Job Title: Senior HPE Non-Stop Developer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Employment Type: Contract
About Us:
DMV IT Service LLC is a trusted IT consulting firm, established in 2020. We specialize in optimizing IT infrastructure, providing expert guidance, and supporting workforce needs with top-tier staffing services. Our expertise spans system administration, cybersecurity, networking, and IT operations. We empower our clients to achieve their technology goals with a client-focused approach that includes online training and job placements, fostering long-term IT success.
Job Purpose:
To design, implement, and maintain high-availability software solutions on HPE NonStop systems that support real-time train control, dispatching, and crew scheduling operations. This role ensures 24/7 system uptime, performance optimization, and alignment with modernization efforts and regulatory frameworks.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and enhance mission-critical applications on the HPE NonStop (Tandem) platform using TAL, C, or C++.
- Support real-time operational systems with highly available, fault-tolerant architecture.
- Design and optimize databases using NonStop SQL/MP and SQL/MX.
- Integrate applications with Enscribe file systems and Pathway server classes.
- Conduct system tuning, code optimization, and performance improvements.
- Troubleshoot production issues and maintain uninterrupted system availability.
- Participate in formal change management processes including patching, upgrades, and release coordination.
- Document systems and processes in accordance with compliance, audit, and operational guidelines.
- Work closely with QA, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure smooth solution deployment.
- Support modernization efforts through integration with APIs (REST, NSHTTP, iTP WebServer).
- Provide leadership and estimates for development tasks, contributing to release planning and technical direction.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in software development on HPE NonStop (Tandem) platforms.
- Proficiency in TAL, C, or C++ for real-time application development.
- Expertise in NonStop SQL/MP and SQL/MX including schema design, tuning, and optimization.
- Solid experience working with Enscribe and integrating with Pathway server processes.
- Proven ability to analyze system performance and resolve issues in 24/7 environments.
- Knowledge of secure development practices in compliance-driven settings.
- Strong communication and documentation skills across technical and business teams.
- Familiarity with formal release and change management procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- HPE NonStop technical certification.
- Over 10 years of experience developing on Tandem platforms.
- Experience in industries such as transportation, logistics, or real-time dispatching.
- Exposure to hybrid integration models using REST APIs and HPE tools like iTP WebServer.
- Experience operating in SLA-governed support environments.