Kilpatrick Jones
SENIOR IT LEADER | PRINCIPAL CLOUD ARCHITECT | PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
- Role
- Technical Success Manager at Leidos
- Location
- Smyrna, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kilpatrick Jones
Strategic Senior IT Leader and Principal Cloud Architect with over 15 years of progressive experience driving technology modernization, enterprise transformation, and cross-domain program delivery across commercial and defense sectors. Proven record leading global engineering teams, defining cloud governance strategies, and executing high-impact modernization initiatives exceeding $100M in value. Adept at developing technical vision, mentoring multi-disciplinary teams, and aligning IT operations with business and mission priorities. Recognized for transforming underperforming environments into resilient, secure, and automated infrastructures through data-driven leadership and strategic innovation.
Experience
Technical Success Manager
Jun 2025 — Present
Spearheaded modernization programs across multi-cloud ecosystems, directing cross-functional teams of 10+ engineers and architects while mentoring junior talent to build organizational DevSecOps maturity.• Championed the strategic alignment of cloud initiatives with enterprise business goals, influencing budget allocations and executive decision-making.• Served as a senior advisor to program leadership, driving key decisions on scalability, compliance, and long-term technical roadmaps.• Established governance frameworks for cloud operations, enhancing accountability, compliance traceability, and team performance metrics.• Partner with AWS cloud and application teams to design and implement new cloud solutions supporting migration and modernization objectives.• Led a team of DevOps/SecOps engineers building resilient, secure infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP while maintaining cross-environment interoperability.• Created a cloud enhancement roadmap to align agency priorities with evolving customer requirements and emerging technologies.• Delivered expertise in high-availability, contingency planning, and disaster-recovery automation across mission-critical workloads.
Education
DeVry University
Bachelor of Science, Electronic Engineering
2004 — 2008
DeVry University
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Software Documentation
- Sdlc
- Solution Architecture
- Systems Analysis
- Xml
- IT Management
- Database Design
- Program Management
- System Architecture
- Java
- Troubleshooting
- Ms Project
- Business Analysis
- Oracle
- Requirements Analysis
- Cloud Computing
- Software Project Management
- Itil
- Sql
- Visio
- Linux
- Operating Systems
- IT Service Management
- Networking
- Pl/Sql
- Databases
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Business Intelligence
- Project Planning
- Java Enterprise Edition
- Security
- Disaster Recovery
- Enterprise Architecture
- IT Strategy
- Analysis
- Integration
- Software Development
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