Michael Radecker
Summary
Experienced technical and cyber security expert providing private and public organizations solutions to modernize IT and application infrastructure with industry compliant security standards. Passionate advocate of emerging technology and cyber security in all stages of systems and software development.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Principal Specialist Solutions Architect
Red Hat
05.2019 - Current
- Provide technical expertise to DoD and public sector customers on application modernization, containers, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
- Lead architecture design discussions for solutions in physical, virtualized, and cloud environments.
- Assist customers with design and implementation of solutions in air-gapped and connected environments.
- Conduct demos, hands-on workshops, proofs of concept/value.
- Integrate Red Hat and partner technologies into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Collaborate with Red Hat engineering, sales, and professional services to ensure customer success.
Network Operations Warrant Officer
Army National Guard
01.2011 - Current
- Serve as Mission Command Network Systems Integration Officer, overseeing S6 network operations.
- Provide technical expertise to brigade leadership and coordinate cyber operations to ensure mission success.
- Design, configure, operate, and sustain secure networks, including Zero Trust environments.
- Train and supervise cyber and IT personnel on network security and operations.
- Prior experience as Senior Information Systems Specialist (25B), supporting information systems and network security.
Senior Systems Architect
Geocent
11.2017 - 05.2019
- Developed and secured applications in an Agile DevOps environment with CI/CD.
- Automated build, configuration, and security of applications and infrastructure using OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform.
- Led a team to migrate and secure a government information system on AWS GovCloud.
- Conducted vulnerability scanning and remediation using Ansible and NIST RMF.
- Managed security control implementation and documentation in eMASS.
Information Assurance Engineer
CaVU Consulting, Inc.
04.2017 - 11.2017
- Engineered C4I network systems for Military Sealift Command at SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific.
- Conducted security testing, ACAS scanning, and DISA STIG remediation.
- Designed and integrated Cisco networking solutions, firewalls, and storage infrastructure.
- Developed security documentation for DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance.
Cyber Network Monitoring Analyst
HP, Inc.
02.2017 - 04.2017
- Monitored and managed over 1,000 SNMP-enabled nodes using HPE iMC, Splunk, and OSSIM.
- Created custom security dashboards and alerts for cybersecurity teams.
- Collaborated with network and systems engineers to troubleshoot network and security issues.
- Remediated vulnerabilities identified in OSSIM and Nessus scans.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security And Information Assurance
National University
La Jolla, CA05-2016
Certification
ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Red Hat Certified Architect
Red Hat Certified Engineer
Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift AI
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization
Red Hat Certified Specialistin Virtualization
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Automation and Integration
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development
Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
Timeline
Associate Principal Specialist Solutions Architect
Red Hat
05.2019 - Current
Senior Systems Architect
Geocent
11.2017 - 05.2019
Information Assurance Engineer
CaVU Consulting, Inc.
04.2017 - 11.2017
Cyber Network Monitoring Analyst
HP, Inc.
02.2017 - 04.2017
Network Operations Warrant Officer
Army National Guard
01.2011 - Current
Master of Science - Cyber Security And Information Assurance
National University