David Stuart

DevOps Engineer

Leesburg, Virginia, United States30 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led DevSecOps initiatives for large-scale deployments.
  • Implemented SAFe Agile DevOps across multiple teams.
  • Managed enterprise MDM deployment for 35,000+ devices.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps and Project Management expert in SaaS and Cloud Computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsPythonProject ManagementSdlcData AnalysisCloud MigrationTechnical ConsultingMdm DeploymentAgile ManagementInfrastructure ManagementSoftware DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesTeam ManagementVirtualizationAutomationSystem AdministrationSecurity ManagementProgramming

Other Skills

JenkinsDockerKubernetesGitlabCommunicationProblem SolvingJIRASoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Project PlansPandas (Software)REST APIsAirwatchScriptingVMware vSphereAWS

Experience

30 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Titan technologies

DevSecOps Lead Engineer

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Reston, Virginia, United States · Hybrid

JenkinsPythonDockerKubernetesGitlabDevOps

Confluent

Technical Program Manager

Aug 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Remote

CommunicationProblem SolvingJIRASoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Project PlansProject Management+1

Amazon web services (aws)

Technical Program Manager - Public Sector National Security

May 2020Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Herndon, Virginia, United States

CommunicationProblem SolvingPythonPandas (Software)Project PlansData Analysis+1

Vmware

Senior Consultant

Mar 2016May 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Reston, VA

  • Digital Workspace SME with government customer managing Enterprise MDM deployment of 35,000+ disparate devices (iOS/Android/Windows) in a fast-paced agile mission critical environment
  • Architect Solutions to solve complex and challenging problems, maintain on-prem services and troubleshoot technical issues, implement new enterprise features, extend capabilities via REST-API using Python and docker, assist downstream Tiers, and train users
  • Automate processes to help eliminate human errors via scripting, increase efficiency, and add resiliency
  • Engage daily with customer and provide technical consulting, updates, potential problems, and assist in developing feature backlog
  • Migrate on-prem components to the AWS Gov Cloud, deploy EC2 machines, RD Gateway Bastion Hosts, Security groups, Windows and Linux Servers, SQL Server DB
REST APIsCommunicationAirwatchScriptingProblem SolvingPython+4

Applied security, inc.

Director of Software

May 2015Feb 2016 · 9 mos · Reston, VA

  • Simultaneously managed multiple software development teams in fast-paced environment to produce end-to-end software solutions to meet mission critical customer requirements
  • Produced higher quality software deliverables with more frequent releases and enhanced collaboration of teams by assisting in implementing SAFe Agile DevOps SDLC across entire organization and acting as the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
  • Constantly interacted with customers to ensure alignment to customer’s mission and vision with face-to-face meetings and cadence based or ad hoc touch points
  • Strengthened hiring pipeline by developing and executing hiring process for software developers
  • Managed 12 direct reports by facilitating technical and strategic decision making, removing blockers, evaluating performance, approving time, mentoring, and recognizing exceptional effort
  • Managed backlog, sprint backlog, task board, review board with Jira, Confluence, and ReviewBoard
  • Managed Continuous Delivery Pipeline with tools such as Jenkins and Puppet
  • Deploy applications on AWS EC2 platform
  • Develop automation scripts in Python
ConfluenceCommunicationAgile Project ManagementProblem SolvingJIRAPython+3

Layer 2 technologies

Program Manager

Sep 2012May 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Reston, VA

  • Plan and deploy virtual desktop and mobile customer solutions using ESXi,  vSphere, Active Directory, Horizon View 5
  • Monitor virtual environment health and status as well as performance
  • Develop scripts to automate maintenance tasks
  • Optimize windows images for improved virtualization performance
  • Develop scripts to generate test data
  • Develop UI mockups using balsamiq
  • Deploy and manage AWS EC2 instances
CommunicationProblem SolvingVMware ViewProject PlansVirtualizationProject Management

Sparta, inc.

Branch Chief

Jan 2009Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Delivered best‐of‐breed customer aligned software applications to meet customers business objectives via careful team leadership, strategy, planning, and vision on award fee contracts
  • Recognized on several occasions with 100% contract award fee by exceeding customer expectations and producing deliverables on time and within budget
  • Provided strategies to customers that addressed technology gaps, proposed actionable solutions, and built strong relationships based on feedback and organic growth
  • Presented novel technical ideas in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders and decision‐makers and held monthly status meetings to inform customers on program schedule status, cost burndown, development, and risks
  • Managed 25 direct reports plus several matrixed personnel, conducted annual reviews, approved timecards, managed projects financial burndown rates, and conducted interviews for new developers
  • Perform software development using groovy/grails, python, javascript, and Java
Agile MethodologiesCommunicationProblem SolvingProject PlansProject Management

Stuart defense solutions, inc.

Owner

May 2006Jun 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • President and owner of SDSI.
Perl AutomationCommunicationProblem SolvingPythonTomcatProject Plans+2

Technica

Systems Administrator

Jan 2005Jan 2006 · 1 yr · Falls Church, VA

Perl AutomationLinux System AdministrationCommunicationLegatoSecurity Patch ManagementProblem Solving+8

L-3 communications

Software Engineer

Jan 2001Jan 2005 · 4 yrs · Arlington, VA

C++SNMPJavaMibC (Programming Language)Bash+2

Naval surface warfare center

2 roles

Electrical Engineer

Jan 1999Jan 2001 · 2 yrs · Dahlgren, VA

Co-Op Student, Electrical Engineering

Jan 1995Jan 1999 · 4 yrs · Dahlgren, VA

Education

Penn State University

Electrical Engineering — Wireless Communications

Jan 1995Jan 1999

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