John Parsons
Senior Director Of Data Engineering
Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolJohn Parsons is a senior data engineering leader with 10+ years of experience building secure, scalable data platforms and guiding distributed engineering teams in remote-first environments. He has led architecture, program management, and software engineering at Health Catalyst—driving the move to microservices, implementing Secure SDLC practices that helped achieve HITRUST and SOC2 certifications, and designing a multi-tenant Databricks/Azure data platform. Now Senior Director of Data Engineering at Evolent, he blends hands-on technical judgment with servant leadership, running cross-functional forums that align VPs, principal engineers, and product teams. Known for fostering engaged teams who feel heard and recognized, he pairs strong delivery instincts with a knack for translating audit and compliance requirements into practical engineering processes. Outside work he’s an avid outdoor athlete—golf, tennis, mountain biking and surfing—which he credits for sharpening his focus and resilience.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Utah State University
English, French
Github Skills (31)
roslyn-analyzer8
odata8
stylecop8
analyzer7
api7
rest-api6
webapi6
x126
csharp6
jwt6
scada6
authentication6
edi5
authorization5
open-data5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
johnrulon/TechTime
Apr 2017 - Nov 2024
Contributions:20 pushes in 7 years 7 months
johnrulon/pythonPlayground
Nov 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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