Technical Specialist

ASRC Federal Technical Services is seeking a Technical Specialist to join our Abacus team that supports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Egg Harbor Township, NJ.    Abacus is a comprehensive software program that will replace several legacy systems used to collect, organize, classify, and validate multiple sources of traffic count data and facility/airspace analytics to enable proper assessment of complexity and an accurate calculation of a Traffic Count Index (TCI) for all FAA facilities. We are looking for an individual to work independently, with limited supervision, and in a team environment. This individual: Provides expertise in real-time software design, development, testing and interface of software with computer hardware systems. Experience with complex software systems, mainframe and microcomputer programming including a variety of application and operating system software packages, the programming languages used for NAS systems such as C, C , Java, SQL and Assembly. Provides expertise in updating and developing web sites including HTML 5/XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, JSON technologies. Must be familiar with interfacing databases to client-side interfaces. Familiarity with object-oriented programming techniques, client/server development, cross-browser development, and Unix/Linux skills may be required. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: Permanent Residency (with 3 years residing in the US) or US Citizenship is required for the FAA Public Trust/background investigation. Education Requirement High School Diploma or GED required and three (3) years of related experience. OR Associate’s degree in a related filed will be accepted in lieu of two (2) years of experience. OR Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Math, or a Bachelor’s degree in another technical field with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.   Required Skills Experience with: VSphere ESXI and COTS setup. Monitoring and performing maintenance on applications, servers, and hardware equipment. Troubleshooting server and system issues. Technical documentation. Ability to: Work independently, as well as on a team. Provide critical thinking. Research technical issues and problem solve. Preferred Skills Experience with: Maintaining Linux OS, Virtual Machines, or any virtual environment. Setting up VM images, clones, and system automation. Relational databases, security patching, networking, and software/hardware upgrades. Essential Job Duties                                                  Provide 2nd Level Engineering support for Abacus. Serve as a team member working on VMware ESXI infrastructure and hosted applications. Configure and maintain infrastructure to ensure it meets organizational goals, such as security patching, infrastructure upgrades, troubleshooting, development, and testing of operational systems. Participate in software and COTS upgrades, patching, and maintenance. Work collaboratively with a team or individually on assigned projects to meet deadlines and deliverables. Communicate effectively, verbally and written, with a variety of stakeholders. Work Environment Full-time position with a standard flexible work schedule and occasional non-standard work hours. 20% travel. Cubicle environment.