Guides
Guides
Method-first explanations of how the commercial side of niche technology staffing actually works.
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Data engineer job description template
A copy-ready data engineer job description: responsibilities by seniority, must-have vs nice-to-have, and a screening question for every responsibility.
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ServiceNow ITOM interview questions, with what a senior answer contains
Ten ServiceNow ITOM interview questions on Discovery, Service Mapping and the CMDB, with what a senior answer contains and where a mid-level one stops.
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How to add a niche staffing vendor to your VMS or MSP program
Why niche technical roles fall out of VMS and MSP programs, the steps to add a specialist supplier, a documents checklist, and when to source directly.
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DevOps engineer job description template
A copy-ready DevOps engineer job description with SRE and platform engineer variants and a screening question for each responsibility.
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Cloud engineer job description template
A copy-ready cloud engineer job description with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud variants, a cloud architect version and a screening question per duty.
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Kafka interview questions that separate operators from tutorial readers
Eight Kafka interview questions built from production incidents, with what a senior answer includes and the warning signs. For hiring Kafka engineers.
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Kubernetes interview questions built from real upgrades
Seven Kubernetes interview questions from 2025-26 upgrade work (PodDisruptionBudgets, cgroup v2, in-place resize, Ingress NGINX) with senior answers.
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DevOps interview questions for hiring managers, with a scoring rubric
Seven DevOps engineer interview questions built on production incidents and delivery trade-offs, with what a senior answer includes and how to score it.
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RabbitMQ interview questions from the engineers who support it
Six RabbitMQ interview questions from AceMQ's support work: quorum queues, the 4.0 mirrored-queue removal, Khepri, feature flags and message safety.
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What IT staff augmentation actually costs
IT staff augmentation cost: an hourly rate and a salary only compare once you load the salary. The arithmetic, built from published BLS figures.
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How to interview for a platform nobody on your team has run
How to interview for a platform nobody on your team has run: a method for assessing production experience that keyword checks and trivia miss.
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How to scope a staff augmentation request so the first shortlist is the right one
How to scope a staff augmentation request: the wrong seniority, title or skill mix sinks the first shortlist. A method to use before anyone sources.
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How to evaluate a staff augmentation vendor
How to evaluate an IT staff augmentation vendor: nine questions that separate firms who can assess the work from firms who only forward CVs.
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Tell us the role. A practitioner scopes it, not a recruiter.
Send the requirement — or the job description you are not happy with — and an engineer who runs this technology will tell you what is missing before we source anyone.