D9Tech Engineer Bench Roster

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: Virginia Work mode: Hybrid OK Experience: 4+ yrs (Pro Tier)

IT Security Audit · NIST 800-53 · FISCAM / POA&M · AWS (SAA) · CISA

TS/SCI-cleared IT security auditor adjudicated in July 2025, pairing the clearance with a 4.0 Master of Cybersecurity. At a federal advisory firm he builds IT sampling plans and testing procedures, evaluates client controls, and judges compliance against NIST, FISMA, and CISA guidance. He audits POA&M progress under FISCAM, verifies financial systems against NIST CSF 2.0 and NIST SP 800-53, and writes findings up with actionable fixes. Newer to the field than the rest of the bench, but cleared, certified, and audit-sharp.

Career highlights

• Audited POA&M progress and adherence under FISCAM guidance, including SM-1.1-3
• Verified client financial systems against NIST CSF 2.0 and NIST SP 800-53
• Determined client compliance with NIST, FISMA, and CISA guidance as an IT auditor
• Automated analytics pipelines with SQL scripts and Tableau dashboards

Toolkit

• Frameworks: NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, FISMA, FISCAM, ISO 27001
• Focus Areas: IT Security Audit, Internal Controls, POA&M Review, Compliance
• Cloud / Dev: AWS EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC Peering, Java
• Certifications: CISA, CompTIA Security+, AWS SAA, AWS Cloud Practitioner

Certifications: CISA, CompTIA Security+, AWS Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Cloud Practitioner

Education: M.S. Cybersecurity (4.0), Old Dominion University · B.S. Pastoral Leadership, Liberty University

Clouds: AWS

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: Maryland Work mode: Remote Experience: 15+ yrs (All-Pro)

AWS Cloud Security · Splunk SIEM Engineering · Vulnerability Management · FedRAMP / RMF · Incident Response

Cloud security engineer with an active TS/SCI and fifteen-plus years securing mission-critical federal environments. Leads AWS security engineering and cloud governance, implementing FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, RMF, and FISMA controls while keeping systems audit-ready. Builds the Splunk dashboards, correlation searches, and automated alerting that surface cloud threats, and administers enterprise IDS/IPS, DLP, privileged access, and vulnerability management. Integrates security testing into DevSecOps pipelines so controls travel with the code rather than trailing it.

Career highlights

• Leads AWS cloud security engineering and ServiceNow automation across a federal enterprise
• Integrated CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, GuardDuty, and AWS Config into Splunk for centralized threat detection
• Secured multi-account AWS environments through Tenable, AWS Inspector, and enterprise scanning
• Produces the POA&Ms, SOPs, and compliance reporting that sustain continuous authorization

Toolkit

• Cloud Security: IAM, AWS Config, GuardDuty, Security Hub, KMS Encryption, SCPs, WAF, Network Segmentation, CloudTrail
• SIEM & Detection: Splunk, SPL, Correlation Searches, IDS / IPS, DLP, VPC Flow Logs, Threat Detection
• Compliance: FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, RMF, FISMA, FIPS 199, DISA STIG, eMASS, XACTA, POA&M
• Platform & Automation: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Python, ServiceNow, Power BI

Certifications: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CASP+, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft AZ-104, Microsoft AZ-900, Splunk Core Certified Power User, DoD 8570 IA Certified, CISSP (in progress)

Education: B.S. Information Technology, American Public University System

Clouds: AWS, Azure, Hybrid

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: Maryland Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 20+ yrs (All-Pro)

SOC Leadership · Incident Response / CSIRC · Threat Hunting · Digital Forensics · Zero Trust

Cybersecurity leader, CISSP, and retired Army captain with an active TS/SCI and twenty-plus years across federal, defense, and financial-sector cyber operations. Has run a federal security operations center, served as incident response coordinator for a cabinet department, and briefed senior executive and general officer leadership on security posture. Applies MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain methodology against EDR, DLP, and UEBA telemetry. Currently a PhD candidate researching adversarial threats to cross-chain blockchain transactions.

