Technology Employment Services
A founder-led partnership combining product capability, consulting discipline and deep market access.
The Australian Sentinel x Altura Talent joint venture brings together two long-standing industry operators, each recognised in their respective domains for delivery excellence, leadership and market expertise.
Tim Crouch – Founder, Australian Sentinel
Tim is a highly regarded Program Director with more than twenty years of experience delivering complex transformation programs across government and private sector environments. His career includes leading large-scale technology initiatives at Cisco and driving enterprise change across SAP, CRM, cloud, data and infrastructure portfolios.
Australian Sentinel, under Tim’s leadership, has also become a product partner for Halo and other specialist enterprise platforms, delivering implementation, configuration, integration and ongoing optimisation for clients seeking modern service and workflow solutions.
Tim is known for strong governance, structured delivery, and an ability to stabilise and recover complex programs. His reputation is built on a consistent record of achieving delivery outcomes in challenging environments.
Mark King – Founder, Altura Talent
Mark spent more than eleven years at Bluefin Resources, where he became one of the firm’s highest performers and most recognised leaders. He built and led high-performing technology and transformation recruitment teams, consistently delivering into senior technology, program delivery, architecture and data roles.
He developed a reputation for accuracy, market depth and the ability to build specialist teams around complex hiring needs. His strength lies in understanding both the commercial drivers and the delivery realities of major transformation programs, enabling him to match talent with context rather than just role requirements.
Mark’s network spans CIOs, CTOs, Program Directors, architecture leaders and senior transformation executives across multiple sectors, and he is widely regarded as an operator who “owns his market” and builds long-term relationships around trust and performance.
The Partnership
The relationship between Tim and Mark began more than twelve years ago when Mark supplied specialist delivery talent into programs Tim was leading at Cisco. Over the following decade, the professional relationship evolved through multiple organisations, with both founders developing a shared philosophy around delivery accountability, capability quality and commercial transparency.
The joint venture formalises this long-standing alignment. It combines:
Product Capability
Through Australian Sentinel’s partnerships with Halo and other specialist technologies, the JV provides platform evaluation, implementation, configuration, integration, workflow automation and support.
Advisory and Consulting
Senior consultants delivering digital strategy, enterprise architecture, technology advisory, program assurance, operating model development, transformation planning and delivery governance.
Delivery and Staff Augmentation
Rapid access to high-quality practitioners across project services, architecture, SAP, CRM, cyber security, data, cloud, infrastructure, engineering and digital roles.
The JV provides an accountable delivery structure rather than a traditional staffing model.
Specialist Recruitment and Talent Pipelines
Altura Talent brings deep candidate networks, passive market reach, search capability and international sourcing, enabling the JV to secure niche talent at speed and with accuracy.
Why Clients Choose This Model
Founder-led engagement. Clients deal directly with senior industry operators rather than rotating account teams. Both founders remain hands-on.
Delivery accountability. Resources supplied through the JV sit inside a consulting and governance framework, bridging the gap between recruitment and consulting.
Product-to-people continuity. The JV can design, implement, support and scale technology solutions while simultaneously building the team required for long-term success.
Cost-effective access to senior capability. The model delivers consulting-level expertise without consulting overheads, supported by transparent rate cards and flexible commercial structures.
Deep market access and rapid mobilisation. Specialist talent pipelines, combined with advisory oversight, enable faster team formation and reduced delivery risk.