Joshua Schipper

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Chief Architect at Kaiser Permanente

San Mateo, California, United States

Overview

Joshua is a Chief Architect at Kaiser Permanente with 20 years of experience in complex software systems and DevOps. He has led platform engineering for Ubers driverless cars and driven cultural change at Visa. People often call him passionate, focused, and a dedicated team player.

Joshua is deeply committed to supporting families affected by childhood cancer. He is part of a team that organizes a charity golf tournament, using his network to raise funds and awareness for those going through difficult medical challenges.

He architected and led the massive project to migrate over 6, 500 developers from Jenkins to GitHub Actions at Kaiser Permanente.

Personality Overview

Deliberate Doer

Fast-paced

Long-term Focused

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

DevSecOps Architecture
As Chief Architect, he manages the architecture and implementation of all DevSecOps tools and shared libraries for Kaiser Permanente.
Large-Scale Transformation
He has a history of leading major change, including rebuilding Uber's core architecture and migrating thousands of developers to new platforms at Kaiser Permanente.
DevOps Culture Change
He was critical in changing the engineering culture at Visa, leading IAC DevOps through lectures, podcasts, and managing conference lanes to drive adoption.

Media Appearances

Joshua has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Chief Architect at Kaiser Permanente
7-2020 - 1-2026
Chief IT Engineer Applications at Kaiser Permanente
10-2019 - 7-2020
Sr Product Manager at Krystallize Technologies
6-2018 - 10-2019
SR SRE in Customer Support at Uber
1-2017 - 6-2018
Engineering Manager at Uber

Education

1996 - 2019
Life and a lot of hard work. from Life
1992 - 1996
High School Diploma from Lincoln High School

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Insights For Selling To Joshua

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, don't try to wing it

DONT's

  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joshua is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joshua

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joshua move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Joshua take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Joshua

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