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Staff augmentation & manpower supply
Scale your team up or down without permanent headcount — screened professionals embedded in your projects, working under your direction, with employment and compliance handled by Traveia.
- Employer of record
- Screened & ready
- Oil & Gas proven
The model
Your team, our payroll
Staff augmentation gives you capacity without the fixed cost and hiring lead time of permanent recruitment. The professionals we place report to your managers, work on your systems and follow your processes — Traveia remains the employer of record and carries payroll, statutory administration and HR management.
It is the model behind our longest-running engagements: multi-month operator teams supplied to SapuraOMV Upstream (Sarawak) Inc across four completed contracts, delivered to Oil & Gas operational standards.
- One predictable monthly invoice per resource
- Scale up for projects, scale down after go-live
- Replacement handling if a resource does not fit
- Work permits and expatriate administration for cross-border talent
When it fits
Where augmentation beats hiring
Hard-to-hire skills
Cloud, AI and BI specialists are scarce in the local market. Multi-country sourcing from Malaysia, India and the Philippines widens the pool.
Operational continuity
Long-running operations — data operations, service desks, document control — staffed reliably with managed replacements and renewals.
Headcount constraints
When permanent headcount is frozen but the work is not, augmented staff keep delivery moving within the operating budget.
How it works
From role spec to first day
Define the role
Share the role specification, required skills, location and duration — or describe the outcome and we will propose the team shape.
Shortlist
We source and technically screen candidates from Malaysia, India and the Philippines, and present a shortlist with rates.
Interview & select
Your managers interview and choose. You stay in control of who joins the team.
Onboard
Traveia completes employment, payroll setup and, where needed, work permit processing — then the resource starts on your project.
Manage & adjust
Regular check-ins, replacement handling and renewals. Convert to permanent when it makes sense.
FAQ
Staff augmentation — common questions
How is staff augmentation different from outsourcing a project?
With staff augmentation you keep control: the augmented staff join your team, use your tools and follow your priorities, while Traveia handles their employment, payroll and administration. In project outsourcing, the vendor owns delivery of a defined scope. Augmentation suits fluctuating workloads and long-running operations; outsourcing suits well-bounded deliverables.
How quickly can augmented staff start?
For common roles sourced in Malaysia, shortlists are typically available within days and start dates within weeks. Cross-border placements from India or the Philippines take longer because of work permit processing, which Traveia manages.
Can we convert an augmented staff member to permanent?
Yes — contract-to-permanent conversion is a standard path. Many clients use an augmentation period as a working evaluation before making a permanent offer.
Do you supply non-developer roles such as data operators?
Yes. Traveia has supplied data entry operator teams on multi-month assignments to SapuraOMV Upstream (Sarawak) Inc, alongside developers, BI specialists and support engineers for other clients. See our completed projects.
Tell us the role, get a shortlist
Send the specification today and we will respond with screened candidates and transparent rates.