DevOps Engineering Retainer with Senior Platform & SRE Engineers
Our DevOps engineering retainer gives you reserved access to senior DevOps, Platform and SRE engineers every month, without hiring a full-time specialist. It provides dependable capacity for recurring infrastructure work, reviews and incidents, with a named point of contact and a monthly report.
What a retainer is for
- Recurring technical work and reviews
- Terraform and infrastructure as code changes
- CI/CD improvements
- Architecture reviews
- Incident support
- Kubernetes operations and upgrades
- Cost optimization
- Observability improvements
- Team mentoring and pull request reviews
- Infrastructure roadmap
Monthly packages
- Around 20 hours per month
- Around 40 hours per month
- Around 80 hours per month
- Custom retainer for larger needs
Pricing, response times and terms for your DevOps engineering retainer are tailored to your needs. Request a quote and we will recommend the right package.
How it works
- We agree on hours, priorities and response times
- Reserved capacity every month with a named point of contact
- You request and prioritize work through an agreed channel
- You receive a monthly report of work done
Other ways to work with us
Need a full person embedded? See team augmentation. Have a defined initiative? Look at project delivery. For reliability specifically, see our SRE services.
Frequently asked questions
What is a DevOps engineering retainer?
Reserved monthly access to senior DevOps, Platform and SRE engineers. You get dedicated capacity for recurring work, reviews, incidents and improvements, without hiring a full-time specialist.
How many hours are included?
We offer monthly packages (for example around 20, 40 or 80 hours) or a custom retainer. Exact hours, response times and terms are agreed with you before starting.
What can we use the hours for?
Terraform changes, CI/CD improvements, Kubernetes work, architecture reviews, cost optimization, observability, incident support, pull request reviews, mentoring and infrastructure roadmap work.
Can we change or cancel the retainer?
Yes. Scaling up or down and cancellation terms are defined in your agreement so there are no surprises.