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VanPaulTek
Staffing Practice

Specialized IT talent, screened by practitioners.

We know what good looks like in ServiceNow, Service Manager, mainframe, and App Development — because we do the work ourselves. Our staffing bench reflects that.

20+
Years in specialized IT
8
Domain specializations
100%
Technical screen by engineers
5
Business-day response
What we do

A curated bench, not a resume mill.

Most staffing firms send you resumes. VanPaulTek sends you people we'd hire ourselves — because we hire in these domains ourselves.

Our practice is small and specialized on purpose. We keep a curated bench of talent in the domains we deliver in: ServiceNow, Service Manager, mainframe, App Development, DevOps, and data.

That specialization means shorter time-to-fill for rare roles, technical screens conducted by people who've done the job, and lower churn because we don't oversell fit.

Domains we staff

Where our bench is deep.

Rare-skill roles are our specialty.

SNow

ServiceNow

Devs, admins, architects, process leads across ITSM/ITOM/HR/CSM/SecOps.

SM

Service Manager

Service Manager, ITOM, OpsBridge, uCMDB — rare and getting rarer.

MF

Mainframe

COBOL / JCL / DB2 / CICS / VSAM / z/OS — the scarcest skill set.

AD

App Development

Full-stack, mobile, cloud engineers with real product experience.

DO

DevOps / SRE

Platform engineers, SRE, cloud architects.

Data

Data Engineering

Pipeline, warehouse, analytics engineers — modern data stack.

PM

Product / Program

TPMs, product owners, program managers — outcome-focused.

Sec

Security

Cleared personnel available for federal / regulated engagements.

What we deliver

How our staffing model works.

Contract Placement

Time-and-materials engineers for defined project scope.

Contract-to-Hire

Try before you commit — structured to make conversion easy.

Direct Hire

Permanent placements with a real replacement guarantee.

Team Augmentation

A small team, embedded in yours, for capacity or capability.

Managed Delivery Team

A whole team we manage for you, delivering to your requirements.

Cleared Resources

Personnel with active federal security clearances available.

Global Delivery Option

Onshore + nearshore blends for cost-sensitive engagements.

Replacement Guarantee

If the fit isn't right, we replace — no long lock-in.

Technical Screening

Every candidate technically screened by an engineer who's done the job.

How we place

Intake to onboarding.

01

Intake

Deep intake with your hiring manager — real requirements, not job-description theater.

02

Source

Curated bench first, then targeted outreach. We don't spam the market.

03

Screen

Technical screen by an engineer in the domain. Culture and communication check.

04

Present

Short slate (usually 2–3) with technical notes and a recommendation.

05

Interview

Support you through your interview process — feedback loop for calibration.

06

Onboard

Placement, onboarding support, 30/60/90-day check-ins.

Engagement models

Hiring models.

Match to your need.

Model

Contingency

Pay on placement
  • No upfront cost
  • Fee on successful hire
  • Best for standard roles
Ask about Contingency →
Most popular
Model

Retained Search

Focused, prioritized
  • Upfront + on-hire fee
  • Exclusive engagement
  • Priority sourcing
  • Best for senior / hard-to-fill
Ask about Retained Search →
Model

Managed Team

Monthly, per-seat
  • Curated team delivered
  • We manage the team
  • Deliverable-based
  • Best for capability plus capacity
Ask about Managed Team →
Common engagements

What we're typically asked to staff.

🎯

Hard-to-Fill Senior Role

That ServiceNow architect or mainframe engineer you can't source elsewhere.

🚀

Fast Ramp for a Project

Bring on 5 domain-specialized engineers in weeks, not months.

🔄

Contract-to-Hire

Extended tryout for a critical permanent role.

👥

Team Augmentation

3-5 people embedded on your team for a defined engagement.

🏛️

Federal / Cleared Roles

Cleared personnel for federal contracts.

🌐

Blended Delivery

Onshore lead + nearshore team for cost-effective execution.

FAQ

Questions we hear often.

What's the difference between you and a big staffing firm? +

We're small and specialized on purpose. Fewer candidates, but they're right for the role — technically screened by people who do the job.

Do you support federal clients? +

Yes. Cleared personnel available. Familiar with federal contracting requirements.

How fast can you present candidates? +

For roles matching our bench: within 5 business days. For niche roles that need targeted outreach: 2–4 weeks.

What's your replacement guarantee? +

If a placement isn't working within 60–90 days (varies by engagement type), we replace at no additional fee.

Do you work only in the US? +

Primarily. We have nearshore delivery options for cost-sensitive engagements — always with US-based technical leadership.

How do you screen mainframe engineers? +

Our senior mainframe engineers conduct the screen. We ask real questions about JCL abends, DB2 tuning, COBOL patterns — not resume checkboxes.

Ready to talk about your project?

Reach out — we get back within 1 business day.