Three clean ways to work together. Pick the one that fits the problem; we will tell you if you picked wrong.
Two to four weeks. Single domain (e.g. cloud, OT, network). Output: current-state map, risk register, prioritized recommendations, and a scoped proposal for the build phase if you want it.
Best for: "we know something is off; we don't know what."
Fixed-scope, fixed-priceSix to sixteen weeks. Defined deliverables, defined timeline, milestone-based billing. Everything we ship lives in your repo, in your style, with handoff sessions and runbooks.
Best for: "we have a known target; we need someone who has done it."
Milestone billingEmbedded senior engineer, fractional. Available for design reviews, code reviews, incident response, and continuous improvement. Reset scope quarterly.
Best for: "we have the team; we need senior firepower on tap."
QuarterlyTell us what is going on. We will tell you whether we are the right fit. If not, we will tell you who is.
Within a week, a one-pager: problem statement, proposed engagement type, deliverables, timeline, price. No 40-page SOWs.
Shared Slack/Teams channel, shared Git repo, named POC on both sides, weekly check-in. Everything documented in Markdown in your repo from day one.
Demos against working code. Decisions logged. Trade-offs in writing. Your engineers in the loop, not just spectators.
Recorded knowledge transfer sessions, runbooks reviewed by your on-call, 30/60/90-day post-handoff check-in. We measure ourselves on what is still working at the 90-day mark.