Defense and Security

For decades, Sopra Steria Next's Defense & Security practice has closely collaborated with Defense, Interior, and Justice Ministries, safeguarding people and data.
Our team of 300, Europe's finest, brings a rich blend of public administration and consultancy expertise.
Together with our clients, we're at the frontline of transformations within ministries, enhancing IS-digital services to meet and foresee citizen needs.

Challenges

How do we maintain national and digital sovereignty and security amidst a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape and global conflicts, such as those in Ukraine?

How can we adapt to changing needs in a world facing climate change, resource shortages, and energy supply disruptions?

Our answers

Combining operational knowledge, technological expertise and the civic dedication of our teams, we drive value in Defense & Security transformation.

Driving industrial excellence ensuring future-proof solutions.

Challenges

What are the best strategies for digital transformation within defense, justice, and homeland sectors to enhance operational capabilities and cybersecurity measures?

How can we leverage data and AI to enhance command and control in military operations, boost recruitment and retention of prison officers, and detect large-scale fraud effectively?

Our answers

Implementing resilient, secure information systems to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive data from external threats.

Delivering integrated solutions to facilitate digital advancements across justice, homeland, and defense sectors. This includes modernizing network management and digitizing operations for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.

Challenges

How do we align stakeholders' interests and ensure effective transformation in ministries for future generations?

How can we engage public service personnel in transformation projects within the defence and security sectors?

Our answers

By fostering a culture of end-to-end digital advancement and operational improvement within Ministries.

Facilitating the seamless adoption and integration of solutions and projects, we define future activities and enhance user experience, with a focus on the human aspect and tailored to each ministry's operational needs.

Our value propositions

Defense & Security digitalisation: Empowering decisions with precision

Defense Operational Excellence: Reinventing supply chains

Change Management within Ministries: Transitioning with purpose

Strategic Design: Crafting meaningful interactions

Point of view

Defending the final frontier: Ensuring sovereign space defense

The space industry is undergoing a transformative shift, as its role becomes ever more critical to the smooth running of society in the modern world.

Awards

Gold Prize in 2023 | Organisation Transformation

In 2023, Sopra Steria Next received the SYNTEC Conseil Gold prize in the “Organisation Transformation” category, for our contribution to the Digital Criminal Procedure program with the Ministry of Justice.

Gold Prize in 2022 | Innovation & Insights

In 2022, Sopra Steria Next was the recipient of an “Innovation & Insights” Gold prize for the inter-ministerial program “France Identité Numérique” (French digital identity), which allows users to prove their identity online and access a wide range of services, while ensuring protection of the user’s personal data.

Conferences

Sopre Steria Next regularly participates in Milipol, a major European event for global defense and security players, where Sopra Steria Next demonstrates its capabilities in AI, cloud, agile methodologies and cybersecurity.

Team and experts

A robust team of 300 consultants across Europe, bringing together the industry's best talent with a deep understanding of defense and public service challenges. Many of our consultants are former civil servants and who chose to join Sopra Steria Next because of their dedication to the public interest.