National Security & Defence

Transforming the way brands recruit national security & defence talent for their tech teams.

Some things require specialist expertise and industry knowledge, and with an accelerating skills shortage coupled with an ever increasing clearance shortage, we are set up to deliver just that.

Whether it’s partnering with globally leading private sector companies or directly with government bodies across the country, we deliver a bespoke recruitment service with the kind of care, attention and integrity that the National Security & Defence industry demands.

About Us
The ever growing skill shortages, the accelerating clearance shortages, complex clearance eligibility rules and transfer rules, the secrecy and mystery surrounding security cleared roles…

Building on 10 years of technical recruitment experience, Searchability National Security & Defence was conceived to solve these challenges.

Our consultants are true specialists in technical recruitment as well as being security clearance experts and they live and breathe the National Security, Government and Defence world.

Whether you’re a software developer looking to move into a security cleared career or a small or global organsiation looking for advice on recruiting security cleared talent, our consultants are here to help.
Sourcing the unfindable
Searchability NS&D specialises in sourcing the unfindable. We have spent years building multiple robust networks of highly cleared professionals who trust us, the clients to which we present them to, and the process.

We are currently the lead supplier of security-cleared professionals into the biggest private sector Defense and Space clients the globe has to offer, alongside disruptive SMEs, and DoD direct.

Some things require specialist expertise and industry knowledge, and with an accelerating skills shortage coupled with an ever-increasing clearance shortage, Searchability National Security and Defense are set up to deliver just that. Whether it’s partnering with globally leading private sector companies or directly with government bodies across the country, we deliver a bespoke recruitment service with the kind of care, attention, and integrity that the National Security & Defense industry demands.
Sectors we specialise in
Our multi-award winning recruitment strategies cover a wide variety of tech sectors across the UK, Europe, USA & Australia these range from:
- Software Engineering
- Systems Engineering, Integration & Test Engineering
- Payload
- Data Science & Big Data Engineering
- Enterprise, Solution & Technical Architecture
- Cyber Security & Information Security
- Project & Program Management
- Business Change & Analysis
- Space Engineering
- RF & Electronic Warfare
- Cloud Platform & IT Infrastructure
- Signal Processing & Sonar

Meet the NS&D team

We're here to help!
Do you already hold a security clearance & don’t know what other prospects there are? Are you worried about protecting your clearance in a career move? Do you want to make sure your start date and clearance transfer dates align?

Our consultants are true experts and work with some of the most innovative, forward thinking and cutting edge companies in the space and can truly offer guidance, advice and a shoulder to lean on to make sure you have a seamless journey to the next step in your career!

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Testimonials

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The service Searchability has provided has been excellent. The candidates are spot on and well prepared and the consultants understand the roles extremely well. They have proven to be a great addition to our supply chain.

In a candidate scarce and highly specialised market, Will and the team at Searchability are an essential supplier to us and Northrop Grumman. The key to their successful partnership with us is very much down to communication and initiative. They have proven that they know their core industries and the candidate base, which allows for them to provide us with valuable market intel, which we can then use to the benefit of the whole recruitment cycle.

Working with Searchability has been an excellent experience because of the reliability and incredible efforts from their company in helping NCIM Groep find suitable candidates for our NATO client. The communication has always been very positive and effective especially with George Widdowson which has resulted in successful placements of candidates from Searchability at NATO. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Searchability.

I inherited the relationship with Searchability when I was hired by a Defense & National Security prime to support the business through exponential growth.

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Over 2 years, Searchability proved to be our best performing recruitment partner by every metric. The Internal Recruitment Team had a challenging targets, Searchability proved to be a key partner that helped us deliver phenomenal headcount growth, filling many difficult requisitions along the way.

I found their overall delivery to be excellent and wherever there was an opportunity for improvement Searchability adapted quickly. Most impressive was Searchability’s performance on our niche technical roles and the market intel provided helped us overcome some major challenges. Searchability are a trusted external partner to our internal team and I look forward to working with them in the future.