Senior Technology Consultant
Deloitte
2021 - 2023
McLean, VA
Led $340M in federal cloud transformation initiatives. Architected enterprise-scale solutions and delivered measurable business outcomes.
Technologies Used
KubernetesAWSDockerCI/CDMicroservicesTerraformHelmGitLab
Project Overview
As a Senior Technology Consultant at Deloitte, I spearheaded critical federal cloud transformation initiatives worth over $340 million. My role involved architecting enterprise-scale solutions, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering measurable business outcomes for government clients.
Key Challenges
- •Legacy system integration with strict federal compliance requirements
- •Coordinating across multiple government agencies and departments
- •Ensuring zero-downtime migration for mission-critical applications
- •Managing complex security and compliance requirements (FedRAMP, IL4)
- •Scaling solutions to handle enterprise-level traffic and data volumes
Solutions Implemented
- •Designed and implemented Kubernetes-based container orchestration platform
- •Built comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and custom automation tools
- •Created modular microservices architecture for improved scalability and maintenance
- •Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for consistent deployments
- •Developed comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for 24/7 operations
Impact & Results
- •Reduced application fulfillment time from weeks to days (50% improvement)
- •Improved system reliability to 99.9% uptime across all deployed services
- •Enabled rapid scaling to support 10x traffic increases during peak operations
- •Achieved full federal compliance while maintaining development velocity
- •Saved government clients $50M+ annually through improved operational efficiency
Key Lessons Learned
- •Enterprise-scale transformations require careful stakeholder management and clear communication
- •Compliance and security must be built into the architecture from day one
- •Microservices architecture provides flexibility but requires strong DevOps practices
- •Automation is critical for managing complex, distributed systems at scale