Steve Pethan

Steve Pethan is a seasoned technology leader currently serving as the Director of SRE - Application at Guidewire Software, where strategic service ownership and declarative operations are prioritized to enhance uptime and operational consistency. In a prior role as Director of Infrastructure Engineering - Analytics at the same company, leadership was provided to cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on reliability goals. Steve's experience at Kohl's includes managing infrastructure reliability and PaaS teams, advocating for DevOps practices, and implementing streamlined CI/CD processes. Earlier in the career, Steve held QA leadership roles at Miller Brewing Company, Compuware, and Rockwell Automation, focusing on Agile methodologies and best practices in quality assurance. Steve holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.