--- title: "IT Staff Augmentation Services to Extend Your Team | Smart Data" url: https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/staff-augmentation description: "Add experienced developers, data engineers, analysts and architects to your team for months or years. Smart Data engineers work in your tools and your process." source: "Smart Data (smartdata.net). Markdown copy of the page; the HTML page is canonical." --- Staff augmentation # Staff augmentation: experienced engineers inside your team Developers, data engineers, analysts, architects, project managers and scrum masters who join your team for a few months or a few years. They work in your tools and your process, and you direct the work. Compare the models ## How the four models compare When each one fits, who owns the work, how involved your team is and how it is billed. What it is Our team manages some or all aspects of your platform for you. When to choose it You want someone else to support and maintain an application or platform. Your involvement Lower. You set priorities and service levels; Smart Data handles monitoring, support and updates. Project ownership Smart Data. We own the deliverables, you review the outcomes. Billing model Usually a monthly contract, set by the systems covered and the response times. Best for Application or platform maintenance and other managed service needs. A discrete set of work that Smart Data manages and delivers from beginning to end. You have a specific project that you want estimated and executed by a partner. Lower. You set the goals and review milestones; Smart Data plans, builds and delivers. Time and materials or fixed bid. Both options come with up-front pricing. Defined programs: modernization, migrations, new platforms. Smart Data developers join your internal team for a period of time. You need to supplement your team with specific skills for a period of time. High. You manage the project, we provide expert talent. You. Our people follow your lead. Monthly contract. Addressing temporary gaps, scaling quickly, avoiding hiring delays. Smart Data sources individuals for you to hire permanently. You're adding permanent IT staff and want help finding the right people. You interview the pre-screened candidates we present. Shared. We source and screen candidates; you interview and make the call. A one-time placement fee, or a monthly contract during contract-to-hire. Permanent hires screened before you meet them. Staff augmentation in practice > “Smart Data offers more than the typical staff augmentation or software development company… Rather than just delivering our projects, their team has taken a step further by providing mentorship and training to our developer and project teams.” Christopher Schrameck VP, Information Technology, Winsupply Roles on the Winsupply team - AS400 and RPG developers - Java and Angular developers - QA automation engineers Who joins your team ## The roles we fill, from Dayton and Hyderabad For a few months or a few years, screened by our technical team before you see a profile. - Developers Application, web and legacy platforms - Data engineers Pipelines, platforms and integration - Analysts Business, data and reporting - Architects Solution, data and cloud - Project managers and scrum masters Delivery inside your process Where they work from Onshore From Dayton, Ohio, working your hours and on site when the work needs it. Offshore From the Smart Data Global Center in Hyderabad, India. Hybrid A mix of both, so the work keeps moving across time zones. A few practical questions ## Questions about staff augmentation You do. Our people join your team, use your tools and follow your process, and you set the priorities. Our technical team screens every engineer against the skills the role needs before you see a profile. Yes. Contract-to-hire lets you see the work first and then bring the person onto your staff. Yours. The client provides and pays for any AI tools used on its work, and our company accounts are never used on client data without the client’s permission. Yes. Add people when the work grows and roll off when a phase ends. Other ways to work with us ## The other delivery models - [Managed services Support for the systems your business runs on View delivery model](https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/managed-services) - [Scoped projects We own the project from discovery to launch View delivery model](https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/scoped-work) - [Direct placement Help hiring permanent technical staff View delivery model](https://www.smartdata.net/how-we-deliver/direct-placement) Next step ## Tell us who you need The roles, the skills and how long. We come back with people who fit. ### A short call about the roles Skills, seniority, start date and how your team works. ### You review matched profiles Engineers whose skills fit the roles, screened by our technical team before you see them. ### You interview and decide Interviews on your schedule. The people you choose start inside your team, tools and process. [info@smartdata.net](mailto:info@smartdata.net) [(937) 886-9166](tel:+19378869166)