Summary
Mark Gray is a Principal Software Engineer based in Austin with eight years of professional engineering experience and a deep focus on security. He leads architecture and delivery at Microsoft while serving as a Subject Matter Expert for CompTIA, blending product-scale engineering with standards and certification insight. His background spans leadership roles in AT&T Cybersecurity and hands-on threat work at SANS Institute, grounded in analytical rigor from service as a United States Marine Corps intelligence specialist. That mix of operational intelligence, cybersecurity leadership, and advanced computer science training enables him to design resilient, auditable systems that anticipate adversaries. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic security-first solutions that bridge compliance, tooling, and secure software delivery.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology