Cyber Systems Engineer - Secure VAX/OpenVMS Expert (Secret)

ASRC Federal; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ASRC Federal is seeking a Cyber Engineer to support the RSCCE system for the CECOM Army Software Innovation Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The role involves maintaining and securing the legacy DEC VAX/OpenVMS platform and working with the RSCCE Database and Front End GUI Engineers.

Responsibilities include patching, RMF support, STIG/compliance tasks, and creating technical documentation. Onsite work in a secure lab with occasional CONUS travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline 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.

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.

Skills

Security clearance process experience

IAT Level I certification

IA certification AR 25-2/DoD 8570.01-M

DEC VAX/OpenVMS knowledge

Networking problem solving

NOC experience with SIPRNET/NIPRNET/DN

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or related technical discipline

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

VAX/OpenVMS hardware

eMASS

ACAS

DISA STIGs

Cisco routers

Firewalls

IPsec encryption

Job description

ASRC Federal is seeking a Cyber Engineer to support the RSCCE system for the CECOM Army Software Innovation Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The role involves maintaining and securing the legacy DEC VAX/OpenVMS platform and working with the RSCCE Database and Front End GUI Engineers.

Responsibilities include patching, RMF support, STIG/compliance tasks, and creating technical documentation. Onsite work in a secure lab with occasional CONUS travel is required.