Pass the Enterprise
Security Review.
Get audit-ready without hiring a full-time DevSecOps team. Fixed-fee SOC 2 readiness, infrastructure-as-code, and hardened pipelines—delivered asynchronously so your engineers keep shipping.
Built for Series A–C B2B SaaS teams closing enterprise deals, prepping for SOC 2 or HIPAA, or modernizing cloud infrastructure before the next funding milestone—not companies shopping for hourly staff aug.
You get senior engineering in focused morning blocks, written deliverables, and clear outcomes—not open-ended hourly burn.
Core hours 7:00–10:30 AM CT • One 30-min sync per week, max
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Integrates with your stack
AWS · GCP · Terraform · OpenTofu · Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Trivy · Semgrep · Kyverno — we integrate with your stack, not a rip-and-replace platform.
Faster enterprise sales cycles
Security questionnaires answered with evidence—not scramble mode before every deal review.
Predictable spend
Fixed-fee SOWs with clear deliverables. No hourly burn, no surprise change orders for scoped work.
Assessor-ready evidence
Policies, pipelines, and audit artifacts your team—and your assessors—can actually use. See sample deliverables.
Methodology, deliverables, and insights
Fixed-fee, async delivery with engineering evidence in git — not slide decks. Review curated reading, try the readiness tool, then brief us.
How we work
Async morning block, fixed-fee SOWs, controls tied to CI and IaC.
Sample deliverables
Evidence index, CI gates, policy-as-code — email-gated reference pack.
DevSecOps insights
Curated reading from OWASP, NIST, CISA, and primary sources — with engineering context.
Readiness check
Free 3-minute engineering score — Audit Scramble or Assessor-Ready?
When Yellow Theme is the right fit
You are a strong fit if…
- Enterprise pipeline or customer security questionnaire is forcing a compliance deadline
- Infrastructure lives in the console, spreadsheets, or one engineer's head
- You want a fixed-fee outcome, not another open-ended consulting retainer
- Async, written collaboration works better than daily standups with an outside firm
Probably not us if…
- You need someone embedded full-time in your office or Slack all afternoon
- Scope is undefined and you are still exploring whether you need cloud at all
- You want the cheapest hourly rate rather than a scoped deliverable
CTO / VP Eng
Ship features while compliance gets done in parallel—not as a blocker.
Compliance lead
Evidence packs and policy-as-code your assessors can review without a scavenger hunt.
Finance / Ops
Fixed-fee SOW with defined deliverables—predictable spend, no hourly burn.
From brief to signed SOW
Three steps: submit the scope brief, review the fixed-fee agreement, and kick off in the next morning window—usually within one business day of your brief.
Scope brief
Tell us your stack, goal, and start window—about three minutes.
Fixed-fee agreement
E-sign or review copy for legal — usually within one business day when capacity is open.
Morning kickoff
Work begins in our core CT block; written updates follow.
Every engagement starts with a written MSA and fixed-fee SOW. Choose secure e-sign via DocuSeal or email a sample for internal legal review — your brief details pre-fill either path.
What happens outside the morning block?
Fixed-fee projects (SOC 2, IaC)
Deep work runs 7:00–10:30 AM CT; written updates within 24 business hours. Not 24/7 on-call — break-glass only by mutual written agreement.
Retainer
Same async cadence for planned work. P1 pipeline or deploy blockers: acknowledgment within 4 business hours; mitigation starts in the next core block or by agreed escalation.
Critical P1 pipeline outages on retainer engagements are monitored and triaged under emergency SLA protocols—not deferred to the next morning block.
See agreement preview below for async SLA and ZDR data-handling terms.
Preview agreement terms
MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT & STATEMENT OF WORK
Yellow Theme — preview terms (binding copy via e-sign)1. Deliverable-Based Execution & Multi-Client Right
Services are performed by Yellow Theme on a fixed-fee deliverable or periodic retainer basis. Client acknowledges Contractor provides services to multiple third-party clients concurrently. Contractor retains full operational autonomy over means, tools, and execution timing.
