MetroStar
AI Consulting & Integration · Digital Government
54open roles
$200kmedian advertised pay
Scaling fasthiring pace, 94 of 100
21 daysmedian time a role stays open
Overview
MetroStar is a digital transformation and IT services enterprise specializing in human-centered technology solutions for the public sector. The company focuses on software engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) integration, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure services. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it serves defense, national security, and civilian federal agencies across North America.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 54 open roles at MetroStar. MetroStar is headquartered in Reston, United States. It was founded in 1999. The median pay stated in its open roles is $200k, across 60 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 54Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Reston, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 1999Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Median advertised pay
- $200kPay stated in 60 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 134Named in its job postings
How MetroStar hires
Truth index
B 71/100
Median time to fill
21 days
Ghost roles
25%
Stale roles
63%
Reposted roles
25%
MetroStar scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 8 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 25% look like ghost listings, 63% have gone stale and 25% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 21 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
$158k – $178k per year · In office · Secret · 6+ years exp · Washington
ServiceNow
Agile
Scrum
ITSM
Apply
$200k – $240k per year · In office · Nationals only · 6+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Tysons
Python
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Scikit-learn
AI Agents
NLP
TensorFlow
NumPy
Keras
RAG
Machine Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
Management
Agile
Apply
$170k – $200k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Reston
Splunk
Cybersecurity
Acunetix
Prisma Cloud
FedRAMP
Fortify
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$110k – $140k per year · In office · Top Secret · 3+ years exp · Washington
PowerShell
Terraform
GitLab CI
Azure
CI/CD
GitLab
VPN
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
Apply
$150k – $180k per year · In office · Top Secret · 3+ years exp · Washington
Python
PowerShell
Oracle
DevOps
Terraform
GitLab CI
CI/CD
GitLab
IAM
VPN
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
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$55k – $65k per year · In office · 1+ year exp · Reston
Incident Management
Windows
DNS
DHCP
VPN
Wi-Fi
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Entra ID
Management
SharePoint
ITIL
Service Desk
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$170k – $230k per year · In office · Top Secret · 12+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Washington
Agile
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$200k – $250k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 10+ years exp · Washington · Reston · Tysons
Salesforce
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$156k – $174k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 7+ years exp · Reston
Kubernetes
GitLab
Management
Confluence
Jira
Agile
Scrum
Apply
$100k – $175k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 7+ years exp · Reston
PHP
Drupal
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab
Management
Confluence
Agile
Apply
$150k – $185k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 2+ years exp · Reston
AWS
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
IAM
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$170k – $260k per year · In office · TS/SCI · 10+ years exp · Reston
Python
Bash
Podman
CI/CD
Jenkins
Git
AWS
Docker
Amazon EC2
GitLab
Amazon S3
Linux
Apply
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$60k – $320k
Open positions
52
52
Jobs
Junior
5.8%
Middle
7.7%
Senior
71.2%
Staff
5.8%
Architect
9.6%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 3 | $65k | $60k – $185k |
| Middle | 4 | $171k | $80k – $260k |
| Senior | 37 | $200k | $125k – $320k |
| Staff | 3 | $260k | $200k – $260k |
| Architect | 5 | $200k | $115k – $265k |
Highest paying role
Sr. Network Security Engineer III
$320k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at MetroStar
By role, level and city, against the market · 52 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
94/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
54
49 opened / 69 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
21 days
faster than 57% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 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.
DevOps
26% ▲
Security
21% ▼
Product
7% ▼
Data Science
6%
Management
4% ▲
Enterprise Apps
4% ▲
Actively hiring for DevOps (+18 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+16 jobs in a week
Nov 2026
Added Salesforce to stack
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+16 jobs in a week
Nov 2026
Added ITSM to stack
Nov 2026
Added Chef to stack
Oct 2026
Added Cilium to stack
Oct 2026
Added Rancher to stack
Oct 2026
Added Least Privilege to stack
Oct 2026
Added .NET to stack
Oct 2026
Added Zabbix to stack
Oct 2026
Added Wireshark to stack
Oct 2026
Added Nagios to stack
Oct 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at MetroStar over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
134
Postings analysed
157
Stack modernity
66/100
Languages
Python44%
Bash23%
PowerShell22%
SQL8%
Frameworks & libraries
ASP.NET Core3%
Entity Framework Core3%
Keras3%
NumPy3%
Databases
PostgreSQL9%
MS SQL4%
Azure SQL Database3%
Oracle2%
Cloud & platforms
AWS43%
GitLab34%
Kubernetes27%
Linux25%
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134 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
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News
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Veritas to merge Steampunk into MetroStar Systems
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How AI agents can future-proof the federal workforce
After the shutdown, agencies should take a closer look at AI systems that lessen administrative burdens.
