The clearance is only the first filter
Access matters, but it does not prove technical depth, commercial ability, deployment judgment, or startup fit.
Gov & Defense Technology Search
Find talent that understands the mission and can still build the business.
Brass Tracks recruits cleared technical, commercial, and operational talent for companies building and deploying technology across government and defense markets.
Discuss a critical hireWhere the search gets difficult
The title is familiar. The mandate is not.
Clearance, customer access, and mission fluency narrow the market quickly. The real challenge is finding those qualities in someone who can also thrive inside a growth-stage technology company.
Roles we fill
- Cleared Engineering & Cloud Architecture
- Defense AI & Technical Product Leadership
- Federal & Public Sector Sales
- Deployment & Customer Strategy
- Program, Mission & Operations Leadership
- Federal Finance & Appropriations
Markets we know
- Defense AI
- GovTech SaaS
- Mission Software
- Cloud & Data Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity
- Federal Professional Services
The profile crosses two worlds
The hire must understand government customers and still move with the pace, ownership, and ambiguity of a growing software company.
The network is relationship-driven
Many of the strongest candidates are not visible in applicant pools and engage only when the messenger and mandate are credible.
The Brass Tracks read
A search built around evidence, not activity.
Separate access from evidence
We verify clearance and customer context, then test what the candidate personally sold, built, deployed, influenced, or led.
Reach the trusted network
Military, federal, and defense-technology relationships create access to candidates who are rarely reached through conventional recruiting channels.
Translate between environments
We assess whether the candidate can convert mission knowledge into product, revenue, delivery, or operational outcomes inside a commercial company.
Related search results
The mandate was narrow. The result was measurable.
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Commercial leadership aligned to mission, market, and scale.
View search recapFocused answers
Before we begin.
Do you recruit candidates with active clearances?
Yes. Brass Tracks recruits across cleared technical, commercial, deployment, and operating roles, with clearance treated as one requirement within the broader mandate.
Do you understand federal and defense buying environments?
Yes. Searches can account for appropriations, contracting paths, program stakeholders, mission users, integrators, and the difference between access and demonstrated revenue ownership.
Can you recruit veterans into commercial technology roles?
Yes. We translate military evidence into the outcomes a commercial role requires and avoid assuming that service alone creates fit.
Bring the difficult mandate
Get a candid read on the role before the search costs you a quarter.
Tell us what the hire needs to make possible. You will speak directly with Tim Paul about the mandate, the market, and the path forward.
Confidential. No obligation. No junior handoff.