Tracy Bannon

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 and 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 who writes, speaks, teaches, and practices her craft everyday! As an accomplished software architect, engineer, and DevSecOps advisor, I've worked across commercial and government clients. Understanding complex problems and working to deliver mission/business value at the speed is what drives me. 👇Find out more👇 As a long-time advocate for diversity in technology, I am helping to narrow the diversity gaps as a mentor, sponsor, volunteer, and friend.

Much of my time is invested as a Senior Principal in MITRE Corporation’s Advanced Software Innovation Center; joining in 2019 after nearly 13 years as a Chief Architect with Deloitte Consulting.

𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠: you see, I'm just as passionate about mentoring and training as I am about delivering valuable software! I love community and knowledge building with my teams, my clients, and the next generation of technologists by guest lecturing at universities, leading working groups, and sharing experience stories.

I use my podcast, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, to drive diverse thinking exploring origin stories of folks leading todays disruptive technology. Another avenue for mentoring and community building is as a contributing journalist and Podcaster with 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝟱𝟬𝟱! 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 (part of The Sourced Network).

I publish, speak, and blog to get the word out and am a featured speaker and panel moderator at industry events. I hold certifications from Microsoft , AWS, DevOps Institute, PMI, Scrum Alliance, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).