Career highlights

• Led daily operations of a federal agency security operations center and its analyst team
• Served as cyber security incident response coordinator for a cabinet-level department component
• Coordinated defensive cyberspace operations across combatant commands and service cyber components
• Delivered Zero Trust architecture subject-matter expertise and security test plans for a military service

Toolkit

• SIEM & Detection: Splunk, ArcSight, QRadar, SourceFire, FireEye, MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, UEBA
• Forensics & IR: FTK, EnCase, WinHex, Wireshark, PCAP Analysis, CSIRC, Threat Hunting
• Compliance & Architecture: RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, FISMA, FedRAMP, eMASS, Zero Trust, DISA STIG
• Offensive & Platform: Kali Linux, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus / ACAS, Rapid7, CyberArk, HBSS, AWS, Python, Rust, Power BI

Certifications: CISSP, OSCP (in progress), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (in progress), AWS Certified Solutions Architect (in progress), Splunk Fundamentals 1 & 2 (in progress)

Education: Ph.D. Financial Cybersecurity (candidate), Capitol Technology University · M.S. Cybersecurity, Liberty University · B.S. Information Systems Management, University of Maryland Global Campus

Clouds: AWS, Hybrid, On-Premise

Clearance: Public Trust Location: North Alabama Work mode: Remote Experience: 25+ yrs (All-Pro)

RMF / ATO · eMASS · ACAS Scanning · CMMC · FedRAMP

Cybersecurity professional with 25 years across DoD and the intelligence community in tactical communications, information systems, and security. An RMF and ATO subject-matter expert who guides federal customers through Authorization to Operate using XACTA, eMASS, ACAS, and DISA STIGs. Holds deep command of FedRAMP, CMMC, and DFARS, with extensive experience developing SSPs, POA&Ms, and continuous-monitoring programs and assessing controls against the NIST 800 series for federal and defense systems.

Career highlights

• RMF/ATO SME guiding federal customers from assessment through Authorization to Operate
• Completed a full ATO assessment for a federal cloud-hosted application within one fiscal year
• Served as a CMMC assessor evaluating NIST 800-171 controls for defense suppliers
• Member of a DoD CIO award-winning cyber and IT excellence team

Toolkit

• Frameworks: RMF, FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171
• Security Tools: XACTA, eMASS, ACAS, CSAM, Nessus, Rapid7, HP Fortify
• Compliance Standards: DFARS 252.204-7012, FISMA, DISA STIGs, FIPS 199/200
• Methodologies: SSP Development, POA&M Management, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Assessment

Certifications: CompTIA CASP+ CE

Education: Information Assurance Management, University of Maryland University College · U.S. Army Signal School (MOS 31U)

Clouds: AWS, Azure

Clearance: TS/SCI / CI Poly Location: Northern Virginia Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 15+ yrs (All-Pro)

RMF / ATO · Security Control Assessment · Cross Domain Solutions · eMASS / XACTA · AWS Cloud Security

Security control assessor and former ISSO with an active TS/SCI and CI polygraph, assessing on-premise, hybrid, and AWS environments against RMF and NIST SP 800-53. Writes the authorization recommendations that CISOs and authorizing officials act on, and aggregates control-level risk into system-level assessment reports. Specialized in Cross Domain Solutions validation, executing lab-based and site-based security assessments against national Raise the Bar baselines. Holds a Master of Science in Information Assurance.

Career highlights

• Maintained a 96 percent successful ATO rate as primary certifier for a federal agency portfolio
• Closed more than 90 percent of open POA&Ms across a multi-system federal environment
• Validates secure data transfers for Cross Domain Solutions against national Raise the Bar baselines
• Authored SSPs, contingency plans, and PTA/PIA artifacts that carried systems to full authorization

Toolkit

• Frameworks & A&A: RMF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-Series, FISMA, DIACAP, SSP / SAR / SAP, ATO Packages, ConMon
• Assessment Tools: eMASS, XACTA, Nessus, Qualys, ACAS, AWS Inspector, DISA STIG, VRAM
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS IaaS / PaaS, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes, IAM
• Specialized Testing: Cross Domain Solutions, LBSA / SBSA, NCDSMO Raise the Bar, SCRM, POA&M Lifecycle

Certifications: CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CompTIA Security+

Education: M.S. Information Assurance, Strayer University · B.S. Computer Information Systems, Virginia State University

Clouds: AWS, Hybrid, On-Premise

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: National Capital Region Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 12+ yrs (Veteran)

RMF / ATO · eMASS · Defensive Cyber Operations · AWS Database Migration · NIST 800-53 / 800-171

Information assurance manager and ISSO with an active TS/SCI, serving as a military officer while supporting cabinet-level federal departments. Secures systems under RMF to DoD standards, manages eMASS controls through ATO approval, and provides assessment and authorization support for both new systems and systems under continuous monitoring. Earlier career as an AWS cloud database administrator migrating on-premise SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, and MySQL estates to managed AWS databases, which grounds the compliance work in real infrastructure.

