01Which platforms do you staff?
In identity, Delinea and Centrify, RSA SecurID, One Identity, Oracle OAM and OAAM. IBM mainframe with RACF. For trading and insurance, Murex, Calypso, Guidewire and Duck Creek. On the SAP side BRIM and FI-CA, EWM and TM, and IS-U, plus Oracle Utilities. Also Workday Extend, ServiceNow ITOM, Epic, OT/ICS security, Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, and AVEVA PI. If yours is missing, ask anyway.
02How long does it take to fill a niche role?
It depends on the platform, the version, whether the role is remote and the delivery model. A remote contract role on a well-known module fills faster than an onsite permanent role that needs a rare version. We tell you what the pool looks like after the first week of search, before you commit to a timeline.
03Why do these roles cost more than general developer roles?
Supply is small and the work is usually tied to a deadline, like a Guidewire Cloud move or a vendor end-of-support date. Rates depend mainly on the platform, seniority, onsite days and engagement length. We quote per role once the profile is agreed.
04How do you check a candidate actually knows Murex or RACF?
A practitioner interview with tasks from the real work. For RACF that might mean reading a set of profiles and explaining who can access a dataset. For Murex, walking through how a trade flows to the datamart. CVs in these areas often list the platform without the depth.
05Is specialist tech talent really harder to find right now?
Published surveys say so. Robert Half reports that 65% of US technology hiring managers find skilled talent more challenging to find than a year ago. In Kyndryl's 2025 survey, 70% of organizations said they struggle to find the multi-skilled talent mainframe modernization needs. A DSCI and SANS report found 73% of Indian enterprises see limited availability of skilled cyber security candidates.
06Can we start on contract and convert later?
Yes. We write the contract-to-hire terms into the contract, conversion point and any fee included, before the engineer's first day.
07Do you also staff a whole team for a project?
Yes. Sometimes you need someone accountable for the result, say a Guidewire upgrade or an OT network segmentation program. Then our consulting practice scopes it as a project instead of placing individuals.