2. Asynchronous SLA & Core Operating Hours
Core engineering runs 7:00–10:30 AM CT. Written replies within 24 business hours. Sync calls capped at 30 mins/week between 7:30–10:00 AM CT.
Emergency P1 (retainer only): Production pipeline or deploy blockers are acknowledged within 4 business hours and triaged under emergency protocols—not held until the next morning block. Fixed-fee project engagements remain async by design; break-glass response only by mutual written agreement.
3. AI Tooling & Data Privacy Safeguards
Contractor may use AI-assisted development under strict data-privacy controls. Client code is not retained for third-party model training. All outputs are human-reviewed and security-validated before delivery.
4. Selected Statement of Work (SOW)
Selected engagement: —
Reference: assigned when you submit
Request your scope brief
Tell us where you are today and what "done" looks like. We'll confirm fit and send a fixed-fee proposal—no discovery call required.
Step 1 of 3
Thanks — your brief is with our team. We will confirm availability for your start window, then follow your agreement delivery preference.
SOC 2 Readiness & DevSecOps Outcomes
Pick the engagement that matches your stage—compliance push, infrastructure reset, or ongoing security coverage. Every engagement ships with a clear SOW and delivery window.
SOC 2 / HIPAA Compliance Guardrails
Close audit gaps fast: identity controls, encryption-by-default, automated security gates in CI, and evidence packs your assessors can review without a scavenger hunt.
Best when First SOC 2 or HIPAA push; CI already exists
Timeline ~6–8 weeks
You leave with Policy-as-code set, CI security gates, evidence export pack
Fixed-fee SOW — exact fee in your proposal after brief review
Infrastructure as Code & Pipeline Modernization
Replace manual console changes and brittle scripts with versioned infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines your team can trust, review, and roll back.
Best when Console drift or fragile deploys are slowing the team
Timeline ~4–6 weeks
You leave with Versioned IaC modules, hardened CI/CD, automated validation
Fixed-fee SOW — exact fee in your proposal after brief review
Continuous DevSecOps Retainer
Keep shipping without accumulating security debt: ongoing code review, vulnerability triage, dependency hygiene, and drift detection—handled before it becomes an incident.
Best when Post-audit maintenance or ongoing security coverage needed
Timeline Ongoing monthly
You leave with Weekly triage, PR reviews, drift alerts, morning sync
Fixed-fee SOW — exact fee in your proposal after brief review
Not sure which engagement fits?
Submit the scope brief with your best guess—we'll recommend the right fixed-fee SOW after review.
Start scope briefFAQ
Fixed-fee engagements align our incentives with your outcome. You know the investment before work starts, and we scope deliverables—not billable hours.
Your engineers stay in flow. We do deep work in a focused morning block and reply in writing within one business day, with at most one 30-minute sync per week.
Each engagement has a fixed-fee SOW matched to scope. Project engagements are typically mid five figures; monthly retainers are typically mid four figures. Exact fees are confirmed after your scope brief is reviewed—no hourly billing.
Tell us your compliance deadline in the scope brief. If CI and cloud access are in place, we can often start within the next morning window and prioritize audit-critical controls first.
Fixed-fee project engagements are async by design—not 24/7 on-call. Retainer clients get P1 production pipeline and deploy blocker response: acknowledgment within 4 business hours, with mitigation starting in the next core block or via an agreed escalation path. Routine work still runs in the 7:00–10:30 AM CT window.
A control → automation matrix, policy-as-code in your repos, CI security gates, and an evidence index with export jobs. See sample deliverables.
No. We wire engineering controls and evidence into tools you already use — or into git directly — so GRC dashboards reflect reality.
Scoped repo, CI, and cloud access for environments in scope. Least-privilege roles and async PR reviews — not shared admin consoles.
No. We deliver scoped artifacts—policies, pipelines, guardrails, and evidence—your team owns and operates. We augment, not embed.