Kevin Boykin

About Kevin Boykin

Providing guidance through a combination of user research, feedback from cross-functional teams and customers, and data analysis for a transformation from an Agile to a DevOps model framework; leveraging project manager experience to revise workflow processes consistent with DevOps principles.

Experience

1. Program Director, Dhs Hq Cloud Engineering & Operations

   Peraton

   Jul 2024 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Manage a program of cloud engineers that provide services include cloud and applications management of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) to include development, staging, production, and database and MS Windows and Linux support services. Scope includes computing services, end-to-end technical requirements management for enterprise IT services, support of Government off-the-shelf (GOTS)/ Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) application integration, interoperability for customer developed components, expertise in program management, business and requirements analysis, integration, testing, change management, innovative architectural support, ongoing cloud and application management. Our team focused on developing a best-of-breed multi-cloud platform service approach, with an emphasis on agnostic tools and tight execution, resulting in a nimble, future-forward cloud program serving DHS’s diverse cloud customers. All work is performed in Agile teams with the goal of moving to infrastructure as code (IaC) through the utilization of DevOps pipelines.Portfolio Solutions:• Azure and AWS GovCloud Services Computing services• Jira and ServiceNow for work tracking and reporting• Terraform for Infrastructure as Code-based cloud configuration management through APIs• GitLab for Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery Pipelines• Ansible and Terraform for Infrastructure as Code

Education

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Financial Management and Acquisitions

  2012 — 2014

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry, Pre-Med

Skills

• Intelligence Analysis
• Electronic Warfare
• Force Protection
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Policy
• Nato
• Risk Management
• Aircraft
• Flight Safety
• Operational Risk Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Naval Aviation
• Maritime Security
• Intelligence
• Security Clearance
• Sigint
• Military
• Readiness
• Military Liaison
• Supply Chain Management
• Air Force
• Project Management
• Defence
• Information Assurance
• Military Aviation
• Military Doctrine
• Helicopters
• Dod
• Policy Writing
• Operational Planning
• Aviation
• Top Secret
• Aerospace
• Military Operations
• Risk Assessment
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• Homeland Security