IT Advisory Services

IT Advisory Services – Optimize Your Technology Ecosystem

Transform your IT landscape with Toptal’s IT Advisory Services. Our highly skilled IT consultants assess your current infrastructure, identify strategic optimization opportunities, and deliver tailored recommendations that align IT investments with business priorities and support sustainable growth.

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Clients Served

35,000+

Total Vetted Professionals

30,000+

Toptal Total Projects Delivered

85,000+

Years in Business

15+

TRUSTED BY LEADING BRANDS AND STARTUPS

Our Services

Toptal IT Advisory Services

Explore a comprehensive range of IT advisory services that help you make confident, informed decisions around your IT investments, digital transformation initiatives, and risk management. From strategy development to compliance and implementation support, our knowledgeable IT advisors provide scalable, future-focused solutions.

IT Strategy Development

Develop a long-term technology roadmap that supports business objectives and drives digital transformation.

Enterprise Architecture Design

Build scalable IT infrastructure aligned with your strategic vision and optimized for performance and agility.

Technology Investment Planning

Evaluate technology investments to maximize ROI, reduce redundancy, and align with growth strategies.

IT Governance Frameworks

Implement governance models that support compliance, efficiency, and alignment with organizational goals.

IT Risk Management

Implement proactive controls, conduct threat modeling, and build resilience strategies to minimize risks and disruptions to critical operations.

Cloud Strategy

Modernize legacy systems with scalable cloud solutions that improve flexibility, security, and cost-efficiency.

Cybersecurity Advisory

Strengthen your cyber defense posture with risk-based strategies and tailored security frameworks.

IT Project Advisory

Support complex IT initiatives with project oversight, strategic alignment, and implementation best practices.

Technology Maturity Assessment

Evaluate the performance and maturity of your IT organization to identify capability gaps, mitigate operational risks, and uncover areas for strategic optimization.

ERP System Advisory

Evaluate ERP solutions to ensure platform fit, confirm alignment with your business processes, and support long-term goals.

IT Compliance and Regulatory Alignment

Achieve alignment with industry standards and frameworks like SOX, PCI DSS, and ISO with audits led by compliance experts.

Third-party Risk Management

Assess and mitigate vendor risks to safeguard data, maintain compliance, and strengthen partner relationships.

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PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS

How We Deliver IT Advisory Services

Our IT advisors, with experience at leading companies, develop and deploy tailored solutions to meet your business needs and unique industry demands for sustainable results and long-term success.

Discover

A leader from our team works with you to understand your business challenges, pain points, and strategic goals to uncover new opportunities and identify the options to reach your objectives.

Define

Toptal leaders collaborate with your team to define your specific goals and service needs, evaluating multiple approaches and aligning requirements with your strategic objectives to define the best solution.

Develop

Once your service is defined and you have your talent or team on board, they will create your unique project timeline, process, and initial proposals, whether you’re optimizing your IT infrastructure or implementing a long-term technology investment strategy.

Deploy

Toptal will get to work, tracking quality assurance, handling project management, and maintaining the delivery schedule.

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Robert Orshaw

CEO, Technology Services

As Toptal’s CEO of Technology Services, Robert leads strategy and operations across our technical services portfolio, spanning AI, automation, and operations. He previously served as Deloitte’s Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer, transforming its Cloud Operate and Engineering business into a multibillion-dollar operation. He held senior roles at IBM, Velocity, co-founded Corio, and was CIO for two Fortune 500 companies.As Toptal’s CEO of Technology Services, Robert leads strategy and operations across our technical services portfolio, spanning AI, automation, and operations. He previously served as Deloitte’s Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer, transforming its Cloud Operate and Engineering business into a multibillion-dollar operation. He held senior roles at IBM, Velocity, co-founded Corio, and was CIO for two Fortune 500 companies.

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CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

IT Advisory Solutions That Deliver Value

Toptal delivers leading IT advisory services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.

End-to-End Delivery by Toptal
On-demand Talent and Teams

End-to-End Delivery by Toptal

Comprehensive project delivery, tailored to your specific requirements.

