Steve W.

About Steve W.

Strategic technology leader with a proven track record of transforming DevOps practices into high-impact, scalable delivery engines. I specialize in aligning cloud, automation, and AI-assisted development with business outcomes—delivering faster, more secure, and more efficient software pipelines across enterprise environments. At Humana, I lead initiatives that bridge DevOps governance with real-world engineering productivity—designing dashboards, enabling teams, and reducing delivery friction through process automation and platform enablement. Whether optimizing CI/CD adoption, driving GitOps maturity, or implementing AI tooling to accelerate developer velocity, my approach blends vision with measurable execution. I\'m passionate about building high-performing teams, mentoring future technical leaders, and simplifying complexity in ways that unlock innovation. As the tech landscape evolves, I’m especially focused on integrating responsible AI practices into engineering workflows and fostering sustainable DevOps transformation. Let’s connect if you’re interested in DevOps governance, cloud strategy, developer enablement, or practical AI integration in software delivery.

Experience

1. Lead Devops Engineer

   Humana

   Sep 2019 — Present · Louisville, KY, US

   Lead DevOps transformation efforts across enterprise teams, focusing on CI/CD enablement, platform governance, and engineering productivity metrics. • Partner with development teams to optimize delivery pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub • Designed and implemented governance models that track and improve DORA metrics across orgs • Built adoption frameworks for AI-assisted coding tools and integrated productivity dashboards • Contributed to Cloud 3.0 strategy, reducing onboarding time by 50% and improving DevEx • Enable cloud, container, and GitOps adoption aligned with compliance and automation goals3× Humana Star Award recipient for innovation and delivery excellence.

Education

• University of Kentucky

  Electrical and Computer Engineering

Skills

• Windows
• Iaas
• Vmware
• Windows Remote Desktop
• Server Architecture
• Devops
• Saas
• Powershell
• Asp.net Mvc
• System Deployment
• Web Hosting
• Servers
• Internet Information Services (Iis)
• Disaster Recovery
• Citrix Xendesktop
• Team Foundation Server (Tfs)
• Small Business Server
• Virtualization
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hosting
• Storage
• Windows Server 2012
• Cluster
• Private Cloud
• Paas
• Data Center
• Octopus Deploy
• Windows Server 2008
• Managed Hosting
• Firewalls
• Citrix Xenapp
• Cloud Computing
• Web Servers
• Dns
• Integration
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Tfs
• Elasticsearch
• Asp.net