Senior GUI Software Engineer – X Windows/Motif, SL-GMS, Fortran
About The Position
ASRC Federal’s Agile Decision Sciences is seeking a Front End GUI 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 built on DEC VAX/OpenVMS platforms. Its operator displays use the Sherrill-Lubinski Graphical Modeling System (SL-GMS) on DECwindows Motif, and its application code is written in Fortran 77. The engineer will sustain, troubleshoot, and enhance the system’s graphical operator interface, working alongside the RSCCE Cyber Engineer and Database Engineer. The role supports strategic satellite communications and includes work with system users and operators, software testing and installation, change management, documentation, and planning for potential modernization or migration. This is a full-time, exempt position performed onsite in a secure Government lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. An active DoW Secret clearance or higher is required. Occasional CONUS travel may be required. The position requires compliance with applicable AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements when handling classified information.
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.
- Experience with the Sherrill-Lubinski Graphical Modeling System (SL-GMS).
- Experience with the X Window System / DECwindows Motif.
- Experience with Fortran 77.
- Experience with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX and OpenVMS.
- 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 AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience migrating legacy VAX/OpenVMS or Fortran applications to modern platforms or emulation environments.
- Experience supporting satellite control, SATCOM, or other real-time command-and-control systems.
- Prior experience supporting Army CECOM or APG-based programs.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, modify, and enhance RSCCE operator graphical displays and front-end applications built in SL-GMS, DECwindows Motif, and Fortran 77 on DEC VAX/OpenVMS.
- Work with system users and operators to capture requirements and translate them into software and display design changes.
- Analyze, test, troubleshoot, patch, update, and install software on the RSCCE baseline.
- Resolve application errors and software bugs, identify root causes, and recommend mitigation or resolution actions.
- Implement enhancements through RFCs and other change vehicles, such as IAVAs, following the CECOM SEC Change Advisory Board process.
- Develop interfaces and test tools with an emphasis on automation; participate in test planning and test display and application changes.
- Support analysis and planning for modernization or migration of legacy RSCCE components.
- Document software design and prepare deliverables, including Technical Reports, Test Plans and Reports, Software Version Descriptions, ECPs, and Deployment Plans.
Benefits
- Health care, dental, vision, and life insurance may be offered.
- 401(k) may be offered.
- Education assistance may be offered.
- Paid time off, including PTO, holidays, and other paid leave required by law, may be offered.
- Competitive pay and benefits packages.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
