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Darren M. Davis

Griffin,GA

Summary

IT leader and enterprise architect with 20+ years of success delivering complex technology solutions across federal and enterprise environments. Proven expertise in IT leadership, architecture, DevOps, and development, with hands-on experience designing, automating, and integrating solutions. Recognized for driving modernization initiatives that reduce costs, improve efficiency, and align IT capabilities with business strategy.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager

PERATON – USCG IMS Contract
05.2023 - Current
  • Managed Infrastructure and Platform engineering teams; established strategic priorities, guided technical delivery, and improved reliability, scalability, and enterprise service performance.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to capture requirements, design scalable solutions, and provide strategic guidance from concept through delivery.
  • Enabled team success by identifying technical issues and roadblocks, facilitating collaboration to develop effective resolutions.
  • While continuing in a developer role, developed solution that integrated with AWS Location API to validate shipping address before storing information in custom SQL database. Additionally, designed and implemented an enterprise capacity tracking solution for Storage, Compute, Backup, and Licensing resources; built dashboards to display utilization, trends, and forecasts. Partnered with customers to define requirements, present prototypes, and validate solutions against business needs.

Enterprise Architect

PERATON
09.2019 - 04.2023
  • Delivered new capabilities across the organization by leading multiple projects from concept through implementation. Developed architecture designs aligned with business requirements, cross-functional input, enterprise standards, and strategic company direction. Partnered with IT leadership to secure solution approval by presenting detailed designs, capability overviews, financial considerations, risk assessments, and dependency analyses.
  • Led the design of a new MECM environment, consolidating multiple SCCM instances into a unified platform. Created the high-level architecture and collaborated with internal stakeholders and Microsoft to validate the solution. Designed a hybrid model spanning AWS GovCloud and on-premises data centers, extending access to external vendors in support of the enterprise computer refresh initiative.
  • Directed the migration of 30+ Northrop Grumman development environments into Peraton’s environment following a company merger. Oversaw discovery of server, application, networking, and service dependencies for each program. Partnered with program teams and stakeholders to validate migration designs, provided hands-on implementation support, and coordinated cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure a smooth transition.
  • Managed the CI/CD pipeline for 3rd-party integrations with Perspecta’s Costpoint ERP system, supporting development using SAFe Agile methodologies and Jira to accelerate and manage delivery.
  • Performed code reviews, builds, testing, and promotions using GitHub and Jenkins; proficient with scripting languages (Unix Shell, JavaScript, PowerShell, JScript) and DevOps tools (GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible, SoapUI, Jira, ServiceNow).
  • Designed integrations using MuleSoft, SQL Server Integration Services, and cloud solutions, collaborated with business units to gather and document requirements.

Account Engineering Leader

PERSPECTA – NASA Contract
01.2017 - 08.2019
  • Provided strategic leadership of the Engineering Department supporting the NASA contract, ensuring delivery of mission-critical capabilities and solutions.
  • Championed organizational transformation by introducing SAFe Agile practices, embedding structured backlog management and sprint planning to drive consistency, accountability, and predictable outcomes.
  • Scaled the organization by building a high-performing engineering team, leading recruitment, onboarding, and workforce development for both employees and contractors.
  • Developed and communicated engineering roadmaps that aligned technical initiatives with NASA’s long-term business and mission priorities.
  • Directed departmental financial strategy, overseeing budgets, monthly forecasts, and cost-optimization efforts to balance operational efficiency with strategic growth.

Enterprise Architect

HEWLETT PACKARD – NASA Contract
01.2011 - 12.2016
  • Served on the startup team that developed and presented the enterprise roadmap to NASA executives; designed architecture supporting the NASA contract and contributed to implementation, configuration, and ongoing production support.
  • Took on multi-faceted roles as architect, analyst, and developer to deliver projects that improved capabilities, streamlined processes, and advanced mission goals.
  • Microsoft SCCM: Authored SCCM architecture and implemented across all 13 NASA centers, replacing legacy tools, reducing operational costs, and improving enterprise Windows device management efficiency.
  • Certify Mac OS X PIV Authentication: Researched and designed an automated PIV authentication solution integrated with ITSM (Service Manager), streamlining Mac authentication processes.
  • Merge Center Logistics Tool: Designed a web-based system to manage computer inventory, asset tagging, shipping, and deployment schedules. Developed SQL data models, web services, and SSIS packages to integrate with 3rd-party Warehouse Management systems.
  • Deployment Scheduling Tool: Created an ASP.NET portal enabling NASA users to schedule hardware replacements. Delivered solution on a compressed 2-month timeline using SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, and ASP.NET.
  • Service Manager Integration: Developed a .NET web service interface leveraging SOAP/XML to integrate BMC Remedy with HP Service Manager, enabling bidirectional data exchange for Service Request management. Designed schema mappings, implemented authentication/authorization controls, and optimized transaction handling to ensure reliability and scalability.

