Technical staffing and IT services with software deployment and infrastructure focus
Column Technical Services is a staffing firm with a technical operations backbone: they run their own infrastructure (PostgreSQL, AWS, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring) and are actively solving real problems in software deployment automation, database performance, and system reliability. The hiring mix—skewed toward engineering and ops roles, mostly mid-level—suggests they're scaling their own platforms and delivery capabilities rather than purely playing a placement broker.
Column Technical Services is a staffing and talent acquisition firm founded in 1999 and based in Lombard, Illinois. Beyond traditional recruiter services, the company operates software solutions for security, digital experience, and managed IT services. They work with mid-market clients on end-to-end staffing challenges and technology implementation. Internally, they run infrastructure on AWS with PostgreSQL databases and monitor via Prometheus/Grafana. Current operational focus includes streamlining software deployment workflows (SCCM, InstallShield), managing database performance under load, and improving application delivery reliability across multi-state operations.
Column runs AWS infrastructure, PostgreSQL databases with PgBouncer and pgAdmin, Prometheus/Grafana for monitoring, ServiceNow for IT service management, Workday for HR, and Microsoft enterprise tools (Intune, ConfigManager, PowerShell). CAD tools (AutoCAD, MicroStation) also appear in their stack, likely for engineering-focused engagements.
Current projects include automating software deployment workflows, SCCM update rollouts, proactive database audits, real-time performance monitoring, and load-balancing/failover infrastructure. Pain points cited are database inefficiencies, real-time performance issues, and high-availability challenges.
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