Senior Database Engineer – Legacy VAX/OpenVMS Systems

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.

You 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain and tune RSCCE databases, keeping 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 the System Engineers in 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, 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 (Technical Reports, Test Plans/Reports, Software Version Descriptions, ECPs, Deployment Plans).
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to other RSCCE engineers.

Required Qualifications

• 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 testing and integration of applications and databases.
• Experience documenting software and database design and associated tools.
• Database administration and engineering 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 or 4+ additional years of equivalent professional work experience.
• Active DoWSecret security clearance or higher. Candidates without a minimum of a Secret clearance willnot be considered.  

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL).
• Experience supporting satellite control, SATCOM or other real-time command-and-control systems.
• Familiarity with RMF, eMASS and DISA database STIGs. ## 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.