Stephen Whyte

About Stephen Whyte

I’m a hands-on engineering leader with a passion for architecting secure, scalable cloud-native systems that power innovation, resilience, and speed. I lead high-performing teams in building infrastructure and tools that support robust integrations, enable data validation at scale, and simplify complexity in highly regulated, multi-tenant environments.What drives me? Solving real-world problems through thoughtful engineering and cross-functional collaboration. My work blends DevOps discipline, cloud architecture expertise, and an obsession with developer experience—so teams can ship faster, safer, and with confidence. From Kubernetes to Terraform, from Golang to GitOps, I work across the stack to ensure every solution is secure, observable, and resilient by design.Some of the contributions I’m most proud of:* Accelerated developer velocity by automating complex deployment and validation workflows—restoring up to 25% of daily dev productivity and enabling new hires to contribute code within their first week.* Engineered platform scalability by refactoring legacy systems onto Nomad and Kubernetes, reducing resource usage by 35% while dramatically improving deployment efficiency and system uptime.* Built security into the pipeline by integrating CVE scanning into CI/CD workflows—eliminating all critical vulnerabilities in legacy codebases within 30 days and ensuring continuous compliance.* Delivered data integrity at scale by designing validation tools and automated pipelines that cut transaction rework by 80% and reduced month-end reporting cycles from 2 days to 15 minutes—with year-end accuracy within a penny.I thrive in fast-paced environments where precision meets agility—whether building greenfield services for a startup or refactoring infrastructure for enterprise scale. I lead with clarity, mentor with intention, and architect with an eye toward long-term value.Let’s connect—whether you’re navigating scale, wrangling integrations, or just want to talk platform engineering, I’m always up for a conversation.Core Competencies:Cloud-Native | Kubernetes | DevOps | Infrastructure As Code | CI/CD | Automation | Microservices | Golang | Terraform | AWS | EKS | Observability | Docker | Jenkins | ArgoCD | Nomad | API Development | Data Validation | Security | Compliance | Integration Architecture | Scalable Systems | Performance Optimization | Cross-Functional Leadership | Technical Mentorship

Experience

1. Senior Sre Contractor

   AAA Mountain West Group

   Dec 2025 — Present · Cheyenne, WY, US

Skills

• Linux
• Hibernate
• Jpa
• Grails
• Junit
• System Architecture
• Css
• Javascript
• Uml
• Go
• Agile Project Management
• Servlets
• Integration
• Unix
• Agile
• Ejb
• Apache
• Soa
• Spring
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Scalability
• Maven
• Rest
• Mobile Applications
• Groovy
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Web Services
• Mysql
• Security
• Docker
• Enterprise Architecture
• Postgresql
• Jquery
• Tomcat
• Mobile Devices
• Vagrant
• J2ee
• Jsp
• Jboss