Career highlights

• Manages eMASS controls and A&A support carrying systems through initial ATO and continuous monitoring
• Completed more than 300 POA&Ms bringing a theater network into cybersecurity compliance
• Migrated on-premise SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, and MySQL estates to AWS RDS and Aurora
• Directed Defensive Cyberspace Operations and DoDIN security operations for a network enterprise

Toolkit

• Frameworks & Compliance: RMF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, DoDI 8552.01, ATO Packages, POA&M, HIPAA, PII Protection
• Assessment & Ops: eMASS, DISA STIG, Vulnerability Assessment, COMSEC, Patch Management, Incident Response
• AWS & Databases: AWS RDS, Aurora, EC2, DMS, Schema Conversion Tool, IAM, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sybase
• Leadership: Defensive Cyber Operations, DoDIN Operations, Project Management, Scrum, Stakeholder Coordination

Certifications: CISM, CompTIA Security+, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Certified Scrum Master, PMP, Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)

Education: M.S. Cyber Security · B.S. Biology

Clouds: AWS, Hybrid, On-Premise

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: Central Florida Work mode: Remote Experience: 12+ yrs (Veteran)

GenAI / LLMs · RAG Systems · MLOps / LLMOps · NLP · AWS GovCloud

GenAI and machine-learning engineer with an active TS/SCI supporting DoD and IC missions. Builds and deploys LLM and deep-learning applications across the full lifecycle, from problem framing through production MLOps. Recent work modernizes legacy code in secure GovCloud environments using managed foundation models, with human-in-the-loop governance, least-privilege IAM, and no-egress VPC patterns. Holds a Master of Information and Data Science and brings a record of high-ROI AI delivery across regulated enterprises.

Career highlights

• Delivered a 30% reduction in high and critical security findings via AI-generated code remediation
• Achieved 80% first-pass acceptance on automated vulnerability fixes with human-in-the-loop review
• Built RAG assistants over complex policy documents, improving answer accuracy and speed
• Improved an NLP sentiment model from 71% to 93% accuracy on enterprise data

Toolkit

• Foundation Models: GPT-4o / 4.1, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Llama 3, Mistral, Amazon Bedrock, Ada Embeddings
• AI/ML Techniques: RAG, Prompt Engineering, NLP, Deep Learning, Recommendation Systems, Fine-Tuning, BERT
• AWS GovCloud Services: Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB, SageMaker, Bedrock, KMS
• Languages & Ops: Python, PySpark, R, SQL, MLOps, LLMOps, DevSecOps

Certifications: AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Deep Learning Specialization, CompTIA Security+

Education: M.S. Information & Data Science, UC Berkeley

Clouds: AWS, AWS GovCloud, GCP, Azure

Location: Texas Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 9+ yrs (Pro Tier)

Amazon Bedrock · SageMaker · AWS Glue / Data Lakes · Terraform · Amazon Lex

AI and machine-learning data engineer serving a military service department at the GS-14 level, building generative AI solutions and the data platforms underneath them. Designs Gen AI services on Amazon Bedrock with Lambda, API Gateway, and S3, and integrates conversational assistants with departmental data and backend systems. Builds and manages AWS data lakes and warehouses with Glue, PySpark, Athena, and Redshift, provisions infrastructure as code with Terraform and GitHub Actions, and holds data platforms to Zero Trust and data-quality standards.

Career highlights

• Designed and implemented a Gen AI solution on Amazon Bedrock with Lambda, API Gateway, and S3
• Built and integrated AI assistants on Amazon Lex connected to departmental data and backend services
• Built and managed AWS data lakes and warehouses with Glue, PySpark, Athena, and Redshift
• Implemented data lifecycle management, storage tiering, and cost optimization across data platforms

Toolkit

• AI & Machine Learning: Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Lex, SageMaker, LLMs, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, Gen AI Solutions
• Data Platform: AWS Glue, PySpark, Athena, Redshift, S3 Data Lake, Lakehouse, DynamoDB, Informatica, Lake Formation
• Cloud & Automation: Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS ECR, Nexus, API Gateway, Lambda
• Monitoring & Security: CloudWatch, EventBridge, SNS, Splunk, QRadar, Snyk, PagerDuty, Zero Trust, Power BI, Tableau

