A new consulting offering from Sigma Software Group for Ukrainian and international defense companies, providing business, operational, and technology expertise so innovators can focus on what matters most: their products.
The defense sector is moving faster than ever. As companies respond to rapidly changing circumstances with innovative products, they simultaneously face the challenge of building teams, establishing operational processes, adopting AI and cybersecurity best practices, and meeting growing compliance requirements.
Defense Consulting was created to help solve these challenges. Combining the business, operational, and technology expertise of Sigma Software Group, the new offering helps defense companies build the foundations for sustainable growth, allowing founders and engineering leaders to move at the pace of the defense industry while focusing on product innovation.
Bridging Innovation and Operational Excellence
Defense Consulting supports both Ukrainian defense companies looking to launch or scale their businesses and international organizations entering or expanding in the Ukrainian market.
For Ukrainian companies, we help build leadership teams, establish scalable operating models, strengthen cybersecurity and compliance, and connect them with the expertise needed for growth.
For international defense organizations, we support market entry, local team formation, operational setup, compliance, and engagement with Ukraine’s rapidly evolving defense ecosystem.
Our services span four key areas:
- Teams and Leadership: executive search, talent acquisition, HR processes, onboarding, and leadership development.
- Operations and Growth: operational audits, process optimization, operating model design, and product development consulting.
- AI and Cybersecurity: AI adoption for engineering and business processes, security assessments, and cybersecurity consulting.
- Compliance and Corporate Support: governance, compliance readiness, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
Our Defense Consulting offering builds on Sigma Software Group’s 24 years of technology and engineering expertise, combined with hands-on experience in the defense sector. With more than 2,000 professionals in Ukraine and abroad as well as continuous growth during the full-scale invasion, the company has proven its ability to create sustainable operations under extreme conditions.
Sigma Software is a JOSCAR-certified supplier for the defense, aerospace, and security industries and delivers solutions aligned with NATO standards and protocols. Our teams provide expertise across AI, cybersecurity, embedded systems, cloud, and defense software engineering while maintaining compliance with recognized standards, including ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and NIST requirements.
The company is recognized among the world’s leading IT service providers, has been included in IAOP’s Global Outsourcing 100 for multiple years, and is regularly ranked among Ukraine’s best IT employers.
Need help to scale your DefenseTech businesse or enter the Ukrainian market?
Defense Expertise and Ecosystem
Unlike traditional consultants who provide recommendations and leave implementation to others, Defense Consulting combines strategy with execution. Over the two decades, Sigma Software Group has built a technology and innovation ecosystem that helps startups launch, grow, and scale. In the defense sector, this experience has evolved into a dedicated ecosystem combining investment, acceleration, talent, and technology expertise.
Key components include:
- Defence Builder Accelerator: Co-founded in 2024 by Sigma Software Labs, the Kyiv School of Economics, and Buntar Aerospace (with support from the Ministry of Defense), this program accelerates military and dual-use startups, connecting founders with global investors and testing solutions in real-world conditions.
- Sigma Software Labs: The corporate venture arm and startup investment wing backing early-stage tech, defense, and cybersecurity ventures.
- Cyber and defense products: In-house developed products in the area of cybersecurity and defense.
- Defense Talent Hub: Cofounders, key specialists, and proven teams for defense companies.
Building the Future of Defense Innovation
Together, these capabilities create a unique environment where defense companies can access not only consulting expertise but also talent, technology, investment, and ecosystem connections.
By bringing all these components together, the new offering helps defense companies build organizations that are as strong as the technologies they create.
You build defense technologies. We build the business around them.
