Cloud Database Engineering Lead · Federal & DoD

BenjaminAsante

I architect and operate mission-critical database platforms for federal agencies and DoD programs — from multi-cloud modernization at national scale to distributed replication systems on U.S. Navy ships. Currently leading database engineering for the U.S. Treasury's $1.3B T-Cloud program.

Active Public Trust Active DoD Secret 🇺🇸 U.S. Citizen
11+
Years Experience
4
Cloud Platforms
2
Clearances
$1.3B
Program Scale
Benjamin Asante
Benjamin Asante
Cloud Database Engineering Lead
⬡ Founder — Fortis Data Group

Areas of Expertise

Eleven years across federal, DoD, healthcare, telecom, and retail — specializing in cloud database engineering and distributed systems at scale.

Multi-Cloud Database Architecture

Design and operate enterprise database platforms across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, OCI, and GCP simultaneously — with concurrent production experience on all four through the U.S. Treasury T-Cloud program.

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Distributed & Disconnected Systems

Replication architectures for environments where connectivity is intermittent or denied — including ship-based U.S. Navy systems syncing across afloat and ashore via Kafka and SAP MobiLink.

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Large-Scale Database Modernization

Migration and modernization of hundreds of Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB databases across federal agencies — zero data loss, minimal downtime.

Performance Tuning & Optimization

Deep-dive query optimization, indexing redesign, execution plan analysis, and wait statistics delivering measurable improvements on mission-critical workloads.

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Data Platform Engineering

Terraform and Ansible for compliant automated database provisioning. CI/CD pipelines, automated runbooks, and IaC standards at enterprise federal scale.

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Federal Compliance & Security

FedRAMP, FISMA, DoD RMF, and SOX database architecture. RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and security hardening built in from day one.


Technical Stack

Production-proven expertise across databases, cloud, automation, ETL, monitoring, and compliance frameworks.

Databases
SQL ServerPostgreSQLOracleMySQL/MariaDBMongoDBSAP SQL AnywhereSAP ASERedshift
Cloud Platforms
AWS GovCloudAzure GovernmentOCIGCPRDS/AuroraEC2-native
Distributed Systems
Apache KafkaSAP MobiLinkEvent-driven archPub/sub replicationDisconnected sync
Automation & IaC
TerraformAnsiblePythonPowerShellBashCI/CD
ETL & Analytics
SSISInformatica IICSQlik ReplicateTableauSSASdbt
Monitoring
CloudWatchSplunkNew RelicTaniumPrometheusGrafana
HA / DR
Always On AGLog ShippingClusteringReplicationFailover Automation
Compliance
FedRAMPFISMADoD RMFSOXRBACTDE

What Sets Me Apart

Three capabilities that put me in a very small pool globally.

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All Four Government Clouds — Simultaneously

Active concurrent production experience across AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, OCI, and GCP through the U.S. Treasury T-Cloud program. Cross-cloud tradeoff advisory from real engineering — not vendor documentation.

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Dual Active Federal Clearances

Active Public Trust and Active DoD Secret clearances held concurrently as a U.S. citizen. Immediate engagement on both civilian agency and military programs with no lead time or delays.

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SAP MobiLink → Kafka Maritime Transition

One of very few engineers globally leading the transition from legacy SAP occasionally-connected replication to modern Kafka event-driven architecture in a U.S. Navy maritime environment under denied network conditions.

Founder of Fortis Data Group

My federal database consulting firm — available for engagements, subcontracting, and proposal support at both clearance levels.


Credentials

Active certifications across cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and federal security.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services
Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300)
Microsoft
HashiCorp Terraform Associate (003)
HashiCorp
CompTIA Security+ ce
Active — Expires Sep 2028
EDB PostgreSQL Database Administration
Koenig Solutions
Oracle Linux Certified
Oracle / DBA Genesis
EPIC Cogito & Caboodle Administrator
Epic Systems
NSA Linux Security
National Security Agency

Let's Connect

Open to federal consulting engagements, technical leadership conversations,
and prime contractor subcontracting opportunities.