Expertise built on experience. Illuminate has a strong culture of employee happiness which drives our performance. Our teams tightly integrate and leverage one another to design, deploy, and maintain best-in-breed solutions for the planet’s toughest missions.
Illuminate believes in a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion where all people are valued. We embrace the diversity of the rich backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our global workforce. We endeavor to provide a respectful workplace of equality that allows everyone to achieve his, her or their full potential. Different points of view are welcomed and celebrated, as we strive to create an inclusive workplace where all feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
We are passionate about the mission and the customer’s success.
Trust is the currency of our business.
We are uncompromising in our pursuit of excellence.
We are relentless in our pursuit of innovation.
We strive to provide the Optimal Employee Environment.
We hire and develop the best.
Teamwork is a hallmark for our company.
We demonstrate a bias for action.
In the face of adversity, we strive for humility and focus on those things that make our customers successful.
We believe in a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion where all people and viewpoints are valued.
Illuminate has a great mission, great customers, and great work—and we are passionate about them. More than ever, we are engaged in our collective success—moving together as one company, growing together and supporting each other—as we rise to meet challenges and pursue opportunity. We endeavor to provide long-term employment, professional growth, and opportunity for our colleagues as they pursue their careers with us. We continuously strive to provide industry-best employee benefits to ensure that our valued workforce receives the care that it deserves.
Full-Service Individual or Family PPO Plans, and High Deductible (HSA) Plan offer a choice of selecting in-network and/or out-of-network providers from a broad provider network available throughout the United States
Comprehensive Individual and Family Plan through widely accepted provider
Employees are offered vision benefits through EyeMed
100% employer provided disability coverage with supplemental life policy offered
Up to 17 days of Paid Time Off earned in the first year of employment – increases up to 20 days after three years
11 days authorized including 4 floating holidays
Comprehensive safe harbor 401K with employee matching contributions and immediate vesting
Up to $2500 bonus offered for referral hires
Employee provided tuition and technical certification assistance offered
Customer sponsored specialized training to enhance job performance
Illuminate uses a classification model based on the complexity of different positions. Jobs are grouped into Individual Contributor A, Individual Contributor B and People Managers, each with a Generic Factor chart outlining a level definition and the skills and knowledge required. Jobs that involve work of a similar nature have been grouped in broad Functions and Job Families. The Job Families themselves have been written in a Job Family Matrix. Each Job Family Matrix has one generic primary function and then outlines a general descriptor plus typical education and experience required to operate at each level. Promotion is based upon organisational need and possession of required skills, knowledge and experience etc.
Base pay increases are determined once per year for all employees, during the annual planning cycle in January. If increases are awarded, this normally takes effect on or around 1 February each year.
Performance evaluation is done on an annual basis during the annual planning cycle, which takes place in January and is effective on or around 1 February each year. There is a formal link to pay.
Employees work flexible working hours in support of work/life Balance.
Illuminate offers variable working patterns e.g. part-time or variety of full-time patterns.
All permanent employees are eligible to join a defined contribution (money purchase) pension scheme. You can contribute between 2-4% of your salary and the company will contribute between 6-8% respectively on your behalf. A large range of investment options are available to members. More information is provided in the pension pack that will be issued within two weeks of your hire date.
Permanent employees are covered for life assurance equal to four times annual salary (or On Target Earnings for employees on a commission-based scheme). This benefit is payable tax-free at Trustees’ discretion.
Illuminate pays for membership of a medical plan for all permanent employees (this is a taxable benefit). You may opt out of the plan or may enrol your immediate family members at your own expense. Rates are reviewed on an annual basis and any changes are effective on or around 1 February each year.
Illuminate pays for membership of all permanent employees (this is a taxable benefit). This allows you to claim back against dental treatment at a level laid out in the handbook. You may opt out of the plan or may enrol your immediate family members at your own expense. Rates are reviewed on an annual basis and any changes are effective on or around 1 February each year.
This program covers you for urgent medical care, disability and life assurance whilst travelling on company business.
All full-time permanent employees are eligible to 28 days’ vacation each year plus additional service days in recognition of long service (to a maximum 33 days applicable after each 5 years of continual service). This excludes statutory holidays. Annual vacation is pro-rated to completed calendar months.
At the discretion of the Company, you can receive full pay for a maximum of 28 weeks.
At the discretion of the Company, once your entitlement to the Company sick pay and/or employee statutory sick pay has been exhausted, you may transfer on to the Company’s long-term disability program which provides an income of 50% of base salary for a maximum of 5 years.
This is a confidential service offering you and your family free prompt support on domestic, work or personal issues. This service, which is provided by an external organisation, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You may request leave or financial assistance to pursue educational studies. The manager will take into account the relevance of the subject, the length of studies, the business needs and the amount of personal commitment by the employee when considering such requests.
Cyclescheme is an employee benefit that saves employees 25-39% on the cost of a bike and accessories (or even more with suppliers’ offers). You pay nothing upfront and the payments are taken tax efficiently from your salary by your employer. There is an upper limit of £5000 per employee, to include electric bikes, but employees do not need to use the full allowance.
The Company will support membership of one relevant professional body per employee.
Leave of absence is available to employees in respect of maternity, paternity and adoption. Details are available in the time off, leave and absence section of personnel policies and guidelines.
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Illuminate is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service women and men. Please follow this link for all current openings.
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Herndon, Virginia 20170
United States of America
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97 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5HD
United Kingdom