Software Dev Analyst (Solutions Architect) 📧 steven.confessore@gmail.com 🔗 linkedin.com/in/confessore 💻 github.com/confessore
🚀 I rapidly design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade software that is scalable, maintainable, and user-centric.
Software Dev Analyst (Solutions Architect) 2023 – Present
- Collaborate directly with customers to understand challenges and define pain points.
- Translate client needs into actionable technical requirements and software design.
- Architect and implement robust solutions that directly address business problems.
- Deploy and manage applications through modern CI/CD pipelines leveraging Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and container orchestration.
- Ensure high system availability and operational excellence through proactive monitoring and observability.
- Own, manage and maintain at least 13 individual projects
Founder & Consultant 2021 – Present
- Operate a fully virtualized and containerized cluster, powering research, experimentation, and client solutions.
- Provide freelance consulting services to small businesses and local residents.
- Specialize in systems integration, automation, and cloud-native deployments.
- Explore and experiment with the latest in DevOps tooling, container platforms, and distributed systems.
Software Engineer 2019
- Contributed to the development of a .NET Xamarin mobile CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
- Gained experience with cross-platform mobile application development using Xamarin.
Mobile Application and Website Developer 2009 – Present
- Designed and developed multiple mobile applications and websites for various clients.
- Utilized a range of technologies and frameworks to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Built a robot for a popular MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, demonstrating expertise in automation and scripting.
- Developed and implemented automation scripts for quality of life purposes, showcasing proficiency in scripting languages.
- Designed and deployed multiple relational databases to support various applications, with experience dating back to before 2010.
- Hosted and managed applications on Linux servers since before 2010, gaining hands-on experience with system administration and deployment.
- Experimented with and implemented various self-hosted solutions in my lab, including containerization, automation, and monitoring tools.
University of North Florida Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
2025 – Lockheed Martin
2025 – Lockheed Martin
2020 – GitHub Archive Program › Contributed code to several repositories which were archived to hardened film designed to last for 1,000 years, and stored in the GitHub Arctic Code Vault in a decommissioned coal mine deep beneath an Arctic mountain in Svalbard, Norway.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes (OpenShift, Palette), Docker/Podman, ProxMox, Talos
- CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Harbor
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Self-hosted Infrastructure
- Languages & Frameworks: C#, Blazor (Interactive Auto, Wasm, Server), SQL, .NET, Xamarin/MAUI
- Databases: Experienced with handling and managing databases for various applications and projects.
- Automation Scripts: Proficient in writing automation scripts for quality of life purposes, with experience dating back to at least 2006.
- Monitoring & Deployment: Custom pipelines, GitOps, automation tooling
- 👾 DotA
- 🧪 Laboratory tinkering and self-hosted solutions
- 👨👦 Spending time with my son
- 🐈 Cat dad life
- 🎸 Playing acoustic guitar
- 📺 Watching anime & geeking out on cool tech