Represented by someone who can read your work.

The enterprise end of WA mining and energy - from mid-cap producers with serious analytics needs to tier-1 majors. Contracts typically run 6-12 months, in the kinds of estates the founder has spent 15+ years delivering inside.

Rates negotiated openly for the role and seniority, agreed before any client conversation. No games at renewal.

Payroll runs through an established national payroll provider - paid on time, admin handled.

Your profile is never sent anywhere without your explicit approval, per role. You always know where you are being represented.

A high-spec Surface Laptop (32GB), imaged and ready, yours for as long as you are placed through Black Ocean. Your identity runs on a managed blackocean.io account - encrypted, maintained, handled.

A full Claude Max subscription as standard kit - the tool most contractors never quite justify paying for themselves. Used within each client's AI policy, always.

One certification per year on us - DP-600, PL-300, Databricks, your call. No approval chain, no training-budget committee. Stay current; we cover it.

A peer conversation, not a screening call.

One pass, done properly. Once you are in the network, you are in - each new role is a conversation about fit, not another audition.

Leaving permanent? You will not do it alone.

Many of the best people in this market have never contracted - the move feels bigger than it is. The founder has spent 15+ years inside these estates and manages your landing personally: structured check-ins through your first placement, straight answers on how extensions actually get decided, and what the absence of performance reviews really means.

Contracting has real trade-offs and we will tell you them straight. What it is not is a leap into the dark - payroll, super and insurances are handled, the kit is on the desk, and an engagement ending is a market event, not a verdict. That is the difference between contracting alone and contracting inside a network.

If there is a fit, the next step is a technical conversation with the founder. Expect a reply within two business days. Your profile goes nowhere without your explicit approval.