The Founder

Darius Powell

Founder & Principal Engineer

Eight certifications. Five active GitHub repositories. A decade of building and breaking systems. Powell Tech Group was founded on one conviction: small businesses deserve the same security rigor as enterprise — at a price they can actually afford.

🏆 Gremlin Enterprise Chaos Engineer ISC2 CC AWS SAA GCP Architect
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Darius Powell
Founder & Principal Engineer
Watervliet, Michigan
Serving Clients Nationwide
Our Story

Built From the Ground Up

Powell Technology Group was founded because of a gap that Darius saw repeatedly in his work: small and mid-sized businesses were being told to "take security seriously" but weren't being given tools they could actually afford to use.

Enterprise-grade tools like Gremlin and Nessus were being sold exclusively to companies with seven-figure security budgets. Meanwhile, SMBs — the businesses that employ most of America — were left with one-off scans, generic checklists, and reactive IT support.

Powell Tech Group changes that. Four service pillars. Flat-rate subscriptions. Real tools. Real documentation. Real outcomes — for businesses that can't afford to learn these lessons the hard way.

"Security isn't a product you buy once. It's a practice you build continuously. Powell Tech Group is the partner that makes that continuous practice affordable. Stay ready, so you don't have to get ready."
— Darius Powell, Founder
Timeline
1
Foundation
CompTIA A+ & Hardware Roots
Started with hardware — building, repairing, and understanding systems from the ground up. CompTIA A+ certification formalized the foundation.
2
Cloud Expertise
AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform
Expanded into cloud architecture across all three major platforms. AWS SAA, GCP Professional Architect, Azure AZ-900, and HashiCorp Terraform Associate certifications earned.
3
Security Specialization
ISC2 CC, IriusRisk, Ansible Automation
Focused on security — ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity, IriusRisk Threat Modeling Champion, and built the Ansible automation library now powering Powell Tech Group's malware detection pipeline.
4
Chaos Engineering
Gremlin Enterprise Chaos Engineer
Achieved the Gremlin Enterprise Chaos Engineer certification — held by less than 1% of engineers globally. Built the AWS FIS + Gremlin chaos engineering practice now central to Powell Tech Group's service offering.
5
2025 Launch
Powell Technology Group LLC
Launched Powell Technology Group as a formal LLC in Watervliet, Michigan — bringing enterprise security tools and documentation to the SMB market on flat-rate subscriptions.
Credentials

8 Certifications.
Each One Working for You.

These aren't trophies. Every certification maps directly to a specific capability Powell Tech Group delivers.

🏆 Gremlin
Enterprise Chaos Engineer
Enables the Chaos Engineering service. Less than 1% of engineers hold this.
ISC2
Certified in Cybersecurity
Formal cybersecurity foundation from the world's leading security organization.
Google Cloud
Professional Cloud Architect
GCP infrastructure, security, and architecture for multi-cloud engagements.
HashiCorp
Terraform Associate
Infrastructure-as-code powers repeatable, auditable AWS FIS experiment deployments.
Amazon Web Services
Solutions Architect — Associate
AWS infrastructure design and security underlying the chaos engineering practice.
IriusRisk
Threat Modeling Champion
Identifies security threats during architecture design — before systems are built.
Microsoft Azure
Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
Azure platform coverage for clients in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
CompTIA
A+ Certified (ce)
Hardware lab foundation — device builds, repairs, and component-level troubleshooting.
Mission

Why Powell Tech Group Exists

Mission: To make enterprise-grade cybersecurity tools and documentation accessible to every growing business — regardless of size or budget — through flat-rate subscriptions and plain-English delivery.

Vision: A world where no small business loses everything to a preventable cyberattack because they couldn't afford enterprise-grade protection.

GitHub

5 Public Repositories

Ansible-Malware_Scanner
Powers the vulnerability report malware detection pipeline
Ansible
Ansible-Server-Hardening
CIS benchmark hardening automation for Linux servers
Ansible
Terraform-AWS-FIS-Chaos
AWS FIS experiment templates in Terraform
Terraform
Ansible-Yum-Patch-Management
RHEL/AlmaLinux patch governance automation
Ansible
Linux-Automation-Tasks
General Linux automation and configuration management
Bash/Python
Values

How We Work

📝 Documentation First
Every engagement produces written artifacts. No tribal knowledge, no verbal agreements. You own every document Powell Tech Group creates for you.
📐 Standards Alignment
NIST, CIS, and MITRE ATT&CK aren't buzzwords here — they're the frameworks behind every deliverable.
💰 Flat-Rate Transparency
No hourly billing. No surprise invoices. You know the exact cost before work begins and it never changes mid-month.
🛡️ Proactive Security
Reactive IT is expensive. Powell Tech Group finds vulnerabilities and tests resilience before attackers and outages do it for you.
🗣️ Plain-English Delivery
Every report is written for decision-makers, not just engineers. If you can't act on it, it's not a useful report.
🤝 Community Commitment
Michigan-based. Powell Tech Group is committed to bringing enterprise security to underserved communities and businesses.
Work With Darius

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