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About Mark Darland

AWS Solutions Architect with over 23 years of experience leading enterprise IT transformation

Professional Summary

Seasoned technology professional with over 23 years of experience leading enterprise IT transformation, cloud adoption, and cybersecurity initiatives within the private sector. Demonstrated success in architecting and delivering secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions leveraging Amazon Web Services, enterprise databases, and modern application platforms.

Recognized for expertise in systems administration, advanced encryption technologies, and compliance-driven security hardening aligned with CIS Level 2, CSA STAR, and OWASP standards. Skilled in orchestrating database migrations, performance tuning, and modernization programs across Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.

Valued advisor to executive leadership, aligning technology strategies with business objectives to drive measurable improvements in security posture, operational resilience, and organizational efficiency.

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Resume

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Core Expertise

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Cloud Environments
AWS & Nutanix

Expert in designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS services and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure for enterprise-scale deployments.

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Unified Threat Management
Elasticsearch & Syslog-NG Integrations

Implementing comprehensive security monitoring and log aggregation solutions using Elasticsearch and Syslog-NG for real-time threat detection and analysis.

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Security Frameworks
CIS Level 2, OWASP, CSA STAR

Deep expertise in implementing security frameworks including CIS Level 2 benchmarks, OWASP for Tomcat and IIS, and CSA STAR compliance standards.

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Content Delivery
IIS 10.5, Tomcat 9.0, Apache Web Server

Extensive experience configuring and optimizing web servers including IIS 10.5, Tomcat 9.0, and Apache Web Server for high-performance content delivery.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Windows Server 2022Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2016RedHat Linux 9

Languages

AWS Java SDKAWS .NET SDKPL/SQLXMLAnsible

Databases

Oracle 12cMS SQL Server 2022MS SQL Server 2019MySQL 8

IDEs

Java EclipseVisual Studio 2022Visual Studio 2019

Hardware

HPECisco VCenterIBM Blade CenterCisco CatalystPalo AltoJuniper

Cloud Platforms

AWSCloudFrontEC2S3LambdaRoute 53VPCIAM

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Professional
AWS Certified Security
Specialty
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Associate
AWS Certified Developer
Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Foundational
CompTIA CYSA+
Cybersecurity Analyst

Experience Highlights

AWS Solutions Architect
23+ Years in Information Technology

Key Achievements:

  • • Designed and implemented enterprise-scale CloudFront distributions serving millions of users globally
  • • Led cloud migration projects reducing infrastructure costs by 40% while improving performance
  • • Architected high-availability systems with 99.99% uptime using multi-region failover strategies
  • • Implemented comprehensive security frameworks achieving compliance with CIS Level 2, CSA STAR, and OWASP standards
  • • Optimized CDN configurations resulting in 60% reduction in latency for global users
  • • Orchestrated database migrations and modernization programs across Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL