Cloud Architect Solutions

SHAWN LANGFORD

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Cloud Architect Top Secret/SCI Clearance Driving Innovation in AWS Secure Cloud Environments

CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals

CompTIA Security+ ce

SECURITY CLEARANCE

TOP SECRET/SCI (DoD)

EDUCATION

Avionics Systems Technology and Theory - Keesler AFB, Mississippi

Basic Military Training - Lackland AFB, Texas

Gen. H. H. Arnold High School - Wiesbaden, Germany

KEY EXPERIENCE

11/2019 – Present

RISA – Tampa, Florida (EIS Cloud Contract at USSOCOM, MacDill AFB)

Cloud Architect

Design and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS to support USSOCOM missions.

Evaluate DoD approved Cloud solutions to solve USSOCOM requirements.

Analyze user requirements, develop evaluation criteria, and meet with vendors as necessary to provide deliverables for Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) evaluations.

Improve USSOCOM cloud security posture by implementing AWS managed security services, including GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Config.

Automate security controls and implement security best practices to ensure compliance with FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 standards.

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to J631 Operations Team on AWS security best practices and cloud architecture principles.

Collaborate with developers, security engineers, and operations teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and enhance the overall cloud environment.

Configure AWS IL6 SIPR environment and build out initial applications to be hosted.

Implemented Kion.io to establish a comprehensive multi-cloud governance framework, leveraging its cloud management tools for our CI/CD pipeline, and its reporting and analytics features to gain valuable insights into cloud spend and identify areas for optimization.

9/2017 –11/2019

VENATORE – Tampa, Florida (C4ES Contract at USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB)

eDiscovery Systems Lead

Led and mentored the CCJ6-S eDiscovery server team, including onboarding new members and delegating tasks.

Engineered and maintained a complex eDiscovery ecosystem (Active Navigation, Content Manager, HP IDOL, ControlPoint, Relativity) for seamless data processing and analysis.

Led technology refresh efforts, planning and selecting replacement hardware (Dell 640 blade servers, EMC Extreme IO SAN) to enhance performance and capacity.

Managed 350TB+ of sensitive electronic records across classified and unclassified EMC Isilon arrays, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.

Implemented data protection using Avamar backups for critical systems and data.

Administered and optimized a VMware vSphere 6.5 virtualized server infrastructure for high availability and resource utilization.

Created and maintained documentation (training materials, SOPs) to ensure knowledge transfer and operational consistency.

Proactively maintained system security through timely patching and updates, ensuring compliance with security standards.

Documented support requests and resolutions in the Remedy ticketing system.

10/2012 – 9/2017

VASTEC – Tampa, Florida

Systems Engineer

Virtualization: Engineered highly available Hyper-V failover clusters (Windows Server 2012 R2) to ensure business continuity.

Server Infrastructure: Designed and implemented robust server infrastructure (Dell, Nutanix) for optimal performance and scalability.

Active Directory & Exchange: Managed Active Directory across multiple domains and migrated Exchange from 2010 to 2013, improving email system efficiency and reliability.

SharePoint: Administered SharePoint 2007 and implemented SharePoint 2013 for enhanced collaboration and document management.

Storage: Configured and maintained high-performance storage solutions (Dell PowerVault MD3200i, Dell EqualLogic PS4110E) to ensure data availability.

Security: Enforced security policies through Group Policy and file share permissions. Implemented RSA Management Console for secure system access.

File Transfer: Managed secure file transfers using Axway Secure Transport, including server configuration, account management, and troubleshooting.

Cloud Services: Supported customer connectivity to documents on Azure cloud sites.

Disaster Recovery: Developed and maintained a comprehensive disaster recovery site to ensure business continuity.

Network Monitoring: Monitored network and hardware performance (PRTG) and conducted vulnerability assessments (Retina, Nessus).

Data Protection: Performed backups and recovery operations (Symantec Backup Exec, AppAssure). Ensured server compliance with DoD Security standards (STIGs) and applied current security patches.

3/2012 – 8/2012

CSCU – Tampa, Florida

Systems/Network Engineer

2/2009 – 3/2012

Hillsborough Kids, Inc. – Tampa, Florida

Systems Administrator

8/2008 – 2/2009

AVI-SPL – Tampa, Florida

Desktop Support Technician

12/2007 – 8/2008

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections – Largo, Florida

Election IT Coordinator

06/2003 – 6/2007

ConMed Linvatec – Largo, Florida

Desktop Support Technician

06/2002 – 10/2002

Honeywell – St. Petersburg, Florida

Technical Team Lead

10/2000 – 3/2001

Jabil Circuit - St. Petersburg, Florida

Desktop Support Technician

6/1996 - 9/2000

United States Air Force - MacDill AFB, Florida

Avionics Technician

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