Fractional CTO & CISO leadership from senior operators.
Technical and security leadership, plus fixed-price infrastructure audits and SOC 2 readiness, for Series A to growth-stage B2B SaaS teams.
No prep required. Plan within 48 hours.
Embedded 2–3 days a week, async in between, for 3–6 months.
Engineering and security outcomes
Typical ranges from recent engagements
- 15–30% Cloud cost reduction
Right-sizing, reserved capacity, architecture optimization.
- 8–12 weeks SOC 2 readiness
Zero to audit-ready, controls and evidence.
- 60% Faster PR cycles
AI code review, test selection, pipeline automation.
- 90% Incident reduction
Monitoring, runbooks, infrastructure hardening.
Past results, not a guarantee: outcomes depend on baseline maturity, scope and adoption. See case studies
Services and pricing
Why teams choose Illicus
- 10+ Years in business
- 50+ Engagements delivered
- 100% Senior practitioners
- < 24h Response time, business hours
“Illicus helped us go from zero to SOC 2 Type II in under 4 months.”
“The fractional CTO engagement gave us exactly what we needed: senior technical leadership to guide our architecture decisions without the overhead of a full-time exec.”
“We cut our cloud spend by 28% in the first engagement and eliminated two hours of daily manual deployment work. The infrastructure audit paid for itself within weeks.”
How we work
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Diagnose
Current state, gaps, constraints.
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Plan
A roadmap with measurable milestones.
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Deliver
Senior practitioners ship working, documented systems.
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Operationalize
Your team owns and evolves it.
Questions we get on the first call
What makes Illicus different from larger consultancies?
Senior practitioners, each with 10+ years of hands-on experience, lead every engagement. No junior consultants.
What does a typical engagement look like?
Fixed-scope services run 1–12 weeks at a published price. Fractional roles embed 2–3 days a week, with async availability, for 3–6 months.
How do you handle sensitive access and security?
NDA by default. Least-privilege, time-limited access for named individuals through your SSO/IAM, with audit logs.
What industries do you work with?
B2B SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech and DevTools, Series A to growth stage, 20–500 employees.
Can you work with our existing team and tools?
Yes. We work in your stack and transfer knowledge.
What does “fixed-scope service” mean?
Fixed scope, timeline and price. No surprise invoices.
Ready to accelerate engineering outcomes?
No prep required. Plan within 48 hours.