[ Our Approach ]

People

We build expertise at every level through clear training and a client-first focus on timely mission support.

Our Career Tracks process supercharges growth, building multi-domain expertise through technology-driven development.

Choose your pathway to growth

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Individualized plans

Working with supervisors and mentors, employees develop a plan based on where they see themselves serving in client missions.

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Cross-track exposure

Plans are enriched by exposure to other company tracks. Like a college minor, these experiences round out our experts so they can serve diverse client needs.

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Expertise cultivation

SPA stays ahead of trends by building expertise across all areas, including military and security domains, technology and techniques, and client-driven tasks.

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Mentoring and guidance

Company leaders continually assess client needs and ensure expertise is defined, achieved, and sustained across multiple specialties.

Differentiated Client Support

Military Vets

Support the nation’s most complex and sensitive issues with bedrock expertise

Military and security domains
Strategy and tactics
Integrated applications

SPA Fellows

Oversee timely subject areas with in-depth and innovative approaches

Operations analysis
Data science and artificial intelligence
Systems engineering

Professionals

Provide specialized advice across our markets and domains

Span the client-driven national security space
Task-driven expertise
 

Analytic at our core.
Problem solving by nature.

SPA's Young Professionals Employee Resource Group visits the local animal shelter
Two SPA employees review a laptop screen together to analyze data
SPA's Young Professionals Employee Resource Group visits the local animal shelter
Two SPA employees review a laptop screen together to analyze data
An SPA employee smiles as she leads a meeting at SPA headquarters in Alexandria
SPA employees sit in a large meeting room listening to a speaker
An SPA employee smiles as she leads a meeting at SPA headquarters in Alexandria
SPA employees sit in a large meeting room listening to a speaker