Senior Database Engineer – Legacy VAX/OpenVMS Systems

ASRC Federal•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Agile Decision Sciences is seeking a Senior 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 includes designing, developing, maintaining, and tuning databases; working with users and the Government project lead to define requirements; building database interfaces and automated test tools; supporting system engineering tradeoff analysis and potential modernization or migration; and performing database troubleshooting, maintenance, migration, backup, recovery, and server replacement work. The engineer will implement changes through the RFC and CECOM SEC Change Advisory Board (CAB) process, support testing and integration, document designs, prepare project deliverables, and provide technical leadership to other RSCCE engineers. Work is onsite at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, in a secure Government lab. Occasional CONUS travel may be required. The position requires working with classified information and following AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements.

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 designs 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 four or more additional years of equivalent professional work experience.
Active DoW Secret security clearance or higher; candidates without at least a Secret clearance will not be considered.
Ability to work in an environment that handles classified information and follow all AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements.

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, maintainable, and extensible database structures for future data needs.
Assist System Engineers with tradeoff analysis of technologies and approaches, including options to modernize or migrate 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.