Artera Technologies

An employee first tech company serving the IC

Ready to make a difference?

With a large variety of projects and contracts we can find the right fit—skills, growth opportunities, and personality—for each of our employees.

Artera is an energetic, employee-focused, woman-owned business headquartered in Ellicott City, MD.

Founded in 2012, Artera offers innovative software and systems engineering solutions to the Intelligence Community (IC). We hire and retain top talent to deliver leading-edge solutions to help solve our customer’s mission challenges.

Service Expertise

We specialize in Computer Network Operations (CNO), embedded development, software engineering, cloud engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), DevOps support, systems engineering and more.

Customer Satisfaction

We work closely with our customers to understand their goals and objectives, implement the appropriate engineering approach, and deliver capabilities that exceed their objectives.

Company Culture

Our culture is shaped by our commitment to our core values:
Integrity
Customer Mission Success
Employee Growth & Engagement
Employee.
First.
We mean it.

…I had started on a contract that sounded great on the surface, but after arriving, it was anything but. I spent a couple of months trying to get through it and not rock the boat with Artera and our prime. Once it came out that I wasn’t happy the only response Susan [President/CEO] had was, “I wish you had told me sooner.”

– Bob H.

Recognized as a Top Workplace

Twice in a row, Artera was named one of Baltimore Buisness Journal’s Best Places to Work for Micro sized companies.

Don’t just take our word for it: Discover what makes us a top place to work according to our employees!

See Why

Our Core Values

Artera was founded with the conviction that organizational culture is the key to delivering powerful solutions. Since 2012, our tight-knit team of tech professionals have committed to our core values: Integrity, Customer Mission Success, and Employee Growth & Engagement.

Integrity

Artera has built trust with our customers and partners through our team’s ethical business practices and straightforward communications.

Customer Mission Success

Delivering exceptional solutions for our customers is what we do. We hire the best talent, remove the “red tape”, and work together as one to ensure that everything we produce is the highest level of quality.

Employee Growth & Engagement

Our success is a direct reflection of the investment in our people. We provide every opportunity to help them realize their full potential—professionally and personally.

Integrity

We mean what we say.

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Customer Mission Success

Delivering exceptional solutions for our customers is what we do. We hire the best talent, remove the “red tape”, and work together as one to ensure that everything we produce is the highest level of quality.

We proudly serve the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) with innovative, leading-edge technical and programmatic solutions to solve their most difficult mission challenges.

Employee Growth & Engagement

Our success is a direct reflection of the investment in our people. And we provide every opportunity to help them realize their full potential—professionally and personally.

Competitive salaries, generous 401K offerings, end of year bonuses, and many more. Our employees remain the number 1 investment.

We Do Impactful Work

We specialize in Computer Network Operations (CNO), embedded development, software engineering, cloud engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), DevOps support, systems engineering and more.

CNO: Embedded & Reverse Engineering

We perform extensive vulnerability research and security risk assessment of our clients’ various embedded devices and firmware. When applicable, we develop specially crafted solutions such as embedded device capabilities.

UI/UX Development & Data Visualization

We create stunning visualizations that help our customers quickly gain insight into complex data structures. We’ve made it our mission to learn and apply tools and appropriate technologies for our client’s projects even if that means putting in extra work to master new skills.

Cloud & DevOps Engineering

Our cloud and DevOps engineering teams develop tools and methods to maximize application, software, and infrastructure resources. We build superior solutions to optimize and support our clients’ large datasets.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

We are exploring ways that humans can influence machine graph analysis in real time. We use machine learning, graph analytics, and graph visualization to allow users to view the machine’s knowledge and directly influence the machine’s analysis.

Software
Engineering

We specialize in prototyping, developing, and deploying full-stack solutions for high-profile tools supporting our client’s mission-critical systems. Optimization and load management is the primary focus in this fast-paced and high-stakes environment.

Systems
Engineering

Our engineering team works on projects that protect our nation using advanced technologies. We deliver systems and capabilities in the areas of research, modernization, development, integration, and sustainment of mission systems.

Social Events

We take the work we do seriously, but we also know how to have a good time. From happy hours to holiday parties, we are committed to creating a fun and engaging community culture where everybody knows your name.

Charitable Work

We love to be involved—we’ve supported charities including The Baltimore Station, Operation Second Chance, The Headstrong Project, The Wounded Warrior Project, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, and AFCEA STEM Grants & Scholarships.

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Go to the wounded warrior project's website
Go to operation second chance's website
Go to the national ovarian cancer coalition's website

From Our Employees

Still not convinced we put our employees first? Hear what a few of them have to say.

It’s great to be part of a company where you genuinely like every single person in that company. How many people get to say that and mean it? Artera is a close-knit team, where everyone’s opinion matters, and we all contribute to the company culture in a big way. It’s nice to have that amount of direct impact and control in shaping the company you are a part of.
Headshot of Kaitlin, the people operations director at Artera.
Kaitlin
People Operations Director
When I interviewed with the company, I felt very comfortable, and I thought this would be a great place to work. I know that they were looking for what would be the best fit for my current goals and we found a match. It also helped that the benefits were extremely attractive.
Headshot of Melissa, a systems engineer at Artera.
Melissa
Systems Engineer
I have worked for a number of companies over the course of my career and after being with Artera now for nearly a decade, I cannot imagine working for any other company. The owner and my colleagues make Artera such an amazing company, the opportunities are just the icing on the cake.
Ken
Software Engineer
Joining a small company can be daunting, but with Artera it has been such a great experience. Artera will regularly ask for your opinion on company benefits, growth, and events and they really listen. It is great knowing that I can have impact on things that are important to me. Susan works hard to make sure you are happy in your job. I had started on a contract that sounded great on the surface, but after arriving, it was anything but. I spent a couple of months trying to get through it and not rock the boat with Artera and our prime. Once it came out that I wasn’t happy the only response Susan had was “I wish you had told me sooner.” She put so much time and focus in getting me a new contract while rolling me off my current and within a month, I was in a new position and much happier.
Bob
Software Engineer