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IT & Security Staff Augmentation

// Your team, expanded. Expert talent without the executive payroll.

Senior Expertise. Flexible Engagement. No Full-Time Overhead.

There’s a gap between “we need senior security leadership” and “we can justify a $300,000 CISO salary.” Most organizations live in that gap — and most staffing firms ignore it. We don’t. Whether you need a fractional CISO two days a week, an embedded security engineer for a six-month cloud migration, or a SOC analyst to cover a maternity leave, we match you with practitioners who actually show up, know the work, and integrate with your team from day one. 1099 or W-2 depending on your operational and compliance needs — we structure the engagement to fit your organization, not the other way around. Our talent pool spans Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and remote delivery nationwide.

Roles We Place

Fractional CISO

Security leadership without the full-time cost. Strategy, policy, board reporting, vendor oversight, and compliance ownership on a part-time or retainer basis. Experienced CISOs who’ve built and run real programs.

Fractional IT Director / vCISO

Combined technology leadership for organizations that need IT strategy and security governance from a single trusted voice. Roadmaps, budgeting, vendor management, and executive-level communication.

Embedded Security Engineer

Hands-on practitioners who embed directly with your engineering or IT teams. SIEM tuning, detection engineering, vulnerability management, DevSecOps pipeline integration, and tool deployment.

SOC Analyst (L1 / L2 / L3)

Alert triage, incident escalation, threat hunting, and forensic investigation at every tier. Fills coverage gaps, supports surge capacity, and provides specialist depth when your internal team needs it.

Contract Help Desk / IT Support

Tier 1 and Tier 2 support staff for onboarding waves, office expansions, project crunches, or permanent backfill. US-based, fully vetted, and ready to work inside your existing ticketing workflows.

Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Azure, AWS, and GCP specialists for migrations, architecture reviews, IaC development, and ongoing infrastructure management. Brings the expertise the project needs without the permanent headcount.

Compliance & Risk Analyst

CMMC, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and NIST 800-171 practitioners who own the documentation, control evidence, gap analysis, and audit preparation that keeps your program current and defensible.

Project Manager (IT / Security)

Experienced PMs who drive infrastructure deployments, security program builds, and compliance initiatives to completion — on schedule, on budget, with stakeholder visibility throughout.

Network & Systems Administrator

On-site or remote network and systems administration for organizations that need day-to-day infrastructure management without permanent headcount. Firewall management, patching, backup oversight, and endpoint administration.

root@ottomateit:~$ ps aux | grep staff
USER       PID  %CPU %MEM  COMMAND
client     1001  0.0  0.1  fractional_ciso --hours=16 --status=embedded
client     1042  0.2  0.3  soc_analyst_L2 --shift=day --alerts=active
client     1078  1.1  0.8  cloud_engineer --project=migration --eta=6wk
client     1093  0.0  0.1  compliance_analyst --framework=CMMC --status=on-track
// all processes running normally — team extended

How It Works

We keep the process simple. From first conversation to embedded professional, most engagements are up and running within two weeks.

  1. Discovery Call. We learn about your organization, the gap you’re trying to fill, the tools and environment the candidate will work in, and any compliance or clearance considerations. No intake form required — just a conversation.
  2. Role Scoping. Together we define the specific responsibilities, required experience, expected hours, reporting structure, and engagement duration. This becomes the basis for candidate matching and the statement of work.
  3. Talent Matching. We identify candidates from our vetted network of IT and cybersecurity professionals. You receive profiles — not resumes — with relevant experience summaries and availability. You choose who to interview.
  4. Contract & Onboarding. We handle the paperwork — SOW, NDAs, 1099 or W-2 structuring, background checks if required — so you can focus on getting your new team member productive instead of navigating HR bureaucracy.
  5. Embedded Delivery. The professional works as part of your team: attends standups, uses your tools, reports to your leadership, and owns real deliverables. Not a consultant parachuting in with a slide deck — someone actually doing the work.
  6. Ongoing Support. We stay in the loop throughout the engagement. If something isn’t working, we address it quickly. If your needs change — more hours, a different skill set, an extension — we adapt without friction.

Engagement Models

Part-Time

8–20 hours per week. Ideal for fractional leadership roles, ongoing advisory functions, or light operational support. The professional dedicates consistent, scheduled time to your organization each week without being exclusive to you.

Full-Time Embedded

40 hours per week. A dedicated professional working exclusively for your organization on your schedule. Indistinguishable from a permanent hire in day-to-day operations — without the recruiting timeline or permanent overhead commitment.

Project-Based

Fixed scope and timeline. Defined deliverables, agreed milestones, and a clear end date. Best suited for migrations, compliance sprints, security assessments, tool deployments, and other bounded initiatives.

Use Cases

Industry Resources

The IT and cybersecurity workforce shortage is well-documented. These organizations publish credentialing, workforce development, and hiring guidance that can help you understand what to look for in a candidate:

Tell Us What You Need

Describe the gap and we’ll tell you whether we can fill it — and how quickly. No obligation, no hard sell.

Tell Us What You Need