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DevOps & CI/CD: 4 global agencies to consider

Four global DevOps & CI/CD agencies: Xebia, Thoughtworks, Container Solutions, Sogeti. Sources linked, no paid placement, and the order is not a ranking.

Providers shortlisted for delivery pipelines, platform engineering and reliability.

AgencyHQBest for
XebiaHilversum, Netherlands (registered office); offices in 16+ countriesOrganisations improving delivery pipelines and engineering team practices together.
ThoughtworksChicago, USA (founded there, per its site)Engineering organisations improving automated delivery and release safety.
Container SolutionsAmsterdam, Netherlands; hubs in London, Montreal and BerlinKubernetes and cloud-native platforms that need better developer workflows.
Sogeti (Capgemini)Part of Capgemini (Paris, France)Enterprise delivery pipelines needing integrated testing and cloud support.
Shortlisted

Xebia

Best for: Organisations improving delivery pipelines and engineering team practices together.

Dedicated DevOps transformation practice with related platform engineering, SRE and training capabilities.

In this category:

  • DevOps transformation with platform engineering, SRE and training
  • Pipelines and team practices improved together
HQHilversum, Netherlands (registered office); offices in 16+ countries
Founded2001
TeamAbout 4,500 (third-party)
Named clientsMagMutual (case story)
Partners & badgesAWS Data Competency; OpenAI Select Partner

Services

Consulting, engineering and trainingAI-native software engineeringAgentic data pipeline migrationOperating model change

What stands out

  • AWS Data Competency; OpenAI Select Partner (per its site)
  • Combines engineering, training and operating-model change
  • Presence in 16 countries

Research before choosing

  • Headquarters differs by source (Hilversum or Atlanta)
  • Few named clients on its homepage
  • Pricing not published
Source: capability pageFacts from the company’s own website and public sources, checked 16 Oct 2026. Not a ranking.
Shortlisted

Thoughtworks

Best for: Engineering organisations improving automated delivery and release safety.

Combines software engineering with continuous delivery, infrastructure as code and collaborative team upskilling.

In this category:

  • Continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
  • Team upskilling alongside delivery
HQChicago, USA (founded there, per its site)
Founded1993
Team10,000+ people; 47 offices in 18 countries
Named clientsNestle Brazil (named on its site)
Partners & badgesMicrosoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks and Snowflake partner; AWS Global Partner of the Year for data and analytics (2025)

Services

Software engineeringData engineeringLegacy modernizationDesignAI-powered productsEngineering practice improvement

Best at

  • Continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
  • Team upskilling alongside delivery

Also offers

  • Data engineering and analytics
  • Product and experience design
  • AI/works and Agent/works platforms
  • Continuous delivery and engineering practice improvement
Source: capability pageFacts from the company’s own website and public sources, checked 16 Oct 2026. Not a ranking.
Shortlisted

Container Solutions

Best for: Kubernetes and cloud-native platforms that need better developer workflows.

Cloud-native specialist covering self-service platforms, infrastructure and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.

In this category:

  • Self-service platforms and infrastructure
  • Kubernetes and cloud-native developer workflows
HQAmsterdam, Netherlands; hubs in London, Montreal and Berlin
Founded2014
Team100+ people (third-party)
Named clientsLogos shown but not named in text
Partners & badgesNot stated

Services

Internal developer platform enablementCloud modernisationDevOps, DevSecOps and SRE consultancyCloud optimisationCloud native strategy

What stands out

  • Cloud native focus: platforms, DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE
  • Technical discovery as an entry point
  • Minority investment from Growth Capital Partners (2022)

Research before choosing

  • Clients appear as logos without names in the page text
  • Smaller firm (100+ people)
  • Pricing not published
Source: capability pageFacts from the company’s own website and public sources, checked 16 Oct 2026. Not a ranking.
Shortlisted

Sogeti (Capgemini)

Best for: Enterprise delivery pipelines needing integrated testing and cloud support.

Offers CI/CD implementation and optimization supported by cloud engineering and quality engineering services.

In this category:

  • CI/CD implementation and optimization
  • Integrated testing and cloud engineering
HQPart of Capgemini (Paris, France)
Founded1967 (per Sogeti's site)
Team18K+ certified technologists; 100+ local offices (its site)
Named clientsPostNL, Fortive, Alleima, DELTA Fiber (client stories)
Partners & badgesAWS, GitHub, GitLab, Microsoft, OpenText and Tricentis technology partners

Services

Quality engineeringCloudDataIntelligent appsAIModern work

Best at

  • CI/CD implementation and optimization
  • Integrated testing and cloud engineering

Also offers

  • Data
  • Intelligent apps
  • Modern work
  • AI
Source: capability pageFacts from the company’s own website and public sources, checked 16 Oct 2026. Not a ranking.
How this shortlist was made: agencies were chosen for relevant public work, depth in the category and coverage across the project lifecycle, based on public evidence, mainly provider sources. Team quality and comparable client references still need checking before selection. See How We Choose.

How to choose

  • Ask how they measure delivery performance.
  • Check experience with your cloud and tooling.
  • Clarify how knowledge transfers to your team.
  • Request references on a platform of similar scale.

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