Certifications: AWS Certified ML/AI Engineer - Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA CASP+, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Education: M.S. Data Analytics & Machine Learning, University of Maryland Global Campus · B.S. Computer Networks, Cybersecurity & Engineering, University of Maryland Global Campus

Clouds: AWS

Clearance: Public Trust Location: Remote Work mode: Remote Experience: 13+ yrs (Veteran)

AWS Migration · Cloud Modernization · Portfolio Analysis · Program Delivery · Multi-Cloud

Senior cloud transformation lead with 13-plus years delivering enterprise migrations across federal, financial, and healthcare environments. Drives AWS migration strategy, application-portfolio analysis, and wave-based planning for large-scale data-center exits, coordinating architects, engineers, and application owners through cutover. Skilled in migration-readiness assessment, dependency mapping, and executive reporting, with hands-on AWS, Azure, and GCP adoption experience inside regulated, high-compliance programs.

Career highlights

• Leads enterprise AWS migration waves for a large public university system data-center exit
• Coordinated release and ATO readiness for a mission-critical federal clinical imaging system
• Drove cloud platform modernization and disaster recovery for a major financial institution
• Built migration trackers and executive dashboards spanning 18 delivery waves

Toolkit

• AWS Services: Application Migration Service (MGN), EC2, S3, VPC, CloudWatch
• Other Platforms: Azure, GCP, ServiceNow, Power BI, Jira
• IaC & Automation: Migration Wave Planning, Dependency Mapping, Agile / Scrum / SAFe
• Languages & Ops: Release Management, ITSM, Technical Documentation, RTC / GitHub

Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Developer - Associate, AWS Cloud Practitioner, ServiceNow CSA, CAPM, ITIL v3/v4, CompTIA A+ / Project+ / Security+, Certified ScrumMaster, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, CBAP

Education: M.S. Project Management, New York University · M.S. Software Engineering & IT Management, University of St. Thomas · B.S. Computer Science, University of Minnesota

Clouds: AWS, Azure, GCP

Clearance: None Location: Texas Work mode: Remote Experience: 8+ yrs (Pro Tier)

AWS Cloud · Kubernetes · Terraform · DevSecOps · CI/CD

Results-oriented cloud professional with 8-plus years designing secure, scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure on AWS. Deploys and manages Kubernetes (EKS/RKE2) clusters across commercial and GovCloud environments, builds GitOps automation with Flux and Argo CD, and implements NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP controls. Holds an active government clearance and supports federal cloud ATO, migration, and DevSecOps initiatives with strong scripting and observability practice.

Career highlights

• Reduced infrastructure cost by 40% migrating on-premise systems to AWS
• Achieved 100% deployment automation using Helm with Flux CD and Argo CD
• Obtained cyber ATO across roughly 20 systems for a federal shipbuilding program
• Embedded Trivy, Grype, SonarQube, and OWASP ZAP scanning into CI/CD pipelines

Toolkit

• AWS Services: EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, SNS / SQS
• Other Platforms: Azure, EKS / RKE2, Istio, Apache Airflow, Prometheus / Grafana
• IaC & Automation: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux CD
• Languages & Ops: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Docker, Kubernetes, ELK

Certifications: AWS Certified Developer - Associate, Project Management Professional (PMP), CompTIA Security+, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Education: Post-Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, University of Texas (McCombs) · M.S. Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M Kingsville · B.Tech, Federal University of Technology Owerri

Clouds: AWS, Azure

Clearance: Secret Location: North Alabama Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 20+ yrs (All-Pro)

AWS Glue / EMR · Databricks & Delta Lake · Medallion Architecture · PySpark ETL · Lakehouse Design

Principal data engineer with an active DoD Secret and twenty-plus years building cloud data platforms and Lakehouse architectures for defense and federal programs. Designs Medallion bronze-silver-gold architectures and reusable PySpark ETL and ELT pipelines across AWS Glue, EMR, Redshift, and Lake Formation as well as Databricks and Delta Lake. Carries deep database roots across Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, and applies DISA STIG compliance to the databases and platforms the pipelines run on.

