k
Typical range
$65k – $273k
Open positions
36
34
Jobs
Junior
11.8%
Middle
20.6%
Senior
61.8%
Staff
5.9%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 4 | $150k | $98k – $150k |
| Middle | 7 | $184k | $184k – $273k |
| Senior | 21 | $231k | $116k – $273k |
| Staff | 2 | $252k | $231k – $273k |
Highest paying role
Senior Software Engineer
$273k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Innovative Defense Technologies
By role, level and city, against the market · 36 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
87/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
36
12 opened / 34 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
14 days
faster than 69% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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.
Backend
31% ▼
DevOps
12%
QA
10% ▼
Security
9% ▲
Operations
9% ▲
Solutions
7% ▼
Actively hiring for Security (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added ITIL to stack
Nov 2026
Added Adobe Illustrator to stack
Nov 2026
Added BeyondTrust to stack
Oct 2026
Added Active Directory to stack
Oct 2026
Added SharePoint to stack
Oct 2026
Added Outlook to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Oct 2026
Added OpenShift to stack
Oct 2026
Added CMMC to stack
Oct 2026
Added MBSE to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Arlington
Sep 2026
New location: Mount Laurel
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$41.6M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
52
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2024 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.6M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $2.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $150k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1000k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1.6M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $994k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1.4M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1.6M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $2M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $1M | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $150k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $240k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $240k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $240k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $125k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $731k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $655k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $149k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $100k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $500k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $1M | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $125k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $999k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $125k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $125k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $125k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $125k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $979k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $134k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $225k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $1.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $80k | Details |
| Grant | 2016 | $80k | Details |
| Grant | 2016 | $150k | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Innovative Defense Technologies over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
115
Postings analysed
49
Stack modernity
84/100AI adopter
Languages
Python47%
Bash27%
C++27%
JavaScript27%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js10%
Redux8%
LangChain6%
LangGraph6%
Databases
PostgreSQL20%
Qdrant6%
Cassandra2%
MySQL2%
Cloud & platforms
Linux47%
Kubernetes41%
VMWare37%
AWS16%
AI & ML
LLM6%
ChatGPT2%
Claude2%
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
4
Countries
1
Busiest office
Arlington
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Arlington
United States
HQ
22 open roles 46 posted in 90 days 64% engineering 50-200 est. staff $213k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Backend, QA
Mount Laurel
United States
Engineering / R&D
10 open roles 28 posted in 90 days 80% engineering 50-200 est. staff $237k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, QA, Solutions
San Diego
United States
Engineering / R&D
7 open roles 19 posted in 90 days 86% engineering 50-200 est. staff $225k Avg Salary
hires for QA, DevOps, Security
Fall River
United States
Engineering / R&D
4 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $218k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Backend, Security