Cyber Systems Engineer – VAX/OpenVMS

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

Location

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (onsite, secure lab)

Clearance

Active DoW Secret clearance or higher required

Employment type

Full-time, exempt

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.