CEO, Technology Services

Delivery Manager

IT Strategy Consultant

Cybersecurity Consultant

Enterprise Architect

IT Governance Consultant

CIO Advisor

Cloud Architect

Robert Orshaw

CEO, Technology Services

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Technology Experience

35+ Years

Rachael Karaffa

Delivery Manager

Rachael serves as a Delivery Manager at Toptal with a focus on leading diverse global teams in developing innovative solutions for our clients. She works across multiple disciplines, including technology, marketing, and management consulting. Rachael specializes in managing people and client relationships, process optimization, and driving teams toward optimal business outcomes.

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Experience

9+ Years

Subbu Somasundaram

Verified Expert in Engineering

22+ Years

of Experience

IT Strategy Consultant

Subbu is a subject matter expert in information security and has over 22+ years of information technology experience. He has assisted large enterprise customers in the banking, telecommunication, and eCommerce sectors with security transformation, DevSecOps, security architecture, and implementations. Subbu's security expertise includes AWS, GCP Cloud, IAM, enterprise security, data protection, and application security and compliance.

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Greg Bassett

Verified Expert in Engineering

8+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Consultant

Greg is a seasoned and highly qualified cybersecurity and compliance executive. He has built and led cybersecurity and compliance teams in different healthcare, financial services, and pharmaceutical organizations throughout his career. Greg's proven expertise in technical, administrative, and procedural controls for information protection allows him to help businesses keep their critical information secure, confidential, and intact.

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Joan Yang

Verified Expert in Engineering

20+ Years

of Experience

Enterprise Architect

Joan is an enterprise architect who excels in providing technology and architecture visions that align with business priorities and corporate long-term strategy. With over 20 years of hands-on experience working as an IT professional, she has established herself as a leader, advisor, collaborator, educator, and influencer in the area of architecture design.

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Mohammad Zakaria

Verified Expert in Engineering

13+ Years

of Experience

IT Governance Consultant

Mohammad is a seasoned cybersecurity professional who excels in translating cybersecurity into practical business language. He is well-versed in cybersecurity risk management and compliance and experienced with standards such as ISO 27001 and ISO 22301, GDPR, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

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Divya Chittoor

Verified Expert in Product Management

15+ Years

of Experience

CIO Advisor

Divya is a fractional product leader with diverse experience in software engineering, consulting, and product management. She has held multiple leadership roles at high-performing organizations such as Facebook, McKinsey, and Y Combinator-backed startups. She can help companies build high-performing product teams, set a product strategy, and improve teams’ execution.

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Emiliano Angieri

Verified Expert in Engineering

11+ Years

of Experience

Cloud Architect

Emiliano is a cloud engineer with more than 11 years of experience with Amazon Web Services architecture. He helps customers with cloud migration and adoption, designs cloud-native solutions, and migrates existing workloads to containerized infrastructure. Emiliano is an expert at creating reproducible infrastructure, reducing infrastructure costs, improving infrastructure security availability and performance, and automating the software delivery process.

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On-demand Talent and Teams

30,000+ vetted professionals, ready to deploy individually or in teams.

IT Project Manager

ERP Advisory Consultant

Enterprise Security Architect

Cybersecurity Consultant

Enterprise Architect

Cloud Architect

IT Compliance Consultant

IT Security Architect

Enterprise Architect

Verified Expert in Engineering

10+ Years

of Experience

IT Project Manager

Vanessa is an energetic and highly competent Certified Information Systems Security and Project Management Professional (CISSP, PMP). She has spent 10 years successfully directing complex technical programs for companies like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Boeing. Vanessa also has an excellent track record demonstrating leadership abilities, executive decision-making, complex problem-solving, detailed project planning, and effective communication.

