Seeing a lot of contract-only roles for AI-legacy integration this month — anyone opening FTE reqs? My niche is threading Azure OpenAI into SAP ECC and AS/400 via IBM MQ without touching upstream batch windows; curious which industries are still investing in this in Q1 2026 and where you’re posting these roles.
without touching upstream batch windows; curious which industries are still investing in this Same here — ugh. FTE I’m seeing in Q1 ’26 are in utilities and med devices; we kept ECC/AS400 untouched by fronting Azure OpenAI with an MQ-triggered sidecar and mirroring IDocs to a shadow queue so batch windows stay clean. Banks are mostly contract-only; have you checked the big med device firms’ Workday portals?
Short answer from my side: I’m seeing the same pattern — one concrete thing that helped was writing down the exact handoff and timebox it to 15–20 min. Does that match what you’re running into?
It sounds like you’re in a fast-moving space with Azure OpenAI and SAP. I’ve found that strong communication with teams in industries like utilities can really help in understanding their needs and challenges. Have you considered reaching out to specific companies directly to gauge their interest in FTE roles?