Resource Augmentation
Sometimes the gap is not a project, it is a person. Astra places experienced security practitioners into client teams — matched to the specific capability and seniority you need, working to your priorities, with our practice behind them when a problem needs more than one head.
What you get
Outcomes, not activity.
- Matched to the actual requirementWe staff against the capability and experience level you specify, rather than whoever is available on the bench.
- On site where you need itResources work from your offices where the role requires physical presence, and remotely where it does not.
- Backed by the practiceAn embedded specialist can draw on the wider Astra team for specialist input without a new contract.
- Governed like an engagementFortnightly reviews with the security team and monthly management reviews keep the placement accountable to outcomes.
How it runs
A defined sequence, agreed up front.
You know what happens in each stage, who is involved, and what lands at the end of it before the engagement starts.
- 01
Define the role
Capability, seniority, tooling and success criteria are agreed, along with reporting lines into your organisation.
- 02
Match and introduce
Candidates are put forward against the profile; you interview and select.
- 03
Embed
The specialist joins your team, works to your backlog, and is onboarded to your systems under your access policies.
- 04
Review
Regular reviews confirm the placement is delivering, and adjust scope or capability as the work changes.
Deliverables
What lands on your desk.
Written for two audiences: the engineers who have to fix it and the executives who have to fund it.
- Role definition and candidate profiles
- Embedded specialist for the agreed term
- Fortnightly technical and monthly management reviews
- Escalation path into the wider Astra practice
- Handover documentation at the end of the placement
Related
Often engaged alongside
Next step
Scope a resource augmentation engagement.
Half an hour with a practitioner. You will leave knowing what the work involves, roughly how long it takes, and what it would find.