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SOC 2 preparation

SOC 2 readiness with a clear plan and engineering support

Move your SOC 2 preparation forward. We help you close technical gaps, assign ownership and organise evidence for your independent auditor.

Overview

Our SOC 2 readiness service gives your preparation a clear plan and practical engineering support. We help SaaS companies and technology service providers assess readiness, address technical gaps and organise evidence for an independent SOC 2 examination. It suits teams responding to customer security requirements or preparing for their first audit.

We work with your control owners and your chosen auditor to clarify responsibilities and prepare the required material. That covers gap assessment, control mapping, access management, change-management workflows, logging, backups, policies and evidence collection. We do readiness only: the independent CPA firm performs the examination and issues the SOC 2 report. Scope and pricing are tailored to your stage and timeline.

Who it is for

SaaS companies

Product teams whose customers now ask for a SOC 2 report during security reviews and procurement.

Technology service providers

Providers that handle client systems or data and need controls and evidence that stand up to an independent examination.

First-time audit teams

Teams preparing for their first SOC 2 audit that need a structured plan and hands-on engineering help.

What is included

The final scope is agreed in your proposal. These are the areas the service typically covers.

Readiness gap assessment

A review of your current controls and practices to show where you stand and which gaps need work before the examination.

Control mapping

Mapping of your existing processes and systems to the controls in scope, so each one has a clear owner and purpose.

Access management improvements

Tighter user access, joiner and leaver processes and access reviews, implemented in the systems your team uses.

Change-management workflows

Workflows that record how changes are requested, reviewed, approved and deployed, with an evidence trail.

Logging and backup procedures

Logging that captures relevant events, and backup procedures that are documented and can be shown to work.

Policies and evidence collection

Policy documentation that reflects how you actually operate, and repeatable processes for collecting audit evidence.

Pricing

Published prices in US dollars, excluding VAT where it applies. Every option is also on the pricing page.

SOC 2 Infrastructure Package

from$5,900

Fixed-price engineering for the technical controls your auditor will test, wired into Vanta, Drata or Secureframe.

  • Gap review of the technical controls in AWS, GitHub or GitLab and your identity provider
  • SSO, MFA and least-privilege access, with quarterly access reviews set up
  • Change management enforced in CI/CD: reviews, approvals, protected branches
  • Logging, encryption, backups and a tested restore
  • Vulnerability scanning and patching with tracked remediation
  • Evidence connected to your compliance platform
Request a SOC 2 proposal

Price for one AWS organisation and one main application. Auditor fees and compliance platform licences are paid by you directly. We prepare; an independent CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination.

How it works

  1. Understand your stage

    We learn your target timeline, current stage and the customer requirements driving the audit.

  2. Assess and map gaps

    We run the readiness gap assessment, map controls and agree owners with your control owners and chosen auditor.

  3. Implement the roadmap

    We work through the prioritised roadmap with your team, implementing technical controls and documenting the work.

  4. Organise the evidence

    We set up evidence collection and prepare the required material for the independent CPA firm's examination.

What you get

Technologies and platforms we typically work with on this service:

Identity and access managementSingle sign-on and MFAVersion control and code reviewTicketing and change workflowsCI/CD pipelinesCentralised loggingBackup and restore toolingPolicy and document managementEvidence collection tooling
  • A prioritised SOC 2 readiness roadmap

  • Clear ownership assignments for each control

  • Documented implementation work across access, change, logging and backups

  • Organised evidence and policies ready for your independent auditor

Questions about SOC 2 Readiness

What does SOC 2 readiness support include?

Our SOC 2 readiness support covers a readiness gap assessment, control mapping, access management improvements, change-management workflows, logging, backup procedures, policy documentation and evidence collection processes. We work with your control owners and your chosen auditor to clarify responsibilities and prepare the required material. The exact scope depends on your current stage, the controls in scope and how much implementation work your team wants us to take on.

Do you issue the SOC 2 report or certify us?

No. We do readiness only. An independent CPA firm performs the SOC 2 examination and issues the report, and the outcome is theirs to determine. Our role is to help you assess readiness, close technical gaps and organise evidence so you go into the examination prepared. We do not certify your organisation or guarantee a result, and we work alongside the auditor you choose.

How is SOC 2 preparation priced?

The SOC 2 infrastructure package starts at $5,900 for one AWS organisation and one main application. It covers the technical controls auditors test: access, change management, logging, encryption, backups and vulnerability management, with evidence connected to your compliance platform. Policy writing, larger environments and ongoing support are quoted to scope. Auditor fees and platform licences are paid by you directly.

What do you need from our team?

We need a named contact, access to the systems in scope and time from your control owners, the people responsible for areas such as access, change management and backups. It helps to know your target timeline, any customer requirements driving the audit and whether you have chosen an auditor. Control owners stay accountable for their controls; we help them implement, document and evidence the work.

What do we have at the end of the engagement?

Your team receives a prioritised readiness roadmap, ownership assignments for each control and documented implementation work. Depending on scope, that includes improved access management, change-management workflows, logging, backup procedures, policy documentation and a repeatable evidence collection process. These are the materials your team presents to the independent CPA firm, which then performs the examination and issues the SOC 2 report.

Is this a good fit if we have not started SOC 2 yet?

Yes. The service suits SaaS companies and technology service providers preparing for their first audit, as well as teams part-way through that need engineering help to close gaps. It is also a fit if a customer has asked for SOC 2 during a security review. It is not a substitute for an auditor, and it is not suitable if you need someone to issue the report.

Turn audit preparation into a manageable plan

Share your target timeline and current stage. We will reply with a tailored SOC 2 readiness proposal.