Steve Taylor is an accomplished technology leader, architect, and innovator with deep expertise in service-based architecture, DevSecOps, open-source security, and the secure delivery of mission-critical software. As Chief Technology Officer of DeployHub, Steve drives the company’s technical vision and product strategy, focusing on solving complex challenges in software build and release automation, vulnerability management, and secure software supply chain orchestration.
Over more than two decades, Steve has pioneered approaches to continuous delivery and platform engineering that enable organizations to accelerate software delivery while strengthening security and compliance across the software factory. He was instrumental in the design of OpenMake Meister, the first commercially available enterprise build automation solution, which has helped secure software supply chains for more than 20 years. Steve also co-leads the Ortelius open-source project, which provides a digital twin of deployed assets mapped to open-source packages, enabling detection of critical vulnerabilities impacting live, mission-critical systems.
In parallel with his industry work, Steve serves on the Technology Oversight Committee of the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF), where he helps guide the evolution of CI/CD technologies to meet modern demands for security, scalability, and operational resilience. In this role, Steve contributes to shaping the technical direction of the continuous delivery ecosystem, ensuring that emerging pipeline architectures can support cloud-native systems, AI-driven workflows, and increasingly stringent software supply chain security requirements.
In addition to his work at DeployHub and the CDF, Steve has been invited to play a strategic role in advancing cybersecurity and space situational awareness through engagement with the Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications, and Processing (SDA TAP) Lab. The SDA TAP Lab is a U.S. Space Force initiative established to accelerate the development and operational delivery of space battle management and situational awareness software, including cybersecurity capabilities that protect space assets from adversary threats. Through collaboration with industry, government, and academic partners, particularly within the TAP Lab’s Apollo Accelerator innovation cycles, Steve contributes expertise in secure software development, zero-trust, open-source vulnerability detection, and the integration of security tooling into the software factory floor to support operational space domain awareness and defense. The TAP Lab’s mission emphasizes rapid software delivery that enhances detection, response, and automated decision-making against threats in the space domain, including cyber-attack vectors.
Steve is regularly invited to speak at industry events on topics including open-source security, DevSecOps, continuous delivery, and secure cloud-native architectures. He is widely recognized for bridging the gap between rigorous security practices and pragmatic software delivery, enabling enterprises and defense organizations to innovate with confidence. Outside of his professional work, Steve serves his community as a volunteer firefighter, enjoys playing hockey, and spends time on his ranch in New Mexico with his dogs.
