Cyber Systems Engineer – VAX/OpenVMS

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.

You will keep the system secure, accredited and supportable, including hands-on maintenance of its VAX/OpenVMS hardware and software, working alongside the RSCCE Database Engineer and Front End GUI Engineer.

Key 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, following the CECOM SEC Change Advisory Board (CAB) process.
• Work with system users to translate requirements into system, hardware, software and network design changes.
• Solve networking and communications interoperability problems affecting the system.
• Participate in developing test strategies and testing of system and security changes.
• Prepare technical documentation and deliverables, including Technical Reports, Test Plans/Reports and Engineering Change Proposals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline or or 4+ additional years of equivalent professional work experience. An advanced degree is desirable.
• At least 9 years within the last 15 years interacting with system users to translate their 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 fully IA certified IAW 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 a minimum of a Secret clearance will not be considered.  

Preferred Qualifications

• 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. ## Work Environment
• Work is performed onsite at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, in a secure Government lab. 
• Occasional CONUS travel may be required.
• Must be able to work in an environment that handles classified information and follow all AT/INFOSEC/OPSEC requirements.