Data Architect

HEWLETT PACKARD / EDS – NMCI Contract
01.2009 - 12.2011
  • Drove Data Governance initiatives within the NMCI contract, establishing standards and processes for data management across the enterprise.
  • Developed the Data Architecture template used by solution teams to define data requirements, modeling, integrations, mappings, availability, storage, and inter-system relationships.
  • Created the primary reference document for the Data Governance Board, enabling evaluation of solution alignment with enterprise data strategy, identification of new database sources, and assessment of integrations introduced into the environment.

Senior Engineer

EDS – NMCI Contract
09.2005 - 12.2008
  • Served as lead developer, architect, and mentor, delivering automation and technical solutions that streamlined Navy and Marine Corps operations.
  • Designed and implemented an automated Active Directory User Provisioning system integrated with Remedy and AD, saving $500K annually.
  • Automated certification processes and built frameworks enabling applications to be self-updating and self-reporting.

Enterprise System Manager

Delta Technologies
01.2004 - 09.2005
  • Managed a team of 12 engineers delivering enterprise solutions across release management, configuration, software packaging/distribution, and automated builds.

Data Service Manager

Delta Technologies
01.2003 - 12.2004
  • Led a 15-member DBA team supporting 300+ databases and 200+ applications.
  • Improved compliance and operational efficiency by restructuring support models and implementing SOX audit processes.

Senior System Engineer

Delta Technologies
09.1995 - 12.2003
  • Delivered the Windows XP Automated Build System, enabling deployment of 35,000+ workstations on schedule.
  • Developed integration interfaces connecting LDAP, Tivoli, PowerQuest, and other 3rd-party tools.
  • Designed a fault-tolerant application monitoring system using Tibco Rendezvous and Hawk, achieving 99.99% system availability and forwarding alerts to Netcool for 24x7 monitoring.
  • Built a Tuxedo service to collect and populate enterprise application data into an Oracle metrics database, supporting performance forecasting and identifying potential queuing and B2B/MQSeries issues.
  • Managed Tivoli Systems Management Framework spanning 30,000+ endpoints.
  • Designed web-integrated tools, automated monitoring, and high-availability environments to ensure enterprise reliability.
  • Designed and maintained shared API libraries supporting 1,800+ applications.
  • Led ClearCase implementation for 50 developers and 12M lines of code, ensuring coding standards and performance monitoring across environments.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Information Systems

Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, GA

Associates of Science - undefined

Macon State College
Macon, GA

Skills

  • IT Leadership & Strategic Planning Solution Architecture DevOps & Automation Microservices Design
  • Team Building, Coaching & Mentoring Application Development Systems Integration & Optimization
  • Business & Requirements Analysis Process Improvement Enterprise Technology Transformation

Certification

  • Security+
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • ITIL4 Foundations
  • SAFe Agile
  • Spartan White Belt

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Secret Clearance

Timeline

Senior Manager

PERATON – USCG IMS Contract
05.2023 - Current

Enterprise Architect

PERATON
09.2019 - 04.2023

Account Engineering Leader

PERSPECTA – NASA Contract
01.2017 - 08.2019

Enterprise Architect

HEWLETT PACKARD – NASA Contract
01.2011 - 12.2016

Data Architect

HEWLETT PACKARD / EDS – NMCI Contract
01.2009 - 12.2011

Senior Engineer

EDS – NMCI Contract
09.2005 - 12.2008

Enterprise System Manager

Delta Technologies
01.2004 - 09.2005

Data Service Manager

Delta Technologies
01.2003 - 12.2004

Senior System Engineer

Delta Technologies
09.1995 - 12.2003

Associates of Science - undefined

Macon State College

Bachelor of Business Administration - Information Systems

Georgia College and State University

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