Cyber Systems Engineer – VAX/OpenVMS

ASRC Federal•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

3d•$125,000 - $179,000•Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal’s Agile Decision Sciences is seeking a Cyber Engineer to support the RSCCE system for the CECOM Army Software Innovation Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground. RSCCE is a long-lived, mission-critical system running on legacy Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX/OpenVMS platforms. The role maintains the system’s security, accreditation, and supportability, including hands-on maintenance of VAX/OpenVMS hardware and software, in collaboration with the RSCCE Database Engineer and Front End GUI Engineer. The position is performed onsite in a secure Government lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Occasional CONUS travel may be required. The employee must be able to work with classified information and comply with all AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements. An active DoW Secret clearance or higher is required. This is a full-time, exempt role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline, or 4+ additional years of equivalent professional work experience.
At least 9 years within the last 15 years interacting with system users to translate requirements into system, hardware, software, and network design requirements.
Experience participating in the development of test strategies and solving engineering and networking problems in the assigned functional area.
Network Operations Center (NOC) experience with SIPRNET, NIPRNET, and DREN, including DREN circuit installation activities with customer units.
Experience operating and configuring Cisco routers, servers, and firewalls.
At least 3 years installing, configuring, and managing KG secure encryption devices and configuring IPsec encryption.
IAT Level I certification and full IA certification in accordance with AR 25-2 and DoD 8570.01-M.
Proficiency maintaining Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX and OpenVMS hardware and software.
Active DoW Secret security clearance or higher; candidates without at least a Secret clearance will not be considered.
Ability to work in an environment handling classified information and follow all AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience with eMASS, ACAS, and DISA STIGs.
Experience supporting satellite control, SATCOM, or other real-time command-and-control systems.
Prior experience supporting Army CECOM or APG-based programs.

Responsibilities

Maintain, patch, and harden RSCCE DEC VAX/OpenVMS hardware and software.
Support the Risk Management Framework (RMF) process, including security documentation, eMASS input, STIG analysis, vulnerability scans, and POA&M tracking.
Implement security changes through RFCs and IAVAs in accordance with the CECOM SEC Change Advisory Board (CAB) process.
Work with system users to translate requirements into system, hardware, software, and network design changes.
Resolve networking and communications interoperability problems affecting the system.
Participate in developing test strategies and testing system and security changes.
Prepare technical documentation and deliverables, including Technical Reports, Test Plans/Reports, and Engineering Change Proposals.