IT Strategy Consulting for Digital Transformation

Align your IT strategy with business goals for sustainable growth and innovation. Our IT consultants help you achieve business alignment through expert insights and strategic planning to optimize IT expenditures and maximize ROI.

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Team Leader

Featured Team of IT Strategy Consultants

Arun Pillai

IT Consultant

Arun is a senior DevSecOps architect with more than 12 years of experience and a master's degree in IT. He has worked with government departments, banks, telecoms, healthcare companies, and small to medium-scale enterprises worldwide. Arun also has solid expertise in IT security consulting, focusing on DevSecOps, risk assessment, threat and vulnerability management, vulnerability assessment penetration testing, secure code review, security architecture review, and cloud security and migrations.

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Experience

12+ Years

Fabrice Triboix

Cloud Architect

Fabrice is a DevOps engineer with extensive experience in AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. He is highly focused on automation using CI/CD and infrastructure as code, always opting for the simplest solutions to complex problems. Fabrice has worked with clients such as Cisco, Topps, MyDocSafe, Armedia, HMRC, and UK Home Office, as well as medium-sized companies and startups. His greatest joy comes from seeing his work being used in production and making a positive impact on his clients' businesses.

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Experience

26+ Years

Mohammad Zakaria

IT Security 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 the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

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Experience

13+ Years

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Ali Faraj

CSO & CTO, Technology Services

25 Years of Experience

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OUR SERVICES

Toptal IT Strategy Consulting Services

Elevate your business efficiency with expert IT strategy consulting that ensures your technology aligns perfectly with your business goals.

IT Consulting Services

Enhance your IT strategies with expert insights that optimize operations and propel your business objectives forward.

IT Infrastructure Optimization

Optimize your IT infrastructure to boost performance, reduce costs, and ensure seamless operations.

IT Solutions Consulting

Craft world-class technology solutions that perfectly fit your business needs and drive significant competitive advantage.

Cybersecurity Strategy and Planning

Develop a robust cybersecurity strategy to protect your business from threats and ensure compliance.

IT Support Consulting

Enhance your organizational structure with expert IT support, focusing on pivotal decisions that improve customer experiences and business processes.

IT Strategy Services

Create compelling IT roadmaps with our strategy services and align your technology investments with long-term business priorities.

CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS

IT Strategy Solutions That Drive Impact

Toptal delivers leading IT strategy consulting 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.

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End-to-end project delivery per your specific requirements.

CSO & CTO, Technology Services

Delivery Manager

IT Strategy Consultant

IT Project Manager

Cybersecurity Specialist

Information Security Developer

Cybersecurity Specialist

Cloud Engineer

Ali Faraj

CSO & CTO, Technology Services

Ali is an IT leader and strategist with 25+ years of experience at IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, and Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling multibillion-dollar annual growth. As a turnaround and strategic growth expert, he has jump-started innovation, grown revenue, and improved productivity. He has worked across verticals and across a wide range of technologies including AI/ML, cloud, ERP, CRM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and others.

Previously at

Technology Experience

25+ 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

Christopher Young

Verified Expert in Engineering

24+ Years

Experience

IT Strategy Consultant

Christopher is an experienced principal consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the private and public industries. He is skilled in security, software development, enterprise architecture, operations management, IT strategy, cloud computing, and training. As a consulting professional with a doctorate in business administration, Christopher is focused on information systems and enterprise resource management.

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Pedro Clark

Verified Expert in Project Management

14+ Years

of Experience

IT Project Manager

Pedro is an award-winning PMO senior project manager and customer service leader who has delivered projects for top tech companies such as Google, Apple, AT&T, TMO, and Verizon and worked as a PM consultant at Stanford and MIT. He has experience as a regional head, trainer, PO, and Scrum master. Pedro is a certified PMP, Azure, and ITIL Agile coach with a talent for leading teams globally and defining processes and tools. He speaks four languages and has represented his companies in 15+ countries.

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Peter Zaki

Verified Expert in Engineering

10+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Specialist

Peter is a security professional with more than 10 years of experience helping major multinational companies secure their infrastructures and customers. He is an experienced security engineer and consultant. Peter designs secure systems and applications, advising on security practices targeting web, cloud applications, and APIs.

