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Become an Aptimist today

Are you interested in working at the forefront of emerging innovations in national security?
Join our team of experts, and let’s shape the future.

Best Workplace for Innovators

Fast Company

Named “Best Place to Work”

Orlando Business Journal in 2021

Life at Aptima

At Aptima, you’ll be working alongside the best and brightest minds in the industry. We know that complex problems demand innovative solutions, which is why we foster a culture of experimentation, creativity, and collaboration. We hire the best and create an environment in which they can thrive.

A day in the life of an Aptimist

Woman in Industrial Setting
  • Working in an exciting field helping develop the cutting edge of technology
  • Collaborating with tight knit teams, in a culture of open communication

  • Exchanging ideas with the best and brightest minds in the industry
  • Supporting a team that’s developing solutions to the nation’s most pressing problems
  • Moving the national security industry forward, the responsible way

We invite you to join us.

What we value

Culture is everything to us at Aptima. And we pride ourselves on creating an exciting, vibrant workplace based on these core values:

Integrity

We conduct our business in strict observation of regulations and laws, and with the highest ethical standards. We encourage honest, open communication and sharing of information at all levels of the company. Opportunities at Aptima are open to all who are qualified.

Ingenuity

We value our staff’s ability to solve difficult problems and to exercise the power of creative imagination. We expect our staff to be uniquely creative and innovative in the development of solutions for our customers and for Aptima’s organization.

Excellence

Aptima’s long term success is based on the quality of the work that we deliver to our customers. Human performance engineering is an emerging discipline and Aptima is a growing and changing company. For our continued pursuit of excellence, it is essential that employees in all positions contribute their best ideas.

Respect

We treat each other, our partners, and our customers with courtesy and respect. When we offer criticism, it is constructive and focused on achieving our shared goals. We make the effort to empathize with others and understand others’ perspectives. Everyone at Aptima has a valuable role to play.

Teamwork

Great teamwork is essential to our shared goal of Aptima’s success. We value and support the key elements of teamwork, enabled by a sense of genuine empathy for each other: trust, supportive behavior, communication, initiative, and leadership. We honor our commitments to our customers and to each other.

Engagement

Everyone at Aptima is expected to make a contribution to our success and those contributions are not identical. We respect multiple viewpoints and we value individual differences. We aim to engage everyone so that they achieve their own best potential.

What we offer

We take care of our people, so they can focus on what really matters, shaping the future.

Aptima offers a number of opportunities to help our people achieve their educational and professional goals, including:

  • Tuition, seminar, and conference reimbursement
  • Paid memberships for professional development
  • Weekly brown bags with engaging speakers
  • Comprehensive employee development cycle
Aptima provides competitive health benefits, including HSA & FSA plans.

Aptima’s plans match $1 for $1 on the first 4% of total compensation.

New full-time employees start off with 4 weeks of paid leave + 2 additional weeks of floating holiday time to use.

In addition to an end of year bonus plan, Aptimists have the opportunity to earn up to an additional $3,000 per year by being recognized by their peers on their accomplishments.

Internship opportunities

Developing future leaders, and the future of national security.

Aptima’s Internship Program provides a truly immersive experience, offering interns the opportunity to work alongside subject matter experts in a variety of fields, while expanding their professional networks.

Aptima interns receive:

  • Real-world experience
  • Professional development
  • Access to benefits

Reach out to our hiring team to inquire about our internship program.

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