Career highlights

• Designed AWS Glue ETL pipelines in PySpark with Glue Workflows, Glue Catalog, S3, and Lambda for large-scale processing
• Implemented Medallion bronze-silver-gold architecture supporting governed, analytics-ready reporting
• Architected a target cloud data platform establishing the foundation for an enterprise migration
• Brought database estates into DISA STIG compliance across applications and operating systems

Toolkit

• AWS Data Services: Glue, EMR, Redshift, Athena, Lake Formation, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, RDS, Macie, CloudWatch
• Lakehouse & Spark: Apache Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, Auto Loader, Structured Streaming, Kafka, CDC / CDF
• Data Architecture: Medallion Architecture, Dimensional Modeling, Star / Snowflake Schema, Data Governance, Data Lineage, Metadata Management
• Databases & Automation: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Terraform, Airflow, NiFi, Python, Power BI

Certifications: AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional, Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Developer Certified Professional, CompTIA Security+

Education: M.S. Computer Science, University of North Texas

Clouds: AWS, Azure, Hybrid

Clearance: TS/SCI / CI Poly Location: Maryland Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 13+ yrs (Veteran)

Python ETL · AWS GovCloud · Databricks & Spark · Elasticsearch / OpenSearch · Data Quality & Governance

Data engineer with an active TS/SCI, completed CI polygraph, and thirteen-plus years of Python and SQL building production ETL pipelines in classified environments. Extracts from relational, delimited, and JSON sources and writes the data adapters and transformation logic that normalize it into standard data models. Builds indexed search and analytics on AWS GovCloud and runs Medallion pipelines on Databricks and Spark, with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and automated monitoring throughout. Holds a Master of Science in Data Science.

Career highlights

• Sole engineer on a production Python ETL toolchain feeding a standard data model used across multiple programs
• Built low-latency indexed search and analytics on AWS GovCloud using S3, EventBridge, Lambda, and Splunk HEC
• Established data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks plus the enterprise data dictionary for a combatant command
• Implemented CI/CD for data systems with Databricks Asset Bundles and YAML pipelines across three environments

Toolkit

• Python & ETL: Python, PySpark, pandas, Data Adapters, Normalization, Custom Wheel Packaging, Automated Reconciliation
• Search & Analytics: Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, SOLR, Lucene, Splunk HEC, Databricks SQL, Power BI, Tableau
• Cloud & Warehousing: AWS GovCloud, S3, Glue, Lambda, EventBridge, Redshift, RDS, Snowflake, Azure Synapse, ADLS Gen2
• Platform & DevSecOps: Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Airflow, Kafka, Azure DevOps YAML, Asset Bundles, Git, Linux, Bash

Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, SnowPro Core, Microsoft AZ-104, SAFe 6 DevOps Practitioner, PMP, CompTIA Security+

Education: M.S. Data Science, Syracuse University · B.S. Communications, University of Phoenix

Clouds: AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: Pennsylvania Work mode: Hybrid Experience: 20+ yrs (All-Pro)

AWS Landing Zone Accelerator · Cloud Migration · Ansible & Terraform · STIG Hardening · AWS Organizations

Cloud solutions architect with an active TS/SCI and twenty-plus years in information assurance, security, and cloud. Deploys and customizes AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, rearchitects single-account estates into AWS Organizations with per-tenant accounts and Transit Gateway connectivity, and automates image pipelines with Ansible and AWS Image Builder. Maps NIST 800-53 controls to the FedRAMP High baseline and applies DISA STIG hardening across Windows and Linux. Holds a Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance and teaches information security at the university level.

Career highlights

• Decreased testing costs by 75 percent and cut deployment time by a factor of thirty
• Configured and deployed AWS Landing Zone Accelerator with custom configurations for a federal customer
• Rearchitected a single-account multi-tenant estate into AWS Organizations with Transit Gateway connectivity
• Supported more than 100 tenants in AWS GovCloud behind an overlay network and bastion host

Toolkit

• AWS Platform: Landing Zone Accelerator, AWS Organizations, Transit Gateway, Service Control Policies, Image Builder, Application Migration Service, EC2, S3, EFS, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Automation & IaC: Ansible, AWX, Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Chef, Puppet, Docker, CI/CD
• Security & Compliance: NIST 800-53, FedRAMP High, DISA STIG, ICD 503, ATO Packages, Nessus, Splunk, Centrify
• Platform & Ops: Windows Server, Linux / RHEL, VMware vSphere, OpenSearch, SageMaker, EMR, Remote Desktop Gateway, Apache Guacamole

