Freelance Mainframe Storage Engineer Jobs in California

Job Summary:
DRT Strategies is a consulting firm that provides management consulting and IT solutions to various clients, including federal agencies. They are seeking an IT Analyst to build and maintain data systems that support public health initiatives within the Department of Veterans Affairs, focusing on disease surveillance and response. The role involves overseeing analytical and programming tasks, designing databases, and ensuring compliance with security requirements.
Responsibilities:
• Perform and oversee analytical and programming assignments supporting the development, enhancement, and maintenance of application programs, application systems, and operating-system software across mainframe, network, and client-server environments.
• Design and maintain databases, including specifications for databases, communication systems, data security, and data storage. Serve as a data-analysis liaison to analysts and epidemiologists regarding data requests, usage, standards, and security.
• Handle assignments of significantly greater complexity than the experienced level and oversee the work of other IT professionals as assigned.
• Ensure systems and applications operate correctly within VA configuration and information-security requirements.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Experience in analytical and programming assignments supporting development, enhancement, and maintenance of application programs, application systems, and operating-system software across mainframe, network, and client-server environments.
• Senior-level scope: experience overseeing the work of other IT professionals, or handling assignments recognized as significantly more complex than the experienced level.
• Experience designing and maintaining databases, including specifications for databases, communication systems, security, and data storage.
• Experience serving as a data-analysis liaison to end users (e.g., analysts/epidemiologists) regarding requests, usage, standards, and security.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data science, or a related field (equivalent experience may substitute).
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance.
• Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
Preferred:
• Prior IT/data work on a VA/VHA contract — especially familiarity with VA systems such as VistA/CPRS, the VA Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), or VINCI.
• Experience supporting public health surveillance, epidemiologic, or biostatistical data systems.
• Proficiency with relevant tools/languages (e.g., SQL, SAS, R, Python) and statistical-package support.
• Familiarity with federal information-security requirements (FISMA, NIST, VA Handbook 6500) and VA-approved encryption/VPN environments.
• Relevant technical certifications (database, security, or platform) a plus.
Company:
DRT Strategies is a management consulting company that offers information technology, project management, and financial management services. Founded in 2004, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.