Port Hueneme, California, US (On-site)1 open job
Akira Technologies is a federal contractor delivering systems for defense and civilian agencies across cybersecurity, DevSecOps, cloud, data engineering, and AI.
Akira Technologies is a federal government contractor that designs and delivers systems for customers modernizing mission-critical infrastructure and pursuing digital transformation. Cybersecurity sits within a broader technical stack that includes data engineering, data management, cloud infrastructure, analytics and insights, AI and machine learning, and agile DevSecOps - meaning security work here happens alongside the teams building and shipping the systems, not downstream of them. The work is conducted under federal acquisition regimes, so the threat model is institutional: protecting systems that serve defense, civilian, and intelligence-adjacent agencies across classifications of sensitivity the company does not enumerate.
The company's stated method is Akira Advantage, an approach that applies Lean Product Development and Continuous Delivery techniques to solution quality and delivery agility. In practice that frames security as a continuous delivery problem rather than a gate at the end - DevSecOps embedded in the pipeline, with digital product management and Lean Product Development shaping how work is scoped and released. Headquarters are in the Washington, DC area, with support to federal agencies worldwide.
The customer base spans the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, NASA, FDA, the Treasury Department, and the Department of Energy. Contract access runs through multiple vehicles, including OASIS+, SEWP VI, GSA MAS, and Navy SeaPort-NxG. Akira Technologies positions itself around mission success and solution quality; founding year, team size, and funding details are not publicly disclosed in the material available.