Certifications: CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Certified Professional

Education: M.S. Information Security and Assurance, Carnegie Mellon University · B.S. Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University

Clouds: AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure, On-Premise

Clearance: Secret Location: Texas Work mode: Remote Experience: 8+ yrs (Pro Tier)

AWS GovCloud IL5 / IL6 · Amazon EKS · Terraform · DevSecOps Pipelines · Zero Trust Architecture

Principal AWS architect and DevSecOps engineer with an active DoD Secret, designing and securing large-scale cloud environments in regulated defense and federal settings. Delivers Zero Trust-aligned multi-account AWS architectures across GovCloud IL5 and IL6, governed with Organizations, Control Tower, and service control policies. Engineers production EKS clusters with IRSA, managed node groups, and private subnet segmentation, and builds DevSecOps pipelines with automated SAST, DAST, image scanning, and compliance enforcement at IAT Level II.

Career highlights

• Defined enterprise AWS architecture strategy across multi-account, multi-region GovCloud IL5 and IL6 environments
• Served as DevOps authority in a Cloud Center of Excellence setting CI/CD, policy-as-code, and container security standards
• Built modular Terraform and CloudFormation provisioning VPCs, IAM roles, EKS clusters, and GovCloud-compliant resources
• Supported RMF, ATO, and IATT accreditation with system security plans and continuous monitoring artifacts

Toolkit

• AWS Platform: GovCloud IL5 / IL6, Organizations, Control Tower, EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, Transit Gateway, Route 53, ALB / NLB, S3, RDS, Redshift
• Containers & IaC: Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, IRSA, Docker, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, AWS Load Balancer Controller, EBS CSI
• DevSecOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, SAST / DAST, Image Scanning, Policy-as-Code, Dependency Analysis
• Security & Observability: IAM, KMS, SCPs, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Secrets Manager, SSM, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, FluentBit, NIST 800-53, RMF, Zero Trust

Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty, CompTIA CASP+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Linux+

Education: B.S., Igbinedion University

Clouds: AWS, AWS GovCloud

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: North Carolina Work mode: Remote Experience: 6+ yrs (Pro Tier)

Air-Gapped Kubernetes · EKS-D / RKE2 · Terraform & Ansible · Argo CD GitOps · Platform Engineering

Platform engineer and Army veteran with an active TS/SCI, building resilient AWS and on-premises Kubernetes platforms for mission-critical government applications. Designed and deployed a highly available air-gapped Kubernetes environment with multiple control-plane nodes, secure local image management, declarative infrastructure, and GitOps application delivery. Automates provisioning and hardening with Terraform and Ansible, and integrates container and infrastructure security scanning directly into the delivery pipeline rather than bolting it on afterward.

Career highlights

• Designed and deployed a highly available air-gapped Kubernetes platform with GitOps-based application delivery
• Administers EKS-D and RKE2 clusters with Cilium networking, Traefik ingress, Harbor registry, and Rook-Ceph storage
• Integrated Trivy, kube-bench, tfsec, SonarQube, GuardDuty, and Security Hub into delivery with tracked remediation
• Produces platform standards, runbooks, configuration baselines, and RMF/ATO evidence for government stakeholders

Toolkit

• Kubernetes & Platform: Kubernetes, EKS, EKS-D, RKE2, Helm, Cilium, Traefik, Harbor, Rook-Ceph, Docker, Air-Gapped Deployment
• IaC & GitOps: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, AWX, Argo CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Helm Charts, YAML
• AWS & Security: AWS GovCloud, EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, Transit Gateway, Control Tower, IAM, KMS, WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Security Hub
• Scanning & Observability: Trivy, kube-bench, tfsec, SonarQube, Nessus, Kyverno, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Datadog, Splunk, AWS X-Ray, DISA STIG, NIST 800-171

Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning - Associate, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, CompTIA Security+, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (in progress)

Education: B.S. Industrial Technology / Information Technology, East Carolina University · A.S. Security Systems Analysis, Fayetteville Technical Community College

Clouds: AWS, AWS GovCloud, On-Premise

Clearance: Top Secret Location: New Jersey Work mode: On-site / Hybrid / Remote Experience: 9+ yrs (Pro Tier)

Cisco Routing & Switching · Palo Alto / NGFW · BGP / OSPF / EIGRP · F5 Load Balancing · Cloud Networking

Senior network engineer with 9-plus years in Cisco network design, deployment, and troubleshooting across complex routed LAN and WAN environments. Configures and manages next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto and Fortinet, deploys cloud networking across Azure, AWS, and GCP, and runs advanced routing with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and MPLS. Holds a U.S. Army Top Secret clearance and supports 24x7 enterprise network operations.

