Summary
Gregory Coward is a Senior Solutions Architect with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering secure, enterprise-grade integrations and NextGen security platforms for regulated, security-sensitive customers. Based in Walla Walla, he has spent over a decade at F5 driving technology alliances, partner enablement, and reference architectures that accelerate adoption across Fortune 500 environments. Gregory blends deep security credentials (CISSP) and cloud expertise (AWS Solutions Architect) with hands-on program delivery and PMP discipline to translate complex requirements into scalable, auditable solutions. His background in banking IT leadership gives him uncommon domain fluency in regulatory risk, business continuity, and vendor negotiation—skills he leverages when aligning technical roadmaps with business outcomes. Known for technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration, he repeatedly turns partner integrations into production-ready offerings through documentation, labs, and co-development. Colleagues rely on him to bridge product, sales, and engineering while keeping security and operational resilience at the center of every architecture.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
PMP, Project Management, PMP, Project Management at PMP, Project Management Professional
MCSE, CNE, CCNA, DBA, MCSE, CNE, CCNA, DBA at MCSE, CNE, CCNA, DBA
Banking and Finance, Banking and Finance at Pacific Coast Banking School - Partnered with University of Washington Graduate School of Business
CISSP, Information Security, CISSP, Information Security at CISSP, Certified Information Systems Security Professional