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Verified Expert in Project Management

18+ Years

of Experience

ERP Advisory Consultant

Erita is a certified project manager with more than 18 years of experience managing technical projects from initiation to deployment, following Agile or predictive approaches. She has expertise in software engineering and a strong interest in cloud, big data, and machine learning.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

31+ Years

of Experience

Enterprise Security Architect

Joe is a seasoned security and infrastructure engineering professional with experience performing application and network assessments, writing and enforcing policies, providing defense for an enterprise environment, and administrating infrastructures. He has in-depth knowledge of information security, information technology, and information warfare. Joe is a competent Python programmer, adding automation and integration that reduces workloads.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

19+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Consultant

Poliana is an embedded security engineer with 19+ years of experience integrating embedded systems in the automotive and aerospace products industry. Her expertise includes security requirements, threat modeling, risk analysis, secure architecture, and compliance based on systems engineering fundamentals. Poliana also holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's in technological innovation, and an MBA in engineering and innovation.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

15+ Years

of Experience

Enterprise Architect

Tarun is a software architect who has worked with Fortune 500 clients and enterprise-level companies like Nestlé and Deloitte. He is also a result-oriented Citect SCADA Certified Engineer experienced in leading industrial control systems, SCADA, energy management systems (EMS), and critical infrastructure solution strategy development. As an IRCA Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, Tarun has expertly consulted and audited based on the said ISO framework.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

18+ Years

of Experience

Cloud Architect

Ifiok is an accomplished cloud practitioner with demonstrated success developing and executing cloud technology solutions. His knowledge of cloud and operational strategies helps promote organizational growth and cloud adoption acceleration. With a total of 10 certifications in AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as HashiCorp and New Relic certifications, Ifiok is comfortable being the intermediary between business requirements and engineering value.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

17+ Years

of Experience

IT Compliance Consultant

Joseph is a cybersecurity professional who strives to be well-rounded while maintaining specialties in technical cybersecurity areas where he provides the best return on investment.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

9+ Years

of Experience

IT Security Architect

Demmy is an information security architect with numerous years of experience in systems and security architecture. He has worked with different vendor products and platforms to achieve a cohesive and in-depth defense strategy.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

29+ Years

of Experience

Enterprise Architect

With more than 29 years of IT management experience and 30+ certifications in various areas related to information and technology, Patricio is an expert with Oracle, Microsoft, Red Hat, and other technologies. Patricio has worked across domains, such as banking, insurance, retail, and education, and has taught specialized courses. He has consulted in roles such as enterprise architect, multi-platform DBA, data engineer, and Power BI developer.

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UNRIVALED EXPERTISE

Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

WHY ORGANIZATIONS CHOOSE US

Toptal in Action

Discover the cutting-edge benefits our clients enjoy from the global Toptal network.

CSR Limited’s digital transformation results in boosted sales performance and operational savings.

Challenge: CSR wanted more than just an e-commerce platform for order placements and payments—they aimed to streamline supply chain operations with real-time delivery tracking, ETAs, and proof of delivery.

Solution: Toptal assembled a team of developers to build CSR Connect, a comprehensive supply chain platform that integrates order management, payment processing, financial oversight, and real-time delivery tracking.

Impact: CSR Connect has proven invaluable for businesses like Network Building Supplies, saving their accounts department two to three days per month by automating payment and order management. By reducing manual workload and improving logistics tracking, CSR has created a smarter, more efficient way to manage operations, benefiting both the company and its customers.

Toptal helped us achieve our goals by bringing the resources to bear with very short notice, and very high-quality resources to boot.

Elmar Platzer

Digital Transformation Leader, CSR Australia

Toptal Ranked #1 Most Reliable Professional Services Company in America

Newsweek and Statista’s rankings were based on an independent survey of more than 2,400 decision-makers at Fortune 500s.

IBM — Newsweek's Most Reliable Companies in America 2026 ranking. Toptal is ranked #11, the highest-ranked professional services firm.

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Methodology for the Rankings

How likely the respondent is to recommend the selected company to others.

Measures the convenience of interaction with the company and efficiency of processes.

Measures the company’s cost-effectiveness and quality relative to price.

Measures whether the company consistently meets or exceeds expectations in quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Measures the company’s ability to consistently fulfill commitments and maintain customer trust.

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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Explore Insights From the IT Advisory Field

Read the latest articles and resources to keep you current on emerging trends in IT risk, compliance, digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and more.

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Michael Figueroa

27 Years of Experience

Michael is a seasoned information security leader with experience at the Advanced Cyber Security Center and Toptal. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in high-tech crime investigations from George Washington University.

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