If you're trying to figure out which companies actually hire for overseas contractor roles — as opposed to generic staffing agencies that don't work this space — here's a working list organized by what each firm actually staffs, based on what each publishes about its own work.

Generalist GovCon staffing

  • Day & Zimmermann — cleared personnel across engineering, IT, intelligence analysis, linguistics, and logistics; CONUS and OCONUS, from 150+ locations worldwide.
  • ManpowerGroup Public Sector — local national and expatriate talent for U.S. government contractors overseas, covering IT, language services, engineering, and admin roles.
  • Sparks Group — cleared talent for DoD, DHS, DOJ, and intelligence-community contractors.
  • Cleared Recruiters — retained recruiting for polygraph-level intelligence-community and defense positions.
  • Recruitmint (GovMint) — GovCon staffing, DoD contract, and executive search, built around tracking new contract awards.

DoD contract labor and technical staffing

  • SOC LLC — cleared staffing and security workforce solutions, including WPS hiring.
  • iQuasar — cybersecurity, cloud, and data/AI roles for DoD, DHS, NSA, and CIA-supporting contractors.
  • GDH — cyber, systems administration, and infrastructure staffing with Top Secret and Full Scope Polygraph-cleared candidates.
  • KORE1 — technology professionals for federal, state, and local government agencies and contractors.
  • Vinnell Arabia — direct-hire training, aviation, and logistics support for the Saudi Arabian National Guard contract. It directly recruits U.S. veterans, and firms on operational and training-support contracts often favor prior military experience in the relevant specialty.

See every firm in this lane under DoD Contract Staffing.

WPS and security

  • Constellis — armed and unarmed protective operations across roughly 40 countries.
  • Acuity International — WPS III task orders for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

Beyond WPS, "overseas security contractor" also covers base and facility security and security-logistics work for DoD and commercial clients. Some firms work both lanes. Browse them all under WPS & Security.

LOGCAP and logistics

  • KBR — LOGCAP logistics and life-support services, including EUCOM and NORTHCOM task orders.
  • Fluor Government Group — LOGCAP IV multi-functional logistics and design-build construction, including AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM support.
  • Careers International — Asia-sourced workforce for LOGCAP, AFCAP, UN, and NATO projects.
  • SOSi — logistics, life support, ISR, and language services from 25+ global locations.

Linguists and interpreters

  • ContextGlobal — translators, interpreters, and ASL providers, including escort interpreting for international travel.

Embassy and State Dept support

  • Horizon Global Partners — construction, technical security, and telecom infrastructure for State Department OBO projects.

Jobs by type

OCONUS means "outside the continental United States": any duty station outside the Lower 48, from a NATO base in Europe to an embassy in Africa. Narrow by theater with Middle East, Africa, Europe, or Asia-Pacific.

  • LOGCAP. The Army's standing contract vehicle for contractor logistics: dining facility operations, base life support, maintenance, transportation, and construction. It is staffed through large primes and their workforce providers, not general agencies. Medical and vaccination screening is often the longest lead-time item. Screening is usually lighter than for DoD IT or intelligence roles, and skilled trades often need a certification. See LOGCAP and Logistics & Life Support.
  • WPS. Worldwide Protective Services is the State Department contract vehicle for protective security at embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities. Roles typically require at least a Secret clearance, firearms qualification for armed posts, a State Department medical clearance, and a valid passport. See WPS & Security.
  • Embassy support. Protective details, static guard posts, technical security, and Overseas Buildings Operations construction. Many roles want an official passport issued through the contract and availability for extended rotations. See Embassy & State Dept Support.
  • Clearance-driven roles. The contract sets the clearance, not the recruiter, so the same title can need different levels on different task orders. Levels run from Public Trust through Secret and Top Secret to TS/SCI with polygraph. Interim clearances are accepted for some roles, and an active clearance from prior service is often the fastest way back in. See GovCon Recruiting and IT & Cyber GovCon.

Across all four: a valid passport, destination-specific immunizations, and readiness to mobilize on short notice.

WPS prerequisites in more detail

Armed WPS posts usually want firearms qualification to State Department standards and prior law enforcement, military police, or protective-services experience. Protective duty also carries a physical fitness standard on top of the medical clearance. Solicitations often set minimum age and years of experience by labor category, such as shift leader, protective security specialist, or static guard. Base-security roles outside WPS may need only a background check. Host-nation contracts, like Vinnell Arabia's work in Saudi Arabia, can add country-specific vetting. Firms are listed under WPS & Security.

Clearance levels in plain terms

  • Public Trust. A suitability review, not a clearance. Common for admin, IT support, and program support.
  • Secret. The standard DoD collateral clearance for much overseas defense and logistics work.
  • Top Secret. For intelligence-adjacent support, senior logistics planning, and some embassy roles.
  • TS/SCI, with or without polygraph. For intelligence-community-adjacent cyber and analysis roles.

When a firm lists TS/SCI as a specialty, it recruits at that level. It does not mean every role is at that level. Know your investigation type and adjudication date, and keep your clearance verification or DD-214 ready. Firms tagged IT & Cyber GovCon and GovCon Recruiting work these tiers.

How a LOGCAP mobilization works

You rarely apply to "LOGCAP" itself. You apply to a prime or workforce provider for a specific labor category at a specific site. Steps are usually:

  1. Application and screening against a labor category.
  2. Offer and paperwork: terms, rotation, location.
  3. Medical and vaccinations, often the longest step.
  4. Background and access checks, set by the labor category and site.
  5. Travel documents.
  6. Deployment processing and orientation on site.

Delays usually come from medical scheduling and incomplete paperwork. Third-country-national hiring, common on LOGCAP, follows separate country-specific documentation. Roles include food service, facilities maintenance, transportation and supply, construction trades, and site management. See LOGCAP.

Ask any recruiter:

  • Which task order and site is this role under?
  • What are the rotation and assignment length?
  • Who handles medical screening?
  • What happens if my start date moves?
  • Is this a U.S.-hire or third-country-national position?

If a recruiter cannot name the site or labor category, keep looking.

Passport and documents baseline

Most OCONUS roles want a valid U.S. passport, and many contracts expect 12 or more months of validity at deployment. Some roles need a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) letter or an official passport issued through the contract. Generalist GovCon roles also verify employment history and education for the labor category. See the Global/OCONUS list for firms with worldwide reach.

How to use this list

Don't mass-apply. Match your specific background — clearance level, discipline, and prior contract experience — to the firm whose published work actually overlaps with it. See how to get an OCONUS job for the step-by-step version of this process, or browse the full directory by specialty or region for firms not listed above.

Register as a candidate with GovMint — register here — to get in front of Recruitmint's GovCon search desk directly.

Checklist

  • Match your clearance and discipline to the right category above before reaching out
  • Check each firm's own careers page for current openings, not just this list
  • Confirm passport validity, medical readiness, and firearms or trade certifications where they apply
  • Browse specialty and region pages for firms not covered here
  • Register with at least one candidate bench rather than relying on cold applications alone