Your CTO Shouldn't Be Your DevOps Team
I come in for a few months, fix the infrastructure, and build an AI system around your stack so your team can handle DevOps without a full-time hire.
The Challenge
When DevOps Is Nobody's Actual Job
CTO as DevOps
Your CTO or lead dev is still getting pulled into deployments, infrastructure fires, and production issues — on top of their actual job.
Cobbled-Together Deployments
Individual developers have set up their own deployment processes. Nothing is centralized or standardized — every service deploys differently, and nobody has full visibility into what's running where.
Tribal Knowledge
The infrastructure sort of works, but it's brittle, under-documented, and lives in one person's head. If they leave, the knowledge goes with them.
Don't Want to Hire
You want proper systems and ownership, but you don't want to add a full-time DevOps salary to get there.
Process
How It Works
Start with a small discovery. End with a team that can run what's in place.
Discovery
I spend 1–2 days in your infrastructure — reviewing CI/CD pipelines, security, monitoring, and how your team deploys. You get back a document with everything that needs attention and a specific quote for the buildout.
Buildout
Over 2–3 months, I clean up the fragile parts of the stack, tighten CI/CD, monitoring, and security, and build an AI system around your environment. The project isn't done until the changes are tested and you're fully satisfied.
Advisory Retainer
Optional ongoing support. I keep the system current as your stack evolves, and your team has someone who already knows the environment when they hit something unusual.
Core Deliverable
The DevOps AI Harness
This is what makes the handoff actually work.
The harness gets built as part of the engagement — it helps me work more efficiently, and your team inherits it when I'm done. They get an AI setup that actually knows your systems — your infrastructure, your deployments, your procedures. Real questions, real answers, not generic advice. The difference between a useful AI setup and a generic one is what you put in front of it — that's where 8+ years of infrastructure experience matters.
// Without this, "your team can handle DevOps" is wishful thinking.
// With it, they have an actual system to work from.
Investment
Transparent Pricing
Every buildout is scoped from a real discovery — no guessing, no surprises halfway through.
Discovery — 1–2 day audit of your systems
Full buildout over 2–3 months — scoped from discovery
Optional advisory retainer available after buildout — $1–3K/mo
Why Not Just Hire?
Full-Time DevOps Hire
Peletech Buildout
FAQ
Common Questions
What exactly is the DevOps AI Harness?
It's a Claude Code setup built around your stack — context files that capture how your systems work, CLI tools wired into your environment, and runbooks built into the workflow. Your team gets AI that understands your setup instead of something generic.
What does the $800 discovery include?
I look at your CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, security posture, monitoring, and deployment processes — then deliver a document covering what needs fixing, what I'd build, and a specific buildout quote. The document is yours to keep and act on regardless of whether you continue with me.
How is the $30–50K buildout priced?
Based on the complexity uncovered during discovery. It's a fixed price — you agree to a number before the buildout starts and you'll never pay more than that. The whole point of the discovery is that both sides know exactly what the work is upfront.
Can my team actually run things after you leave?
Yes — that's the whole point. At the end of the engagement, I train your CTO or lead dev on the new system. It's straightforward and doesn't require much to get the most out of. The optional retainer is there if they want backup for unusual situations.
How much of my team's time does this require?
Very little. After an initial ramp-up period, I work mostly independently — minimal meetings, no joining your standups or Slack channels. I'm available if an urgent DevOps issue comes up, but otherwise I keep the friction on your team to a minimum.
What if we need ongoing support after the buildout?
The advisory retainer ($1–3K/mo) keeps things current as your stack evolves and gives your team someone who already knows the environment. It's optional — the buildout is meant to stand on its own.
References available on request.
Get Started
Request Discovery
$800 for a 1–2 day review. You'll see what needs work and what the buildout would look like.