DevOps Consulting and Senior Engineering Teams
Our DevOps consulting puts a small team of senior engineers on one defined problem: a release pipeline, a cloud environment, a data pipeline, or an AI feature. They solve it alongside your engineers and hand it back documented, so your team can run it.
One problem, one senior team
- Manual releasesCI/CD pipelineDone
- Hand-built serversInfrastructure as codeDone
- Slow buildsFaster buildsIn progress
- No alertsNext
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
Your team
Runs it after handoff
What Is a Senior Engineering Team?
A senior engineering team is a small group of experienced engineers brought in to solve one defined technical problem. It might be a slow, manual release process, a cloud environment nobody can rebuild, a failing data pipeline, or an AI feature that has to reach production. The engagement ends when the problem is solved and your team can run what was built.
The team is shaped to the problem. A release problem gets DevOps and cloud engineers. A data problem gets data engineers, and an AI feature gets AI engineers. You hand over one problem instead of managing more people, and you get back a working result with the knowledge to keep it running.
How is this different from staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation adds engineers to your team, and your leads direct their work. A senior engineering team takes one problem off your list, agrees on what done means, and owns the solution until your team takes it over.
WHEN YOU NEED IT
Signs You Need a Senior Engineering Team
Most teams look for senior help when one technical problem keeps losing to the roadmap, or needs a skill nobody on staff has. These are the common signs.
Releases are manual and risky
Deploying takes a checklist, a late night, and the one person who knows the steps. The team ships less often because every release feels like a gamble.
Nobody can rebuild the environment
Servers and cloud settings were configured by hand over the years. If one fails, nobody is sure how to recreate it.
Builds and tests are slow
Engineers wait on long builds, so they batch their changes and find problems late, when they cost more to fix.
The work needs a skill you don't have
A data pipeline, a container platform, or an AI integration needs experience your team lacks, and a full-time hire for one project doesn't make sense.
The person who built it has left
One engineer understood the pipeline or the environment, and nobody left on the team can change it safely.
Users find failures first
There is little monitoring or alerting, so problems show up as support calls instead of alerts.
OUR APPROACH
How Our Senior Teams Work
One problem, a small team, and a clear finish line. The team works alongside your engineers, and the engagement ends with your team running the result.
Hiring for one problem
- A long search for a role you need once
- Open-ended hours with no finish line
- Knowledge that leaves with the contractor
- A fix nobody on staff can maintain
A senior team on the problem
A defined problem and a finish line
Before work starts, we agree on the problem and what done looks like. A short assessment of the code, pipeline, or environment comes first, so the plan rests on what's really there.
A team shaped to the work
DevOps, cloud, data, AI, and architecture specialists, in the mix the problem calls for. Senior US-based engineers lead our builds, with nearshore support available for ongoing work.
One problem at a time
The scope stays narrow, so the result arrives sooner and is easy to check. For a national disaster recovery company, the first engagement assessed the data platform and fixed the pipeline behind one executive report.
A handoff your team can run
We document how the solution works and how to change it, and knowledge transfer is part of the work. Whatever we build, you own.
WHICH MODEL
Senior Team, Staff Augmentation, or Managed Delivery?
All three bring in senior engineers. The difference is what you hand over and when the work ends. Compare staff augmentation and managed software delivery in detail.
| MODEL | WHAT YOU HAND OVER | WHEN IT ENDS |
|---|---|---|
| Senior engineering team | One defined technical problem, such as a release pipeline or a data flow | When the problem is solved and your team has taken it over |
| Staff augmentation | Added engineers who join your team and work from your backlog | When you no longer need the added people |
| Managed software delivery | An agreed stream of work, from planning through release | When the stream of work ends or moves in-house |
Starting with one problem
A senior team engagement is a small, contained way to start working with an outside partner. If the work grows past one problem, it can move into one of the other models.
WHAT WE SOLVE
Problems Our Senior Teams Take On
Each engagement centers on one problem, and the team's specialties follow from it.
DevOps and release pipelines
CI/CD pipelines with automated tests and security scans, so a release is routine instead of risky. For a bulk liquids storage and logistics provider, every code change passes automated tests and security scans before it can merge.
Cloud infrastructure as code
Environments on AWS or Azure defined in code, with tools such as Terraform and AWS CDK, so they can be reviewed, rebuilt, and changed safely. See AWS consulting and development.