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Vanessa Wood

Verified Expert in Engineering

10+ Years

of Experience

Information Security Developer

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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Mark Castagneri

Verified Expert in Engineering

17+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Specialist

Mark is a risk assessor, program manager, security operations engineer, and architect with more than 17 years of experience implementing risk reduction initiatives. He has a deep understanding of various security frameworks and tools. Mark has successfully developed budgets, risk-informed roadmaps, and project plans and has led multidisciplinary teams to effectively reduce risks and demonstrate compliance with standards, as confirmed by third-party auditors.

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Emiliano Angieri

Verified Expert in Engineering

11+ Years

of Experience

Cloud Engineer

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

20,000+ vetted professionals, ready to deploy individually or in teams.

IT Consultant

IT Project Manager

Cloud Solutions Architect

IT Security Advisor

IT Security Developer

IT Service Specialist

Cybersecurity Specialist

Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist

Risk Management Developer

Verified Expert in Engineering

28+ Years

of Experience

IT Consultant

Patricio is an expert with Oracle, Microsoft, Red Hat, and other technologies. He has more than 28 years of IT management experience and 30+ certifications in various areas related to information and technology.

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Verified Expert in Project Management

27+ Years

of Experience

IT Project Manager

Mladen is a senior project manager and GRC consultant with extensive experience leading multi-country project teams in the banking and insurance sectors.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

18+ Years

Engineering Experience

Cloud Solutions Architect

Luis is a cloud solutions architect for Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. He’s keen on providing IT solutions focused on software development in DevOps adoption, Agile development, systems and platform integration, process automation, business development and optimization, and algorithm analysis.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

30+ Years

of Experience

IT Security Advisor

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

10+ Years

of Experience

IT Security Developer

Gökay is a senior manager and principal advisor specializing in cybersecurity, information security, audits, and standards and regulations. He is highly skilled in enterprise security architecture and an expert in delivering sustainable protection. He enhances reputation and digital presence while enabling risk mitigation to prevent financial loss.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

19+ Years

of Experience

IT Service Specialist

Mahesh is an IT service professional with more than 19 years of end-to-end pre-sale and delivery experience on large complex assignments involving the integration of multiple platform technologies. He has worked in various industries, including government and finance. Mahesh holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication and is a Google Cloud-certified professional, cloud architect, data engineer, network engineer, and security engineer.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

18+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Specialist

Poliana is an embedded security engineer with 18+ 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.

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Verified Expert in Engineering

7+ Years

of Experience

Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist

Greg is a seasoned and highly qualified cybersecurity and compliance executive. He has built and led cybersecurity and compliance teams in various 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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Verified Expert in Engineering

17+ Years

of Experience

Risk Management Developer

Michal is a highly skilled cybersecurity professional specializing in implementing ISO 27001 and Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange standards. He's an expert in crafting security strategies, conducting comprehensive risk assessments, and developing advanced cybersecurity solutions.

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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: Faced with increasing competition and escalating customer needs, CSR Limited, a global leader in the construction supply industry, was looking to offer more.

Solution: Toptal and CSR created CSR Connect, an application with a range of solutions, including delivery tracking. The app used JavaScript at its core, and the back-end platform was built on AWS.

Impact: CSR boosted sales with enhanced customer experience and saved accountants time by automating monthly tasks.

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

Collaboration that works

How to Work With Toptal for Your IT Strategy Needs

Toptal connects you directly with world-class IT strategy experts from our network within hours—not weeks or months.

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A leader from our team will work with you to understand your goals, business needs, and team dynamics.

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The Right Fit, Every Time

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Ali Faraj

CSO & CTO, Technology Services

Ali is an IT leader and strategist with more than 25 years of experience working for companies such as IBM, Verizon, Thomson Reuters, EXL Services, DXC Technologies, and most recently Cognizant. He has led global teams, building and scaling them to multibillion dollar annual growth. Ali is a turnaround and strategic growth expert, who has led several global initiatives by jumpstarting innovation, growing revenue, advancing capabilities, improving productivity, and leading delivery improvement initiatives. He has worked across verticals and across a wide range of technologies including AI/ML, cloud, ERP, CRM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and others. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Illinois (Chicago).

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OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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In this ask-me-anything-style Q&A, leading Toptal cybersecurity expert Ilia Tivin responds to colleagues’ questions on AI in cybersecurity and provides data and network protection tips and best practices.

Ilia Tivin

Verified Expert in Engineering

20 Years of Experience

Ilia is a cybersecurity professional and developer with wide-ranging experience in the government, defense, manufacturing, and finance sectors. A former cloud security architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, he now advises executive clients on planning, prioritizing, and executing strategic security initiatives.

Expertise

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Security Engineering

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