Steve Kiernan

Steve Kiernan is a proven IT leader with extensive experience in transforming technology and back-office operations. Currently, as the Director of Operating Systems Programming Management at Fidelity Investments, they manage the mainframe capacity and performance team, focusing on platform sizing, workload analysis, and triage leadership. Previously, Kiernan served as VP of Mainframe Architecture at State Street, where they oversaw platform security and modernization initiatives. They also held a position as Director of IT Infrastructure Services at Rocket Software, managing all aspects of mainframe infrastructure. Kiernan's career began at BankBoston as a Systems Programmer, and they advanced through roles at IBM, including serving as a zSystem Client Architect, enhancing technical relationships in New England. They hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Rhode Island College.