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 isn’t just technical chops — it’s the ability to translate mission requirements into outcomes while building teams that can execute under pressure.
I see this pattern in every successful search we run for Army-facing roles: the best candidates don’t treat technology as separate from the mission. They understand the operational context, they’ve earned trust with uniformed leadership, and they know how to move programs forward inside a bureaucracy that wasn’t built for speed. That’s a narrow talent pool, and it doesn’t respond to job postings.
If you’re hiring into Army modernization or enterprise IT right now, map the market before you write the req. The people who can do this work are already doing it somewhere else, and they’re not looking. A retained engagement gives you the time to surface the right fit, not just the available one.