What Altus Consulting does

Altus Consulting Corporation is a Virginia-headquartered IT and cybersecurity professional services firm founded in 2002 by Jacob Porter. The company delivers mission-focused engineering services to the US Government (primary) and commercial clients, organized around three core service lines — Cyber Security, Mission Operations, and Development & Engineering — and five technical capability areas: Cyber Engineering, Network Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, and IT Program Management. Its technical stack spans enterprise and government-grade tools (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Cisco, Splunk, Nessus, Rapid7, VMware) and frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, NIST RMF, PCI, SANS Top 20), with emphasis on Zero Trust modernization, software-defined networking, and cloud-native development.

The firm is staffed by approximately 51-100 engineers holding elite certifications (OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, OSED, CISSP, CCNA, SANS, MCSE) and active TS/SCI clearances, and holds the #1 SANS NETWARS 5.0 world champion ranking in offensive cybersecurity. It has completed 500+ customer engagements across its 21-year history and reports having returned "tens of thousands of hours" to mission through A&A process modernization. The company sells exclusively via direct enterprise field sales to federal agencies and commercial buyers, with no disclosed resellers, distributors, or marketing-driven channels; its go-to-market is anchored by employee referral programs for talent acquisition and organic social (LinkedIn, Instagram) for employer branding.

In March 2025, Accenture publicly announced the acquisition of Altus Consulting, transitioning the firm from a founder-controlled boutique to a strategic operating subsidiary. The source data does not conclusively establish whether the acquisition pertains to this US-based cybersecurity firm or a UK-based pensions consulting entity of the same name, or both; the company's own website remains operational with active job postings and copyright through 2026, indicating continued business activity post-announcement.

Name

Altus Consulting

Legal name

Altus Consulting Corporation

Website

https://altuscc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Altus Consulting Corporation is a Virginia-based IT and cybersecurity professional services firm, founded in 2002, that delivers mission-focused cyber, network, software, and systems engineering to the US Government (primary) and commercial clients via a cleared, highly certified 51-100 person workforce, and was acquired by Accenture in March 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT and Cybersecurity Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity & Identity Consulting (BPAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity services
• IT consulting
• Network engineering
• Systems integration
• Federal IT services

Headquarters

HQ city

Upperville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional IT Consulting Services: Revenue generated through providing specialized IT and cybersecurity consulting services to US Government and commercial clients. Services include cyber security, network engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, and IT program management. The company operates as a professional services firm with highly certified engineers delivering mission-critical solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Altus Consulting provides mission-focused IT and cybersecurity services to the US Government and commercial sector. Its core service lines are Cyber Security (full life-cycle security posture evaluation, risk management, threat remediation, and monitoring), Mission Operations (tier 1-4 support for mission-critical local and remote sites), and Development & Engineering (strategic systems architecture, network, software, and systems engineering plus IT program management). Services are delivered by teams holding certifications such as OSCP, CISSP, CCNA, and AWS Solutions Architect.

Product overview

Altus Consulting provides a unified portfolio of mission-focused IT services to the US Government and commercial sector. The core offerings consist of three main service lines: Cyber Security (full life-cycle cybersecurity), Mission Operations (mission-critical operational support), and Development & Engineering (comprehensive IT development solutions). These core services are delivered through five technical capability sub-products: Cyber Engineering, Network Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, and IT Program Management. The portfolio is designed to provide end-to-end solutions from strategic architecture planning through ongoing customer support, with expertise spanning cybersecurity, network infrastructure, software development, systems integration, and technical program management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cyber Security Full life-cycle cybersecurity service for US Government and commercial clients, covering security posture evaluation, Enterprise Risk Management plan development, threat remediation, solution implementation, and ongoing enterprise monitoring.
• Mission Operations Mission-critical operational support providing tier 1-4 support for local and remote sites, network resilience services, high-stress environment expertise, mission-focused training, and global deployment readiness for federal and commercial clients.
• Development & Engineering Comprehensive development and engineering service spanning strategic systems architecture, network engineering, software engineering and development, expert integration and training, IT program management, and mission-focused customer support for federal and commercial clients.
• Cyber Engineering Technical capability service delivering proactive defense architectures, strategic vulnerability identification through penetration tests, comprehensive security assessments, and remediation guidance using cutting-edge cybersecurity toolsets for federal and commercial clients.
• Network Engineering Technical capability service providing resilient network architectures, hybrid cloud integration, open-source flexibility, secure data exchange via VPN, data center and SDN expertise (including Cisco ACI and VMware NSX), and network virtualization leadership for federal and commercial clients.
• Software Engineering Technical capability service delivering custom application development in Java, C, C++, and Python, secure collaboration systems, database solutions, AWS cloud-native solutions, SharePoint integration, and security-first development methodology for federal and commercial clients.
• Systems Engineering Technical capability service providing cloud-optimized architectures, hybrid cloud mastery (AWS, Azure, Nutanix, Hyper-V, VMware), Zero Trust modernization, Red Hat Enterprise Linux solutions, enterprise infrastructure leadership, rigorous compliance, and identity and access control for federal and commercial clients.
• IT Program Management Technical capability service offering full lifecycle project management, mission-focused project delivery aligned with PMI competencies, disciplined execution using PMBOK disciplines, agile adaptability, and data-driven management for federal and commercial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ successful customer engagements completed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ManTech International: ManTech (acquired by Carlyle in 2022) specializes in federal cybersecurity, IT modernization, and intelligence community services with a heavy cleared-workforce emphasis — a near-direct comparable to Altus in scale, services, and customer base.
• Peraton: Peraton is a mid-sized federal IT and cyber services prime serving intelligence, defense, and homeland security customers, directly comparable to Altus on cleared cyber operations and mission support work.
• CACI International: CACI is a federal IT and national security services prime with deep expertise in cyber operations, signals intelligence, and electronic warfare — directly comparable to Altus's intelligence community cyber mission work and cleared-talent model.
• SAIC: SAIC provides federal IT modernization, cybersecurity, and systems engineering services to DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies, overlapping directly with Altus's core service portfolio across NIST, cyber engineering, and mission support.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is the largest pure-play federal IT and cybersecurity services firm, directly competing with Altus on NIST RMF, A&A, Zero Trust, and intelligence community cyber mission work. Both serve the same federal buyers with similar cleared-workforce models.
• ECS Federal: ECS Federal provides IT modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI services to federal civilian and DoD customers, closely comparable to Altus in size, federal customer mix, and cyber/networking capabilities.
• Leidos: Leidos is a top-tier federal IT, systems engineering, and cyber services prime that competes head-to-head with Altus on DoD and intelligence community network engineering, systems integration, and cyber operations contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Federal Services: Accenture Federal Services is the federal arm of Accenture and now the parent organization for Altus; it is a much broader, multi-billion-dollar digital transformation and IT services prime that subsumes Altus's capabilities into a much larger portfolio of federal contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altus-consulting-corp.
• Instagraminstagram.com/altuscc
• Xx.com/altus_cc
• Facebookfacebook.com/altuscc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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