Nearshore Cybersecurity Staff Augmentation

3 days  to a first shortlist
Up to 60% less than US cost
98% talent retention
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Build your cybersecurity team

Tecla places vetted Latin American engineers into US cybersecurity teams, across detection and response, cloud security, and application security. Under our EOR, with the vetting and management handled.

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See the cybersecurity teams that build with us, what they say about us, and how a hire comes together.

The engineers behind security products

Tecla staffs security engineers who have worked in real production environments, and know the difference between a scanner finding and a vulnerability someone can actually exploit. The shortage is structural. CyberSeek counts over 500,000 unfilled cybersecurity roles in the US, and the people who can do the work are hard to pull onto a team on your timeline.

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Tecla brings them on in your time zone and in place within weeks. That is how the cybersecurity companies below built their teams.

Security teams that build with Tecla

Cybersecurity · managed detection & response
100% retention
3+ year partnership

Trustwave

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From teams that scaled with Tecla

A real security team, the engineer they hired, and what came of it.

Cybersecurity · MDR

Trustwave

“Long-term team stability, reliable support integrated into daily operations, and a flexible staffing model, without increasing hiring complexity.”

Two strategic hires across web management and front-end, 100% retention, a 3-plus-year partnership. Website conversion up 18% and SLAs cut from three days to 24 hours.

Co-Founder & CTO

B2B software company

“Tecla provides access to a much larger talent pool than I would have had on my own.”

A senior engineer hired and onboarded end to end, pre-vetted before reaching the shortlist.

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Why it tends to be a smooth fit

In your time zone

GlobeHemisphereWest

Engineers work with your team in real time, standups, reviews, and releases, not async handoffs.

Production-grade

ShieldCheck

Engineers have worked across detection, cloud, and application security in real environments. Each is employed under Tecla’s EOR, so payroll and compliance are handled.

Fits fast

Lightning

A shortlist in as few as 3 days and a full-cycle hire in about 3 weeks, so the roadmap keeps moving.

Low risk to try

SealCheck

Every hire carries a 90-day replacement guarantee, though it is rarely called on. Retention runs 98%, and the engineers who learn your product stay for years.

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Of applicants accepted
up to 60%
Less than US cost
98%
Talent retention
90-day
Replacement guarantee

Staff augmentation, in-house, or outsourcing

Three ways to add cybersecurity engineering capacity. Here is how they differ, and where staff augmentation fits.

Staff augmentation

Tecla
  • Vetted engineers join your team
  • You direct the work and roadmap
  • Employed under Tecla’s EOR
  • Scale up or down in weeks
  • You keep IP and continuity
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In-house hiring

Direct
  • You own recruiting and HR
  • Full control, full overhead
  • Hiring cycles run months
  • Payroll and benefits on you
  • Hard to scale down

Outsourcing

Vendor-led
  • Vendor owns a defined scope
  • You track outcomes, not the team
  • Less control over the day to day
  • Good for a self-contained project
  • Team leaves when the project ends

When staff augmentation fits a cybersecurity team: you have the roadmap and the standards, and you need vetted engineers who integrate fast, work your hours, and stay with the product, without the hiring cycle or the overhead of a full-time headcount.

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Hire cybersecurity developers and designers

Tecla staffs the modern stack, plus the data, mobile, and design roles cybersecurity runs on.

Roles

Security Engineers
Cloud Security Engineers
Application Security Engineers
DevSecOps
SOC Analysts
Detection & Response
Backend Developer
Data Engineers

How hiring works

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Share the role

Tell us the role, stack, and any compliance needs through your dashboard.

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Review a shortlist

A shortlist of candidates who have cleared Tecla’s vetting, in as few as 3 days.

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Interview

Meet the ones you like. You make the call, we coordinate everything.

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They join your team

Employed under Tecla’s EOR, working in your time zone from day one.

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Tell us what you need and skip the sourcing, screening, and first-round calls. You'll meet a vetted shortlist in as few as 3 days.

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Frequently asked questions

What is nearshore cybersecurity staff augmentation?

Nearshore cybersecurity staff augmentation is a way to add vetted Latin American security engineers to your own team, in the same time zone, instead of outsourcing the work or hiring locally. They integrate into your standups, tooling, and workflows, and Tecla employs them under its EOR, so you direct the work while we handle employment and compliance.

How much does it cost to hire a nearshore security engineer through Tecla?

Tecla’s nearshore rates are all-inclusive and run significantly below the US market, up to 60% less than an equivalent US hire at the same seniority. The rate depends on the role, seniority, and specialty. You get a scoped rate up front and pay only after you hire, with vetting, compliance, benefits, and equipment included.

What security roles can I staff through Tecla?

When you hire cybersecurity developers and engineers through Tecla, our cybersecurity staff augmentation services cover security engineers across detection and response, cloud security, application security, DevSecOps, and SOC work, along with the backend and data engineers a security product needs. Teams compare nearshore and offshore cybersecurity staff augmentation, and choose nearshore for the time-zone overlap. Every candidate clears a 4-layer vetting with an engineer-to-engineer technical assessment.

Do Tecla’s engineers have real cybersecurity experience?

Many do. Tecla has staffed engineers for security and managed-security providers, including detection and response work. Every candidate also clears a technical assessment, so they ramp on your environment quickly, even without prior work in your exact niche.

How fast can I hire nearshore security engineers?

Most clients see a vetted shortlist in as few as 3 days and a fully onboarded engineer in about 3 weeks, because Tecla runs the vetting before candidates reach your shortlist.

How is nearshore staff augmentation different from outsourcing for security work?

With staff augmentation, vetted engineers join your security team and you direct the work and keep control of your tooling and access. With outsourcing, a vendor takes a defined scope and owns delivery while you track outcomes. Staff augmentation keeps you in control of the systems and the team.

Nearshore staff augmentation or in-house hiring: which is right for a security team?

In-house hiring gives you full ownership but runs on month-long recruiting cycles in a market with a deep talent shortage. Staff augmentation gives you vetted security engineers in weeks, employed under Tecla’s EOR, who scale up or down as the workload changes.

What time zone do Tecla’s nearshore engineers work in?

Tecla's engineers work with your team in your time zone, in real time. They join standups, reviews, and Slack live, so work never waits on an overnight handoff. Research in Organization Science of 12,000+ employees found each added hour of time-zone distance cuts a team's synchronous communication by about 11%, which is why the overlap matters more than the lowest rate.

How do you handle access and security with a nearshore engineer?

Each engineer is employed under Tecla’s EOR with IP assignment in place, and they work in your tools and systems under the access controls you set. You keep ownership of your environment, credentials, and policies throughout.

What happens if a nearshore security hire doesn’t work out?

Every placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee, so Tecla replaces the engineer at no additional cost within that window. With a fewer-than-1% acceptance rate and high retention, replacements are rare.
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