Only 16% of candidates came from civilian IT to the army’s digital vertical — and this is not because of fear of service, but because IT professionals simply do not know enough about it. Oleg Berestovy, head of the Main IT Department of the Ministry of Defense, revealed the details after DOU Day.
Only 16% of candidates came from civilian IT to the army’s digital vertical — and this is not because of fear of service, but because IT professionals simply do not know enough about it. Oleg Berestovy, head of the Main IT Department of the Ministry of Defense, revealed the details after DOU Day.
The first and main myth that Berestovy dispelled: the digital vertical does not need developers. The army is looking for product and project managers, technical writers, business analysts and data analysts — that is, people who know how to work with stakeholders and implement changes. The systems already exist. There is no one to scale them.
The position of digital officer is equated to the level of deputy commander or chief of staff — that is, it is a position with real influence, not an advisory role. If something doesn’t work out at your level — there is a colleague higher up in the vertical who is obliged to help.
During the first month of the program, 2,000 applications were received, of which 800 people are already working in the digital vertical. But only 16% came from the civilian IT sector. «The reason is simple: IT people don’t know enough about us. I hope that after Saturday there will be a little more civilian candidates,» wrote Berestovy. — Oleg Berestovy, Head of the Main IT Department of the Ministry of Defense
At DOU Day, this question sounded straightforward — and the answer was straightforward too. «Do your job well. And if you bring value, there will be conditions.» — Oleg Berestovy
In parallel, as dev.ua already wrote, the Ministry of Defense is working on separate contracts for IT specialists — so that there is a legal guarantee from the state, and not just promises. Last year, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for Digitalization Oksana Ferchuk said that the Ministry of Defense is planning an IT reform, which involves the introduction of digital officer positions up to the battalion level.
Berestovy separately recorded the benchmark that everything being built in the digital vertical should work towards: «The main KPI is minus 50,000 occupiers every month. Everything we build should work towards this result. Directly or indirectly.» — Oleg Berestovy
You can submit your resume at digitalteam.mod.gov.ua.