Career highlights

• Manages NGFW deployments (Palo Alto, Fortinet) and Panorama across cloud and on-prem
• Designed enterprise cross-domain LAN/WAN architecture for a federal agency
• Migrated IPSec VPN tunnels from pre-shared key to certificate authority at scale
• Maintained production networks across 900-plus devices in multi-site environments

Toolkit

• Vendor Platforms: Cisco Nexus / Catalyst, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Juniper SRX/MX/EX, Checkpoint
• Protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, STP / VTP, IPSec
• Network Services: F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM, VPN, Zscaler, Cisco ISE, Wireless LAN (WLC)
• Tools: SolarWinds, Wireshark, Cisco Prime, ServiceNow, Visio

Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), U.S. Army Top Secret Security Clearance

Education: Information Technology, Middlesex College

Clouds: Azure, AWS, GCP

Clearance: None Location: Southern California Work mode: Remote Experience: 7+ yrs (Pro Tier)

Full-Stack TypeScript · React / React Native · Node.js / Go · Cloud (AWS/GCP) · Kubernetes / IaC

Senior software engineer and full-stack developer with 7-plus years building cloud-native applications across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Strong in TypeScript, React, React Native, Node.js, and Go, with deep DevOps practice in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Has delivered federal-facing projects including government design-system component libraries and AI-assist tooling, building FHIR-compliant, accessible, and secure integrations with legacy government systems.

Career highlights

• Built and published a 40-plus component React Native library meeting USWDS and WCAG 2.1 AA
• Architected an MCP server bridging a federal EHR system to AI agents with HIPAA-compliant patterns
• Implemented Istio service mesh with mTLS and progressive delivery to de-risk production deploys
• Delivered government mobile and web apps as sole developer across multiple agencies

Toolkit

• Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, SQL, Bash
• Frameworks: React, React Native, Node.js / Express, Angular, GraphQL (Apollo), Istio
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, Cloud SQL
• Tools & Methods: Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS), Docker, GitLab CI / GitHub Actions, Jest / Cypress, Agile / Scrum

Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Terraform Associate, AWS Developer Associate, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Education: B.A. Chemistry, California State University Long Beach · Accelerated Web Development, LearningFuze

Clouds: AWS, GCP, Azure

Clearance: TS/SCI Location: South Carolina Work mode: Advisory Experience: 18+ yrs (All-Pro)

Cybersecurity Executive · CISO Advisory · Risk & Governance · Security Architecture · Incident Response

Transformative cybersecurity executive and principal advisor with a career spanning enterprise CISO, CSO, and director roles across defense, healthcare, and federal missions. Builds and turns around security programs, standing up 24x7 security operations centers, GRC, vulnerability management, and incident-response capabilities. Drives risk-based strategy aligned to NIST CSF/RMF, the NIST 800 series, COBIT, and ISO 27001, and advises leadership on security architecture, continuous monitoring, and program execution at enterprise scale.

Career highlights

• Led enterprise cybersecurity for global data centers and cloud as an executive director
• Decreased security-incident resolution time by up to 50% across health-system SOCs
• Directed cyber threat intelligence and network defense for one of the world's largest intranets
• Improved patch management by up to 50% and expanded security awareness to 95%

Toolkit

• Domains: Cybersecurity Strategy, Risk Management, Security Operations (SOC), Incident Response, GRC
• Frameworks: NIST CSF / RMF, NIST 800 series, ISO 27001, COBIT, CIS
• Leadership Tenure: CISO, Chief Security Officer, Executive Director, CIO
• Methodologies: Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, Vendor Risk, Security Awareness

Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CRISC, PMP, SANS GSEC, SANS GCIA, CompTIA Security+ CE, DAWIA Level I

Education: M.S. Strategic Intelligence & Cybersecurity · B.S. Mathematics & Physics

Clouds: Azure, AWS