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Veritas Capital To Buy MetroStar In Major National Security Technology Deal
Veritas Capital has agreed to acquire MetroStar Systems, a Reston, Virginia-based provider of digital transformation and AI solutions serving U.S. Defense and National Security agencies. The acquisition, executed through affiliates of The Veritas Capital
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
50
Hiring now
7
Countries
4
Busiest office
Reston
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Reston
United States
HQ
Hybrid - Reston, VA
26 open roles 83 posted in 90 days 58% engineering 50-200 est. staff $219k Avg Salary
hires for Security, DevOps, Management
Washington
United States
Regional office
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC (JBAB)
28 open roles 56 posted in 90 days 57% engineering 10-50 est. staff $204k Avg Salary
hires for Security, DevOps, Industrial Engineering
Tysons
United States
Engineering / R&D
Hybrid - Local to D.C. metro area
8 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $217k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Sales, AI/ML
Herndon
United States
Engineering / R&D
Herndon, VA
5 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 80% engineering 10-50 est. staff $199k Avg Salary
hires for Security, Product
Arlington
United States
Regional office
Hybrid - Arlington
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 1-10 est. staff $173k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Administrative, Management
Indianapolis
United States
Regional office
Indianapolis, IN
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff $145k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Solutions
Rosslyn
United States
Regional office
Rosslyn, VA
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $60k Avg Salary
hires for Support
Aurora
United States
Regional office
Aurora, CO
Tampa
United States
Regional office
Tampa, FL
Orlando
United States
Regional office
Orlando, FL
Kansas City
United States
Regional office
Kansas City, MO
Colorado Springs
United States
Regional office
Colorado Springs, CO
Miami
United States
Regional office
Miami, FL
Saint Louis
United States
Regional office
St. Louis, MO
Boston
United States
Regional office
Boston, MA
Austin
United States
Regional office
Austin, TX
San Antonio
United States
Regional office
San Antonio, TX
Salt Lake City
United States
Regional office
Salt Lake City, UT
Kuwait City
Kuwait
Regional office
Kuwait
Daegu
South Korea
Regional office
Korea (Daegu, ROC)
Wiesbaden
Germany
Regional office
RCC-Europe (Wiesbaden, GE)
Huntsville
United States
Regional office
Huntsville, AL
Rockville
United States
Regional office
Rockville, MD
Dayton
United States
Regional office
Dayton, OH
Alexandria
United States
Regional office
Alexandria, VA
Charlottesville
United States
Regional office
Charlottesville, VA
Fort Huachuca
United States
Regional office
Regional Cyber Center, AZ
McClellan
United States
Regional office
McClellan Park, CA
Bloomington
United States
Bloomington HQ, IN
Aberdeen
United States
Regional office
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Addison
United States
Regional office
Addison, TX
Ashburn
United States
Regional office
Ashburn, VA - Hybrid
Chantilly
United States
Regional office
Chantilly, VA
Annapolis Junction
United States
Regional office
Annapolis Junction, MD
Fort Belvoir
United States
Regional office
Fort Belvoir, VA
Quantico
United States
Regional office
Hybrid - Quantico, VA
Sterling
United States
Regional office
Sterling, VA
Stafford
United States
Regional office
Stafford, VA
Suitland
United States
Regional office
Suitland, MD
Beltsville
United States
Regional office
Beltsville, MD
Wright-Patterson AFB
United States
Regional office
Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Camp Springs
United States
Regional office
Camp Springs, MD
Blackstone
United States
Regional office
Blackstone, VA
Fort Carson
United States
Regional office
Fort Carson, CO
Fort Shafter
United States
Regional office
RCC-Pacific (Ft. Shafter, HI)
Springfield
United States
Regional office
Springfield, VA
Fort Bragg
United States
Regional office
Fort Bragg, NC
Crane
United States
Regional office
Crane, IN
Riverdale
United States
Regional office
Riverdale, MD
Hurlburt Field
United States
Regional office
Hurlburt Field, FL
Earlier presence
Arlington, United States
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