Full-Time
Software Engineer
Automation, Tactical Systems
Posted on 10/7/2025
Innovative Defense Technologies
201-500 employees
Automated software testing and defense cybersecurity.
Compensation Overview
$114k - $231k/yr
Huntsville, AL, USA
In Person
Full-time presence on-site required.
US Top Secret Clearance Required
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- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in software development
- Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or software related fields
- Experience with C++, Java, JavaScript, and/or Python and other programming languages
- Familiarity with SQL and relational databases and management systems
- Experience or knowledge working within a collaborative CI/CD development environment using tools like Jenkins, Gitlab Runners, or equivalent
- Experience with developer tooling: Maven, Java, Pip, Conan, CMake, gcc, VSCode, Visual Studio, Eclipse
- Prioritization and management of individual workload across several milestones and projects efficiently
- Understanding of Object Oriented and Functional Programming Paradigms
- Experience working in an Agile software development framework
- Ability to document requirements and specifications
- Experience with interpretations of data models from abstract business concepts
- Design and develop software solutions focused on automated analysis
- Design, document, and develop automated analysis code
- Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Model/code testing algorithms in C++, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and Java
- Integrate software components into a complex software development environment
- Ensure adherence to industry standards pertaining to security, orthodox programming paradigms, and customer performance requirements
- Work with small cross-site teams of software and/or systems engineers
- Create installable software, then install, configure, and maintain software in customer environments
- Interpret system models described in SysML to develop new analysis software
- Systems integration and test experience for tactical applications (IBCS, THAAD, Aegis Weapon Systems, CEC, Link-16, etc.)
- DoD Air and Surface Warfare software development domain knowledge and experience
- System integration and test experience for complex software applications
- Hands-on experience with Java/J2EE and object-oriented programming
- Experience programming in Java, C++, JavaScript, Python, and database design [all]
- Proficiency working with different SW development tools (Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, and Nexus, Git etc.)
- Experience with distributed systems, algorithms, and software design patterns
- Understanding of MBSE
- Hands-on experience in deploying and maintaining applications in a mission critical operational environment
- Experience with software testing, configuration management, and test automation
IDT provides automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for DoD mission-critical systems. Its ATRT technology automates the full testing lifecycle—from component tests to system integration and result analysis—allowing rapid updates of large, complex software. The offering emphasizes repeatable, statistically rigorous testing, rapid configuration validation, and on-demand regression tests in response to cyber threats, with solutions tailored to each customer’s system. The goal is to field new software capabilities faster and more affordably by reducing the time and cost spent on software testing.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
Founded
2006
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Project Overmatch $89.8M Navy contract expands core warfare software revenue stream.
- ONR Slingshot partnership with Satellogic positions IDT in satellite remote sensing growth.
- Martha Anderson's VP promotion strengthens talent retention and organizational scaling capabilities.
What critics are saying
- Anduril's Lattice platform captures Navy contracts, eroding IDT's Project Overmatch dominance.
- Palantir's $480M Navy distributed maritime ops contract directly displaces IDT's $98.6M software.
- CMMC 2.0 Level 3 cybersecurity mandate by Q4 2026 disqualifies IDT from JADC2 contracts.
What makes Innovative Defense Technologies unique
- Patented Automated Test and ReTest technology streamlines DOD mission-critical software testing lifecycle.
- Rapid warfare capability delivery differentiates IDT from slower enterprise software competitors.
- Specialized DOD focus with $55.3M revenue and 1,005 employees demonstrates scale in defense.
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Benefits
Hybrid Work Options
Company News
Arlington, Virginia, United States, April 2025 - Martha Anderson has been promoted to Vice President, Talent Development at Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) after more than three years of transformative contributions as Director of Talent Development.
In collaboration with commercial partners Royce Geo and Satellogic, IDT will deliver essential software and rapid updates to facilitate robust Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation of satellite remote sensing capabilities in the first phase of the Slingshot series.
Innovative Defense Technologies, a software-based warfare capabilities provider, has secured a potential three-year, $89.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support a Department of the Navy project focused on advancing naval technology.
Innovative Defense Technologies has won a potential three-year, $98.6 million contract to provide software for distributed maritime operations to the U.S. Navy.
Last month, Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) launched its 2021 Summer Internship Program.