Data pipelines
Pipelines that load, check, and move data between your systems. If you were about to hire data engineers for a single pipeline, a senior team can build it and hand it over. See data engineering.
AI features and agents
An AI feature or agent connected to your applications, with business rules kept outside the model and a person reviewing the decisions that matter. Instead of a search to hire AI developers for one feature, a senior team builds it with your engineers. See AI agent development.
Machine learning models
Forecasting, classification, and other models, tested against your data and deployed where your applications can use them. See machine learning consulting and development.
Architecture reviews and decisions
Software architecture consulting for one decision, such as splitting a monolith, choosing between cloud services, or planning an integration. You get the tradeoffs in writing without having to hire software architects for a single choice. Reviews before an acquisition are technology due diligence.
HOW IT WORKS
How a Senior Team Engagement Runs
Every engagement starts by agreeing on the problem and ends with your team running the result.
STEP 1
Assessment
We review the code, pipeline, or environment behind the problem to see what's really there.
STEP 2
Define done
We agree on the scope, the result, and how you will check it.
STEP 3
Shape the team
We match the team's specialties to the problem.
STEP 4
Build in stages
We work in stages, write tests for core components, and ship through CI/CD.
STEP 5
Hand off
We document the solution and transfer the knowledge, so your team can run and change it.
What we need from your side
A technical contact who can answer questions and approve changes, plus access to the systems involved. Your engineers can work alongside ours as much as you like. The more they take part, the easier the handoff.
When the problem turns out bigger
Sometimes the assessment or the work shows a problem is larger than it looked. When that happens, we say so, and you decide whether to widen the scope, move to managed software delivery, or stop.
RESULTS
Senior Team Results
Our published case studies show the platforms, pipelines, and integrations JBS Dev engineers have built, fixed, and modernized for clients.
56 sec
Java builds, down from about 46 minutes
Education
Finishing a Data Warehouse for a Global Testing Organization
Challenge: Data reached the AWS data lake, but only skilled developers writing SQL by hand could get it back out.
Result: A new query API lets non-IT staff serve themselves, and Java build times fell from about 46 minutes to 56 seconds.
Read the testing organization case study257%
Google Lighthouse score increase
Retail
Core Web Vitals Optimization for a Major Footwear Retailer
Challenge: The retailer's Angular e-commerce site scored about 7 on Google Lighthouse, which hurt its search rankings.
Result: Targeted code fixes raised the score to about 25 in four months, a 257% increase.
Read the footwear retailer case study10x
Former traffic, handled on serverless AWS
HR Technology
Scaling Fama Technologies' Screening Platform on AWS
Challenge: Fama's managed servers were expensive to scale, and every new server took manual work.
Result: A serverless AWS architecture handles at least ten times the earlier traffic and lowered infrastructure costs.
Read the Fama case study"JBS feels more like an extension of our internal team than a traditional vendor relationship."
Senior IT Leader, AmeriVet Partners
DEVOPS
From Commit to Production
A modern delivery pipeline looks like this. Each change runs through automated tests and security scans, infrastructure is defined in code, and monitoring raises an alert before users notice a problem.
For a global testing organization, Java build times fell from about 46 minutes to 56 seconds during a JBS Dev project built with AWS CDK, Docker, and GitLab CI.
BUILD AND TEST
Code change
CI/CD pipeline
Tests and scans
DEPLOY AND WATCH
Infra as code
Repeatable builds
Cloud environments
AWS or Azure
Monitoring
Early alerts
COST AND TIMELINE
What Drives Senior Team Cost and Timeline
Cost depends mostly on how big the problem is and which specialties it needs. Six factors drive most estimates:
- 01Size and scope of the problem
- 02Specialties the team needs
- 03Condition of the code, pipeline, or environment
- 04Number of systems and environments involved
- 05Security and compliance requirements
- 06Depth of documentation and knowledge transfer
How cost is set
We don't quote before we've seen the problem. A short assessment turns the factors above into a scope and an estimate, and you see both before the team starts.
How the timeline is set
The assessment sets the timeline too. A narrow problem with clear access to the systems moves faster than one spread across several systems and teams.
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Ways to Work With Us
Each model stands alone or leads into the next. Compare all the ways to work with us.
Assessment & Strategy
For companies that need clarity before committing to a build.
Start here if you're not sure what to change first. We review the system component by component, weigh difficulty against business impact, and recommend a path for each part, including what to leave alone. You get a roadmap you can act on with us or on your own.
