Resourcing partner for the defense sector
With Academic Work, you can recruit, train, and employ versatile professionals for various roles in the defense sector.
Patria x Academic Work
ILS, Integrated Lifecycle Support, Specialists are a critical part of the defense and security industry. Since there is no separate ILS training in Finland that prepares new professionals for the market, we created one together with Patria.
With our help you can employ the right kind of defence talent cost-effectively and flexibly.
Examples of roles we have delivered for the defence sector
Academic Work services
We always tailor services to fit our clients' needs.
Temp-to-perm
Our most popular service model, also in the defense sector. Start with an assignment where you pay based on actual hours worked and hire the professional permanently when the time is right.
Consultancy
A flexible way to resource for short- and long-term talent needs, such as projects. You pay for the actual hours worked, and we take care of the employer's administrative tasks.
Boost & Academy -trainings
When you need specific expertise (e.g., ILS) that cannot be found on the market, we have the capabilities to train it through our accelerated learning training programs.
Recruitment
An effortless way to recruit even on a fast schedule. You define the professional profile, our recruiter handles the rest.
"Academic Work has the ability to find young, motivated early career professionals."
Why Academic Work?
Grow your team with the right kind of talent
We have proven capabilities to find the talent you need, even for challenging profiles and locations within the defense and security sector.
strengthen your in-house capabilities long-term
Unlike traditional consulting, Academic Work's consultants are available for your company to hire permanently whenever the time is right for you.
The antidote to skills shortage
Through the power of our Academy & Boost trainings, we are able to upskill and reskill exactly the kind of specific expertise you are looking for, e.g. specialists in ILS, test automation, or cybersecurity.
We are training new professionals for the defense sector during 2026
We will be implementing the following upskilling and reskilling programs:
- Cybersecurity
- Test Automation
- ILS (Integrated Lifecycle Support)
- Data Engineering
- SAP
We also continuously develop customized training programs for various technologies and specific areas of expertise. Our specialist would be happy to explain in more detail how resourcing through our intensive training works in practice.
We do not aim for quick wins, but strive to be an all-around partner.
With our help, you can employ the best professionals in the defense and security sector.
We have the capabilities to find professionals who desire to work in the defense sector and have the competencies you seek, as well as the cognitive abilities and motivation for continuous development.
We do not operate like traditional consulting firms. Our most popular service model, temp-to-perm, allows the employment to begin as hourly-based consulting, with the option to hire the specialist as your own permanent employee when the time is right for you.
Our core expertise also includes upskilling and reskilling programs, through which we grow exactly the talent needed – from cybersecurity specialists to procurement professionals.
Let's talk.
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