Your CTO Shouldn't Be Your DevOps Team
I come in, clean up the infrastructure, build a DevOps AI Harness around your stack, and leave your team with a setup they can actually run.
The Challenge
Sound Familiar?
This is what it usually looks like when DevOps is nobody's actual job.
CTO as DevOps
Your CTO or lead developer is still the person getting pulled into infrastructure, deployments, and production issues on top of everything else.
Tribal Knowledge
The infrastructure sort of works, but too much of it is brittle, under-documented, or dependent on one person remembering how it all fits together.
Don't Want to Hire
You want the systems and ownership, but you do not want to add a full-time DevOps hire just to get there.
Process
How It Works
Start with a small discovery. End with a team that can run what is in place.
Discovery — $500
I spend 1–2 days in your systems and come back with a clear scope: what needs fixing, what I would build, and what the full project would cost.
Buildout — $30–50K
Over 2–3 months, I clean up the fragile parts of the stack, tighten up CI/CD, monitoring, and security, and build the DevOps AI Harness around your environment. Then I train your team on the setup they will be using after I am gone.
Advisory Retainer — $1–3K/mo
Optional ongoing support. I keep the harness 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 work in real life.
A Claude Code setup built around your actual infrastructure, codebase, deployments, and procedures so your team can ask real questions about their environment and get useful answers back.
// Without it, "your team can handle DevOps" is just a hope.
// With it, they have something practical to work from.
Investment
Transparent Pricing
The buildout gets scoped from discovery, so nobody is guessing what the project is halfway through.
Full buildout over 2–3 months
How It Starts:
Discovery: $500 for a 1–2 day review of your systems
Deliverable: A clear scope with what needs work and a specific buildout quote
Why Not Just Hire?
Full-Time DevOps Hire
Peletech Buildout
FAQ
Common Questions
What exactly is the DevOps AI Harness?
It is 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. The point is that your team gets AI that understands your setup instead of something generic.
What does the $500 discovery include?
I spend 1–2 days in your systems and come back with a clear scope: what needs fixing, what I would build, and what the full project would cost. It is a low-risk way for both sides to see whether the fit is real.
How is the $30–50K buildout priced?
It is based on the complexity uncovered during discovery. The point of the discovery is that both sides know what the work is before the build starts.
Can my team actually run things after you leave?
Yes. That is the whole point of the engagement. I am not trying to turn your team into DevOps specialists. I am putting the systems, context, and operating layer in place so they can handle the day-to-day work confidently. The optional retainer is there if they want backup.
Do you only work with AWS?
No. I have worked across AWS, Azure, GCP, and DigitalOcean over 8+ years. The harness is built around whatever stack you are actually running.
What if we need ongoing support after the buildout?
The advisory retainer ($1–3K/mo) keeps the harness current as your stack evolves and gives your team someone who already knows the environment. It is optional. The buildout is meant to stand on its own.
Fit Check
Is This Right for You?
This is usually a fit when these are true.
Get Started
Request a Discovery
$500 for a 1–2 day review. You will get a clear read on what needs work and what the buildout would look like.