Summary
Rob Ferguson is a Senior DevSecOps Engineer with 13 years of experience building secure, production-grade platforms across defense, healthcare, and networking sectors. Currently at BridgePhase after leading platform engineering at Defense Unicorns, he blends hands-on infrastructure automation with security-first practices to deliver resilient cloud-native systems. His background includes senior software and design engineering roles at MRI, Concert Genetics, and ADTRAN, giving him broad expertise from low-level design to large-scale platform operations. Based in Franklin, Tennessee, he leverages a BS in Computer Science from Tennessee Technological University and a practical, systems-oriented mindset to bridge developer velocity and compliance. Known for tackling complex integrations in regulated environments, he favors pragmatic solutions that balance security, observability, and developer experience.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Tennessee Technological University