Rocio Bauer’s profile over at WashingtonExec is worth your time if you’re thinking about what leadership looks like when you’re serving the Army through technology. The through-line matters: mission first, but delivered by people who understand both the operational tempo and the stack.
I see this in every search we run for Army-facing roles — the best hires aren’t just technologists or just operators. They’re bilingual. They can map a capability gap to a contract vehicle and still show up ready to brief a two-star. That’s not common, and it’s why passive candidates with that track record don’t stay on the market long.
If you’re building or leading a team in this space, the question isn’t whether someone has done the job before. It’s whether they’ve done it in an environment where the mission can’t wait for the next sprint to finish.