The work looks different every time, but the pattern is the same. There is something the business depends on, and it needs to be built, connected or automated by someone who has done it before.
The systems that replace spreadsheets, mail threads and manual lists. Built for the way you actually work, rather than a standard process you have to be squeezed into.
The biggest gain usually comes from making the systems you already have talk to each other. I have been connecting ERP, finance, identity and industry services for over ten years.
Numbers you can actually decide on. I take it from the data foundation and modelling all the way out to the screens management really looks at.
If a task gets done by hand every week, it is usually worth automating. I find them, do the maths on them and build them away.
Code that cannot be deployed is not finished. I set up environments, pipelines and monitoring, and I am happy to take on operations if you would rather not.
Sometimes the job is not to build, but to work out what should be built. I have led development teams for ten years and am comfortable sitting on your side of the table.
A defined piece of work with agreed scope, schedule and price. This fits when you know what needs building and just need someone to build it.
A fixed number of hours per week or month where I am part of the team. This fits when there is more than one task and they keep arriving.
A review, an architecture proposal or a second opinion before you commit to something large. Often the cheapest thing you can buy.
Tools are means, not ends. These are the ones I know well enough to also know their weaknesses.
Write a few lines about what you are dealing with. I will come back with what I think, including if the answer is that someone else would do it better.