Legacy Platform and Database Engineer

Zadentech; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zaden Technologies, a defense technology company, is seeking an experienced administrator for production servers and databases in a remote role. You will manage government‑approved engines, SOAP/WS‑Security services, and remediation efforts on legacy systems as the organization migrates parts of its platform.

Responsibilities include monitoring backups, validating restores, and ensuring evidence of compliance. U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering application servers and relational databases in production.
• SOAP and WS‑Security operations experience.
• STIG and IAVM remediation on DoD or federal systems.
• Restore testing you’ve run, not just planned.

Responsibilities

• Administer application servers and databases on the Government’s approved engines.
• Operate SOAP and WS‑Security services, including certificate and keystore management.
• Apply STIGs and IAVM remediation on legacy hosts and keep the evidence current.
• Run backup and restore tests on a schedule and after every change.
• Support the migration of each legacy service to the new platform.

Skills

Application server admin

Relational database admin

SOAP/WS-Security

STIG remediation

Backup/restore testing

Security clearance readiness

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Certificate/keystore management

Job description

Zaden Technologies is a defense technology company based in Huntsville, Alabama. We build AI, DevSecOps and digital engineering products and put them to work for DoD customers.

This position is contingent upon contract award. It supports a new Defense Health Agency program, and the start date follows award and Government access.

You’ll run the application servers and databases behind a health data exchange platform’s legacy SOAP services, keep them patched and compliant, and prove they can be restored, while the program moves the services to a new platform. The first production problem at 3:00 AM reaches you.

What you’ll do:

• Administer application servers and databases on the Government’s approved engines
• Operate SOAP and WS‑Security services, including certificate and keystore management
• Apply STIGs and IAVM remediation on legacy hosts and keep the evidence current
• Run backup and restore tests on a schedule and after every change
• Support the migration of each legacy service to the new platform

Must have:

• 5 or more years administering application servers and relational databases in production
• SOAP and WS‑Security operations experience
• STIG and IAVM remediation on DoD or federal systems
• Restore testing you’ve run, not just planned
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain the Tier 3 investigation and IT‑II designation this privileged role needs

Nice to have:

• An active Secret clearance or Secret eligibility
• Oracle or PostgreSQL administration
• Healthcare or DHA environment experience

Location:

Remote within the United States. Zaden’s home office is Huntsville, Alabama.

Citizenship:

U.S. citizenship is required for the investigation this role needs.

Direct

Remote (United States), Huntsville, Alabama home office