About the Founder
Joshua Wallis,a decade of building exceptional technology teams.
A specialist technology recruiter with over ten years' experience across Infrastructure, Networks, Cyber Security, Unified Communications, Systems, Cloud, Data & AI and executive technology leadership.
Since February 2016 I have helped organisations across the UK and Europe find technology talent that truly fits. Turnkey Technology Search is the natural next step for me; relationship-led and quality-first; which I believe is only truly achievable when I am fully in control of how I work with both clients and candidates.
I left the comfort of employed agency recruitment and founded Turnkey from my spare room (with the ‘help’ of my two dogs) with the objective of being reliant, honest, dependable and trusted in technology search.
I partner with businesses and professionals across networking, infrastructure, systems, software engineering, cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, data, AI, architecture and technology leadership, from a single hire to an entire technical function.
I founded Turnkey because recruitment works best when it is built on real understanding of your business, culture and technical environment. Every search is built on trust, transparency and long-term relationships. No action will ever be controlled by a corporate sales quota, only by what you need.
For clients
I take the time to understand your business, culture and what success really looks like — then search properly. Recruitment as a partnership, not a transaction.
For candidates
I get to know you beyond your CV — what you want, what is missing today, and where you would like to be. Opportunities that fit your ambitions, not a sales target.
Track record
Selected highlights.
- 01Over 90% of customers returned to hire with me again
- 02Promoted 8 times in 10 years as an agency recruiter, from entry level associate to division director. All promotions were based on strong performances from successful placements.
- 03Voted best team leader from a workforce of over 1600 people during agency employment
- 04Successfully coordinated and delivered on well over 100 individual hires as well as into multi-hire projects of up to 50 roles at once for larger division builds
- 05Met and worked with some fantastic clients & candidates who I still enjoy catching up with outside of any professional conversations
Career
Where I have built.
2026 —
Turnkey Technology Search
Founder
Independent technology search, built around relationships and quality.
2025 – 2026
twentyAI
Director
Led the tech contract recruitment team across the UK & Europe.
2016 – 2025
Glocomms
Associate Director & prior
Nine years, eight promotions from associate to associate director. Built and scaled a 12-strong recruitment team, voted best leader across a 1,600-strong workforce.
What clients can expect
A search partner, not a supplier.
Partnership
Every search begins with understanding your business.
Quality
Carefully selected introductions, never volume.
Transparency
Honest advice and regular communication throughout every search.
Commitment
A long-term hiring partner focused on lasting success.