Kentara Gilliard

Kentara Gilliard is an experienced IT professional currently serving as a Senior Windows Engineer Lead at Koniag Government Services since February 2022, specializing in AWS EC2 Instances deployment and certificate management. Prior positions include Principal Systems Administrator at ManTech, Senior System Administrator at SAIC, and HBSS Subject Matter Expert at Meridian Technologies, where compliance with DoD standards was a key focus. With a background that includes significant roles within the US Navy, Kentara Gilliard has extensive experience in network security and systems administration, supporting a range of critical messaging and telecommunications systems. Kentara Gilliard holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Networks Security from the University of Maryland Global Campus.