DevOps, Platform & DataOps leadership — without the full-time hire.
I help growing engineering organizations cut cloud cost, pass audits, and build modern DataOps platforms on Snowflake. 25+ years across Fortune 100 and high-growth companies, brought in to fix the specific problem in front of you.
Four ways to bring me in
Every engagement starts the same way: an honest read of where you actually are. From there, the model scales to what you need.
Fractional Leadership
Part-time Head of DevOps, Platform Engineering, or DataOps for teams that need senior direction but not a full-time executive.
Advisory & Assessment
A structured maturity assessment, target architecture, and phased roadmap your team can execute — not a binder that gathers dust.
Interim / Bridge
Stabilize and lead an engineering org through a transition, scaling event, or leadership gap.
Project-Based
SOC2 / ISO27001 readiness, cloud cost reduction, CI/CD modernization, or a Snowflake platform build — scoped to a defined outcome.
Snowflake DataOps Maturity Assessment
A fixed-scope, ~3-week engagement that tells you exactly where your Snowflake estate stands and what to fix first.
- 9-dimension maturity scorecard (current vs. target)
- Prioritized gap analysis with business risk
- Snowflake-native target architecture
- Phased roadmap with a 60-day quick win
- Executive one-pager + live findings readout
Fixed fee from $9,500 · multi-account estates scoped on request
New to DataOps maturity? Read the full 9-dimension framework →
- Source Control & Change Mgmt
- CI/CD & Deployment
- Environment Management
- Transformation & Orchestration
- Data Quality & Testing
- Observability & Monitoring
- Security & Governance
- Cost Management & FinOps
- Org, Process & Data Products
Outcomes I've delivered
Snowflake Cost Reduction
Turned runaway cloud spend growth into a managed, predictable cost curve through cost controls and monitoring.
Audit-Ready Security
Led teams to SOC2 and ISO27001 certification with low exception rates and measurable vulnerability reduction.
Platform Reliability at Scale
Architected DevOps operations supporting high-volume deployments in high-availability environments.
Global Team Leadership
Built and led distributed engineering teams across multiple countries through periods of rapid growth.
The Scaling Equation series
The frameworks behind my assessment work, written for founders and technical leaders.
Patterns & frameworks for technical leaders navigating scale
Every Friday: the DevOps and DataOps assessment frameworks, scaling patterns, and AI-impact analysis I can't fit in a LinkedIn post. No fluff. No pitches.
Written for CEOs, founders, and technical leaders who'd rather see the patterns coming than clean up after them.
I'm Josh — founder of JW Tech Strategies and a Marine Corps veteran.
25+ years leading technology teams across wireless, gaming, aerospace, cybersecurity, and marketing — always responsible for making systems work and scale. What I've learned: technical problems are rarely just technical. The code and infrastructure are symptoms; the cause is usually organizational.
I bring that lens to every engagement — Fortune 100 depth, startup speed, and a diagnostic discipline drawn from three published books and a Wharton CTO Program. If your cloud spend is climbing faster than you can explain, or an audit has you nervous about your access model, that's usually the right time to talk.