Denver Peterson

DevOps Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States20 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in enhancing developer experience and automation.
Proven track record in leading quality assurance initiatives.
Strong background in sales and business development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused engineering leader with expertise in quality assurance and developer experience.

Contact

denver.peterson@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

DevopsQuality AssuranceSalesEntrepreneurship

Other Skills

Account ManagementAgile DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAutomationBusiness DevelopmentCI/CD processesConfiguration ManagementCustomer ExperienceDeveloper ExperienceEnterprise SoftwareInvestment SolicitationJavaScriptLeadershipMicrosoft AzureMicrosoft SQL Server

About

Hi, I’m Denver — Senior Manager of Platform Engineering at Drata. Focused on developer experience, release engineering, and automation, I design systems that make shipping software faster and more reliable. Recently, I’ve been exploring how AI can enhance DevEx and Continuous Delivery to remove friction and unlock new workflows.

Experience

Drata

4 roles

Sr. Manager, Platform Engineering

Promoted

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos

Driving Release Engineering, Developer Experience, and Test Automation initiatives to enable fast, reliable, and secure software delivery at scale. Leading platform-wide efforts to streamline CI/CD processes, improve developer workflows, and embed quality-first practices into the engineering lifecycle. Focused on building systems that enhance automation, reduce friction, and support Drata’s mission of continuous improvement across infrastructure, security, and compliance.

Release EngineeringDeveloper ExperienceTest AutomationCI/CD processesQuality-first practicesDevOps+1

Sr. Manager, QA

Feb 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Manager, QA

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Jul 2021 – Jan 2022 · 6 mos

Loopup

3 roles

Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2019 – Jan 2020 · 10 mos

Quality Assurance Engineer

Sep 2013 – Mar 2019 · 5 yrs 6 mos

Quality Assurance in agile development environment, working closely with developers, product managers, operations and stakeholders to deliver solutions across multiple platforms.
LoopUp provides simple, pain-free business conference calls and online meetings. We solve problems that have plagued conferencing for years – classic frustrations such as ‘who just joined?’ and ‘how do I share my screen?’ LoopUp alerts you when your first guest joins, calls you on your phone, shows you who’s on your conference call and who’s speaking, and lets you share your screen at any time during your meeting with one click.
LoopUp has mobile apps for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry, invite integration with Outlook, and web access any time. LoopUp serves thousands of businesses across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.

Quality AssuranceAgile Development

At&t

Retail Sales Consultant

Oct 2007 – May 2012 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Austin, Texas & Mission District, San Francisco

Delivered on promise of creating an extraordinary experience for customers in Spanish and English.
Focused on small and medium business sales.
Provided advanced technical support related to latest devices, network issues, software (IOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows) and business solutions (BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Good Technology).
Committed to solution based selling. Anticipated and uncovered customers' needs.
95% complete customer satisfaction.

Customer ExperienceTechnical SupportSales

New recovery systems, inc.

Co-Founder & Vice President

Jun 2006 – Dec 2008 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Founding member of natural resource development company that operated gold mining projects and investments in Alaska
Development of business plan and solicitation of investment into the company
Traveled to Alaska to perform due diligence of properties for investment

Business DevelopmentInvestment SolicitationEntrepreneurship

Good technology inc.

Corporate Account Executive

Dec 2004 – Sep 2005 · 9 mos

Sales of Good Enterprise Mobile Messaging platform which provides secure access to corporate email and data
Managed territory through relationships established with carrier partners (Verizon Wireless and Cingular), value-added resellers, and Palm
Demonstrated product via WebEx to prospects and carrier partners nationwide

SalesProduct Demonstration

Healthramp (now ehealth solutions inc.)

Business Manager

Nov 2003 – Nov 2004 · 1 yr

Sales of CarePoint, a mobile e-prescribing application utilized by physicians, nurses and long-term caregivers
Represented company and delivered product demonstrations at trade shows alongside Palm salespeople and executives
Headed specific promotions with industry stakeholders such as BlueCross BlueShield and Maine Medical Association

SalesProduct Demonstration