Doubling a Data Team in 6 Months: Banking Success Story

In banking, digital transformation depends heavily on the ability to process, analyze, and leverage large volumes of data. However, finding and scaling specialized data talent is often a complex and slow challenge.

In this business case, Infomedia helped one of Mexico's largest banks double its data engineering team in less than six months, becoming a key strategic provider in accelerating its leadership in digitalization.

The Challenge

The bank urgently needed to double its data engineering team in less than six months.

The challenges included:

- Internal recruiting processes that were too slow.
- A shortage of qualified big data and database professionals familiar with the bank's proprietary architecture.
- Risk of missing critical deadlines in digitalization projects.
- The need to maintain quality standards and continuous oversight across a rapidly growing team.

The Infomedia Solution

Infomedia implemented a comprehensive Staff Augmentation process that included:

- Specialized recruiting to identify talent in key data technologies.
- Training with evaluations to ensure every professional was ready to integrate into the workflow.
- Continuous supervision even after assignment to ensure performance and adaptation.

Results

The benefits were immediate and measurable:

- Accelerated Scaling: The Infomedia team grew from 50 to more than 100 data engineers in less than six months.
- Critical deadlines were met.
- Official Recognition: Infomedia was named one of the three external companies with the bank's highest-rated resources.
- Greater confidence in the long-term relationship, opening the door to new projects such as providing data engineers and specialized analytics services.

Through its data-focused Staff Augmentation model, Infomedia not only helped this leading bank overcome an immediate scaling challenge but also supported its position as a digitalization leader in Mexico.

The combination of qualified talent, structured training and supervision processes, and contractual flexibility delivered tangible results in record time and established a long-term relationship with strategic impact.

Does your company also need to scale its data team quickly and safely?
With Infomedia Staff Augmentation, you can double your capacity in less than six months with professionals ready to integrate from day one.