| Overall Score | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Type | Global Consulting / Cloud | US Government IT / Defense |
| Employees | 3000-5000 | 24000 |
| Founded | 1932 | 2013 (post-split) |
| Headquarters | Sydney, NSW (Global HQ: Armonk, NY) | Reston, Virginia, USA |
| Revenue | Private | $7.5B |
| Salary Range | $85,000 - $160,000 | $70,000 - $170,000 |
| Specialties | Managed Services, Cloud, AI & Data, Enterprise Applications | Government IT, Cloud, AI & Data, Cybersecurity, Digital Engineering, Defense Systems |
| Certifications | IBM Partner, Microsoft Partner, AWS Partner, SAP Partner | ISO 27001, FedRAMP, CMMI Level 5, AWS Partner, Microsoft Partner |
| Green Flags | Global brand recognition
Exposure to enterprise-scale projects
Good certification and training programs
Strong vendor partnerships | Premier US government and defense IT contractor with 50+ year legacy
Deep expertise in cloud migration, AI/ML, and digital engineering for DoD
Strong clearance portfolio β works across all major US intelligence agencies
Fortune 500 financial stability with consistent government contract backlog
Good work-life balance by defense contractor standards |
| Red Flags | Perpetual restructuring Γ’β¬β 'Project Chrome' and successors
Below-market salaries for managed services roles
High offshore ratio
Legacy technology stacks in many contracts
Bureaucratic culture | Security clearance dependency restricts hiring and career mobility
Below-market compensation compared to commercial cloud/tech roles
Government contracting bureaucracy limits innovation pace
US-only presence β zero international career opportunities
Spin-off culture (Leidos split) still creating identity challenges |
| Worker Pros | IBM brand opens doors
Enterprise-scale project exposure
Good training and certification
Global opportunities | Mission-driven work with national security impact
Fortune 500 stability and government contract backlog
Good work-life balance for defense contractor
Deep cloud and AI/ML expertise in government context |
| Worker Cons | Constant restructuring
Below-market salaries
High offshore ratio
Bureaucratic culture
Legacy technology | Clearance requirement creates hiring bottleneck
Below-market comp vs commercial tech sector
Zero international presence or mobility
Government contracting overhead slows innovation |