- Technical assessment
- Architecture review
- AI opportunity mapping
- Modernization roadmap
- Prioritized recommendations
Best when: You need to understand the opportunity, risk, architecture, or roadmap before investing in a larger build.
Projects
For companies ready to build or modernize a defined system.
For a defined scope, senior engineers lead delivery from architecture through release. We work in stages, write tests for core components, and ship through CI/CD. You own everything we build, plus knowledge transfer and documentation tailored to your team.
- Modernization projects
- Custom applications
- Cloud platforms
- Data systems
- Integrations
- AI agents
Best when: You have a clear business problem, workflow, or platform that needs to be built, modernized, or connected.
Teaming / Managed Delivery
For companies that need experienced delivery capacity.
When you need more than a single project, services we can provide include architectural guidance for your existing team, hands-on development, QA, and ongoing support. Senior US-based engineers lead our builds, and nearshore support is an option for ongoing work.
- Senior-led teams
- Embedded engineering
- Ongoing development
- Knowledge transfer
- Flexible support
Best when: You need reliable engineering capacity, technical leadership, or ongoing delivery support without adding unnecessary management overhead.
Project stalled with another vendor? Software Project Rescue
WHY JBS DEV
How to Choose a Senior Engineering Partner
A good partner solves the problem and leaves your team better able to run it. Ask these four questions before you sign.
- Who will do the work?
- Ask to meet the engineers, not only the account team, and ask what each one has run in production. Senior US-based engineers lead our builds, with nearshore support available for ongoing work.
- How will we know when it's done?
- A partner should agree on the problem and the result before work starts, in terms you can check, such as release time, build time, or an environment rebuilt from code. Open-ended hours with no finish line are a warning sign.
- What does our team keep at the end?
- Everything. Whatever we build, you own, including the code, the infrastructure definitions, and the documentation. Knowledge transfer is part of the engagement, so your engineers can run and change the result.
- Do they start with a tool or with the problem?
- Be wary of a partner who recommends a platform before looking at your systems. When somebody leads with the technology, that's a warning sign. The tools should follow from the problem.
JBS Dev is a senior-led custom software development company, founded in 1999, that builds, modernizes, and integrates enterprise systems around the technology clients already own.
FAQ
DevOps Consulting and Senior Team FAQs
What does DevOps consulting include?
It improves how your software gets built, tested, released, and run. Ours covers CI/CD pipelines, automated tests and security scans, infrastructure as code on AWS or Azure, containers, and monitoring and alerts. A small senior team takes on one defined problem, solves it alongside your engineers, and hands it back documented.
How is a senior engineering team different from staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation adds engineers to your team, and your leads direct their work from your backlog. A senior engineering team takes one defined problem, agrees on what done means, and owns the solution until your team takes it over. Use staff augmentation for added capacity and a senior team for one problem solved.
How is it different from managed software delivery?
With managed software delivery, JBS Dev owns an ongoing stream of work, from planning through release. A senior engineering team has a narrower job. It solves one problem, such as a release pipeline or a data flow, then hands the result to your team, and the engagement ends.
Can we bring in DevOps engineers for a single project?
Yes. If you need to hire DevOps engineers for one project, such as a new CI/CD pipeline or a move to infrastructure as code, a senior team can do the work and show your engineers how to run it. You get the result without a full-time hire for a role you need once.
Do you provide AI and machine learning engineers?
Yes, as part of a team built around a defined problem, such as an AI agent, a model, or the data pipeline behind it. If you planned to hire machine learning engineers or hire AI engineers for one feature, a senior team can build it with your engineers, with people reviewing the decisions that matter.
How much does a senior engineering team cost?
It depends on the size of the problem, the specialties it needs, the condition of the systems involved, and how much knowledge transfer you want. We don't quote before a short assessment, which turns those factors into a scope and an estimate you see before the team starts.
Who owns the work when the engagement ends?
You do. Whatever we build, you own, including the code, pipeline definitions, infrastructure as code, runbooks, and documentation. Knowledge transfer is part of the work, so your engineers can run, support, and change the result after the senior team steps away.
What is engineering as a service?
It means bringing in outside engineers for a defined piece of technical work instead of hiring for it. The term covers several models. Ours is a senior team on one problem, with a clear finish line and a handoff, alongside staff augmentation and managed delivery for ongoing needs.
