Senior Database Engineer – Legacy VAX/OpenVMS Systems

ASRC Federal•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

3d•$130,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal’s Agile Decision Sciences is seeking a Database 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 engineer will own the design, integrity, and performance of the RSCCE data layer and serve as a senior software lead on the RSCCE team alongside the Cyber Engineer and Front End GUI Engineer. The role is performed onsite in a secure Government lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Occasional travel within the continental United States may be required. The employee must be able to work with classified information and follow all AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements. An active DoW Secret clearance or higher is required; applicants without at least a Secret clearance will not be considered.

Requirements

At least 12 years within the last 15 years designing, developing, and testing applications, including GUI, services, and database tiers.
Experience formulating and analyzing software requirements and assisting system engineers with tradeoff analysis of technologies and approaches.
Experience developing interfaces and test tools, with an emphasis on automation.
Experience creating scalable, maintainable, and extensible databases and supporting application and database testing and integration.
Experience documenting software and database design and associated tools.
Database administration and engineering experience on legacy platforms, including DEC VAX and OpenVMS.
Proficiency in SQL and relational database design.
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or at least four additional years of equivalent professional work experience.
Active DoW Secret security clearance or higher.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Experience with Fortran 77 applications and their data interfaces.
Experience migrating legacy VAX/OpenVMS data stores to modern relational platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.
Experience supporting satellite control, SATCOM, or other real-time command-and-control systems.
Familiarity with RMF, eMASS, and DISA database STIGs.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain, and tune RSCCE databases to keep data accurate, available, and performant.
Formulate and analyze software and data requirements with system users and the Government project lead.
Create scalable database structures that are maintainable and extensible for future data needs.
Assist System Engineers with tradeoff analysis of technologies and approaches, including modernization or migration options for legacy data stores.
Develop interfaces between the database, application services, and operator GUI, along with test tools that maximize automation.
Analyze, test, troubleshoot, patch, and install database software; resolve defects and identify root causes.
Plan and perform data migration, backup and recovery, and server replacement activities.
Implement changes through RFCs and the CECOM SEC Change Advisory Board (CAB) process; support testing and integration.
Document software and database designs and prepare deliverables, including Technical Reports, Test Plans/Reports, Software Version Descriptions, ECPs, and Deployment Plans.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to other RSCCE engineers.