Robert Vincent
Independent Contractor Consultant at Robert Vincent Solutions
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Vincent is an Independent Contractor Consultant and cleared security professional (Active TS/SCI/SI/TK SSBI with CI Polygraph) with 10+ years of hands-on experience bridging systems engineering, DevOps, and proposal capture for large defense and intelligence programs. He has driven winning proposals that contributed to $5B in sales, led complex DoD/DISA/NRO/NSA efforts up to $700M, and negotiated SLAs and SOWs across multi-contractor teams on programs exceeding $728M. Technically adept as a DevOps engineer and cloud security architect, he contributes to well-known open-source projects like Puppet and Wazuh—improving resilience, configuration management, and security posture through code and documentation. Robert combines program-level delivery expertise (EVMS/IMP/IMS, C&A/ICD 503 compliance) with hands-on automation and system hardening, making him effective at translating customer requirements into auditable, deployable solutions. Based in Chesapeake, VA, he’s equally comfortable mentoring large proposal teams and writing technical content, a mix that consistently turns complex technical risk into executable plans.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Certifying and Accrediting NRO Information Systems, Certifying and Accrediting NRO Information Systems at U.S. GovernmentBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering at Oregon Institute of TechnologyMaster's Certificate, Information Technology Project Management, Master's Certificate, Information Technology Project Management at The George Washington University
Github Skills (42)
wazuh10
puppeteer10
puppet10
testing10
cybersecurity10
configuration-management10
c1110
cicd10
security10
c1710
user-management10
automation10
vulnerability-detection10
xml-parsing10
ansible10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
voxpupuli/puppet-postfix
Dec 2017 - Feb 2018
Puppet postfix module
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:10 commits, 5 PRs, 13 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Robert primarily focused on improving the infrastructure and configuration aspects of the Puppet module. Their contributions include adding support for the `puppet-alternatives` module, which simplifies managing alternatives on RedHat systems. They also enhanced the system by ensuring correct file permissions and modifying the service configuration for improved resilience. Moreover, the user added code to improve the retry for master.cf files, indicating efforts to increase the reliability of the Postfix setup.
linux-puppet-modulepostfixbsd-puppet-modulepuppetcentos-puppet-module
voxpupuli/puppet-python
May 2019 - May 2019
Puppet module for installing and managing Python, pip, virtualenvs and Gunicorn virtual hosts.
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 38 comments in 7 days
Contributions summary:Robert made several changes to the Puppet module, including setting a default umask for executed calls, and allowing for HTTP proxy configuration in the bootstrap process. They also addressed version checks and added testing. The contributions indicate a focus on improving the module's configuration, proxy support, and testing infrastructure.
usabilitypythonpippuppetinstalling
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