Roger Michael Seip
Senior IT professional with 20+ years of experience in Linux systems administration, cloud engineering, enterprise architecture, and technical project management supporting DoD missions (DISA, DHA, USAF). Expertise with cybersecurity hardening guidelines and maintaining RMF technical artifacts. College instructor of IT and project management classes. Skilled at turning customer expectations into actionable steps to accomplish goals.
EXPERIENCE
- Delivering CSCI 335 Project Management and CSCI 110 Enterprise Business Applications (spreadsheets and presentation software) on campus and online via Learning Management System.
Senior Project Manager | DCCA | 2023-2025
- Managed 10+ concurrent projects (architecture, cybersecurity, operations, and software development) supporting a DHA AWS GovCloud-hosted healthcare claims financial system under a five-year, $66M firm-fixed-price contract.
- Developed project plans, communicated status to stakeholders, and mitigated risks using Microsoft Project and GitLab.
- Led 3 teams of 20+ technicians: conducted performance reviews, tracked billed hours, and coached career development.
- Drove organizational adoption of Agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices across the program, expanding GitLab-based development workflows.
Solutions Architect | Red Hat | 2022-2023
Enterprise Architect | DCCA | 2019-2022
- Defined program KPIs, communicated architectural strategy to customer leadership, and advised stakeholders on technical, operational, and cost tradeoffs.
- Architected re-hosting of commercial applications and Oracle databases from Oracle Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, defining target configurations and converting Solaris-specific implementations to Linux-native solutions.
- Led planning and execution of a 60+ server migration to AWS GovCloud from on-premise datacenter. Created an architecture team to adapt to changing scope, staffing, and customer priorities.
- Standardized DNS and PKI infrastructure; implemented Splunk Enterprise log aggregation; and planned vulnerability remediation to satisfy RMF and NIST 800-53 cybersecurity requirements.
Senior Principal Systems Administrator | Northrop Grumman | 2018-2019
- Created and briefed project implementation plans to Air Force leadership for capacity increases, cybersecurity mitigations, operating system upgrades, and OpenStack integrations. Designed, calculated, and justified basis of estimates for project schedule and budget planning.
- Supervised and mentored team of 6 systems administrators.
Project Delivery Manager | Deloitte | 2017-2018
- Enhanced Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) enterprise automated cybersecurity compliance system by enforcing STIG compliance, integrating CAC/PKI authentication, leading a successful Continuity of Operations (COOP) failover exercise, and maintaining RMF ATO artifacts.
- Delivered customer-facing program performance analysis and monthly management review briefs as contract deliverables, while hosting weekly user training and feedback sessions to support the end-user community.
Senior Linux Systems Administrator | NOVA Corporation | 2007-2017
- Grew Linux footprint from 2 to over 400 servers as the first Linux system administrator of the DISA UNIX team.
- Resolved advanced performance, availability, and security challenges through kernel tuning, firewall configuration, network bonding, filesystem clustering, and system auditing.
- Maintained cybersecurity compliance through STIG hardening, operating system upgrades, and IAVM vulnerability patching.
- Taught all classes within the "Information Technology - Computer Network Systems" associate degree program. Wrote new nationwide Linux curriculum in 2007.
- Installed, configured, and supported Linux on mainframes for DISA customers.
- Managed batch and OLTP mainframe processing as computer operator. Subject Matter Expert for DISA third-party mainframe software products as systems programmer.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Linux & Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Shell Scripting, VMware, Windows Server, Active Directory, KVM
- Cloud & Containers: OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS GovCloud, Docker
- DevOps & Automation: GitLab, CI/CD Pipelines, Ansible
- Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, NFS, SSH, Airgapped, Disconnected
- Security & Compliance: RMF, IAVA, STIG, SCAP, NIST 800-53
SKILLS
- Project Management
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Kubernetes
- Containers
- AWS GovCloud
- Cloud Computing
- Cybersecurity
- Enterprise Architecture
- GitLab
- Linux Systems Administration
- IT Governance
- DevSecOps
- IBM Mainframe
- Department of Defense (DoD)
- DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)
- Federal Government / Public Sector
- DevOps
- Microsoft Project
- OpenShift
- Agile
- STIG
- RMF
- NIST 800-53
- Ansible
SECURITY CLEARANCE
- Active U.S. Department of Defense