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Bringing in specific skills with the help of Tergos
As the Department Lead for Cloud and Infrastructure, Mark Meertens leads the team responsible for Deloitte's IT infrastructure. His team ensures that employees in the Netherlands receive full IT support, enabling them to serve their clients as effectively as possible.
To meet the specific expertise often required for projects, Mark frequently utilises the recruitment services of Tergos. His strong relationship with the recruiters positively impacts finding the right talent.
Cloud and Infrastructure: the team
Deloitte is one of the 'Big Four', the four consultancies with the largest accounting professionals network in the world. In the Netherlands, the company is the largest provider of professional services in accountancy, tax advice, consultancy, risk management and financial advice, with more than 7,000 people in 15 offices across the country. IT leader Mark takes great pride in his team, responsible for Deloitte's IT infrastructure.
Remote team
The team operates across various countries, including the Netherlands, India, and other European countries. In addition to all ongoing projects focused on the future, Mark's team also manages several essential functions for Deloitte's day-to-day running in the Netherlands. This includes ensuring the functionality of laptops and VPNs, maintaining a well-functioning network across all locations, and smoothly running on-premises servers. All crucial for the company's operations.
Finding Azure professionals made easy through Tergos
Although Deloitte is not an IT company, there are plenty of opportunities for ambitious candidates. "There are always exciting challenges; it's a large company. While projects may be on a smaller scale than those in an IT company, we work with interesting tools. For IT professionals, the challenges mainly lie at the project level, offering plenty of learning opportunities. The latest tools, as well as important topics like AI and Cybersecurity, make Deloitte an even more attractive place to work." When it comes to deploying employees with specific skills such as Azure Cloud Engineers and Azure Cloud Architects, Mark often relies on Tergos.
The experience of
Cloud and Infra Lead Mark
"When I need someone, my dedicated contacts at Tergos know exactly what we're looking for. As we've known each other for several years now. Tergos can immediately start searching for us and do the initial selection, which saves us time."
The experience of
Cloud and Infra Lead Mark
“For the deployment of professionals with specific skills, such as Azure Cloud Engineers and Azure Cloud Architects, I often turn to Tergos. The good relationship with my regular contacts at Tergos works positively on always finding the right person at the exact time they’re needed.”
Finding specific skills and expertise
Mark has a background in Computer Science and extensive experience in various leadership roles within Deloitte. This allows him to effectively communicate with both the developers in his team and the more broadly oriented staff focusing on system architecture. His technical background enables him to communicate at multiple levels. Greatly facilitating collaboration within the team and the internal organisation. Tergos supports him in finding the right expertise for the team.
"When we hire contractors, it's usually for specific knowledge needed within the team at that moment. We always work with experienced individuals who either have specific skills or are broadly oriented and can easily take on projects." For example they need to have good understanding of the architecture, be able to provide advice, as well as understand how our company operates. In projects, the team has to deal with much more complex processes and regulations.
Team composition for projects, flexibility is key
The team works closely together, with members possessing different levels of knowledge and diverse experience. Mark's strong relationship with his dedicated contacts at Tergos positively impacts the process of finding the right person when needed. "The composition of the team is highly flexible. The significant advantage of working with contractors is that you can bring them in the moment you need a certain expertise."
Happy contractors
Contractors usually have a contract for 6 months to a year. However, once they experience the team's atmosphere, Mark knows they often want to stay longer. "When we ask them to stay after six months, they almost always say yes. I think this largely stems from the great vibe within the team. In a niche market, there should be challenges, but more importantly, a good and fun team. This ensures that people not only like to stay but also like to come back."
A good atmosphere ensures familiar faces in the team
Mark considers a good atmosphere the most important element in a healthy team. He aims to create a comfortable environment for work. "When you bring people in, the team composition is actually the most important thing. You apply your knowledge to a project, but there also needs to be good chemistry. Even a chat at the coffee machine is crucial; there needs to be a connection with the team, and there should be laughter. If there's no connection, it won't work."
Regular contact
He points out that it can often be challenging to exactly find the expertise you need. "Once we’ve found good people, we like to keep them." Fortunately, the communication with Tergos is consistently good. Tergos recruitment consultants Casper and Juliette regularly speak with Mark, keeping them well-informed. "When I need someone, they know exactly what we're looking for. We've known each other for several years now. We might involve the architect, have a conversation to discuss the specific requirements for the role. Then they can immediately start searching and do the initial selection, which saves us time." It's truly teamwork!