The Founder

Darius Powell

Founder & Principal Engineer

Powell Tech Group was founded with a simple but powerful belief: small businesses deserve enterprise-grade security without the enterprise price tag. With 7+ years in Linux and Windows security, vulnerability management, and years of hands-on customer service and end-user support. We bring both the technical depth and the human side that most firms miss. Certified professional. Real experience. One mission.

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 Nessus, Gremlin, and Packer were being sold exclusively to companies with seven-figure security budgets. Meanwhile, SMBs — the businesses that employ most of America — were left with unpatched servers, default OS images, one-off scans, and reactive IT support that showed up after the damage was already done.

Powell Tech Group changes that. Vulnerability Management that scans monthly and reports in plain English. Patch Governance that closes the gap between finding a CVE and fixing it. Hardened Images that make sure every machine starts from a known-good, CIS-benchmarked baseline — not a default install with six months of vulnerabilities baked in. These three pillars — delivered on flat-rate subscriptions — give growing businesses the same security foundation that enterprise companies rely on.

Three 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

Public Repository

Ansible-Server-Hardening
CIS benchmark hardening automation for Linux servers
Ansible
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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