David Shepherd
Senior Tech Lead, Cloud Security Engineering at Freddie Mac
Clifton, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Shepherd is a senior tech lead specializing in cloud security engineering with over 30 years in IT and more than a decade focused on cloud-first security at enterprise scale. He blends hands-on security engineering and CI/CD tooling with strategic leadership, having driven major Custodian policy programs that cut costs, reduced policy executions dramatically, and simplified hundreds of controls into a compact, auditable set. A proven federal advisor and accreditation practitioner, he’s steered FISMA/NIST-aligned efforts and briefed peers at NIST, HHS HIPAA, and Data Center World. At Capital One he architected innovations like CADE and automated policy testing while leading teams through large-scale control growth and rationalization. Now at Freddie Mac he shapes cloud-native defenses and DevSecOps practices that balance operational cost, compliance, and risk. Outside work he runs a volunteer conference event platform, reflecting a long-standing commitment to community building in tech.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology at Virginia TechPsychology, Psychology at George Mason UniversityMaximizing Your Leadership Potential, Maximizing Your Leadership Potential at UMUC - National Leadership Institute
Github Skills (71)
cop10
planning10
subsonic9
docker9
podcast9
scanning9
calendars9
mastodon8
activitypub8
pixelfed8
border8
caldav8
plugin8
translation8
visa7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
shepda/dotfiles
May 2019 - Oct 2023
Contributions:148 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
UKHomeOffice/cop-file-upload-service
Feb 2019 - Nov 2020
File upload, scanning and translation service
Contributions:5 reviews, 179 commits, 60 PRs in 1 year 9 months
file-uploadtranslationscanningtranslation-servicecop
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