Amentum-posted 9 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Houston, TX
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA's largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a FSL Linux Systems Administrator to join the team with Nexus, a teammate company. The FSL Linux Systems Administrator will support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL). The FSL is one of JSC's primary computing labs and hosts a wide variety of analyses, which support almost all the major programs at JSC including the International Space Station (ISS), Orion, Space Launch System (SLS), Commercial Crew Program, Lunar Gateway, Human Landing System (HLS), and many others. The FSL systems are currently comprised of over 900 machines, 25,000 cores and 3 PB of storage, which serve over 600 users. In this position you will be working with a team of Systems Administrators to build and maintain all FSL services. This can include HPC administration, high-end Linux workstation administration, high-speed networking, parallel filesystem administration, and more. The FSL System Administration Team is critical in supporting the FSL users in effectively utilizing the systems. The team's day to day tasks include investigating system problems, proactively monitoring system health, and working with FSL lab users to make sure they can support the NASA human spaceflight mission. Perform other duties as required.

  • Support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL) systems and services.
  • Work with a team of Systems Administrators to build and maintain FSL services.
  • Perform HPC administration and high-end Linux workstation administration.
  • Manage high-speed networking and parallel filesystem administration.
  • Investigate system problems and proactively monitor system health.
  • Assist FSL lab users in effectively utilizing the systems.
  • Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area or experience in the field.
  • 1 year in any IT-related field.
  • Experience utilizing a Linux OS, preferably Red Hat-based.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving experience.
  • Effective communication skills and task planning.
  • Experience assisting others with IT-related issues.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Familiarity with RedHat-based systems.
  • Experience in IT Service Desk Support.
  • Knowledge of configuration management software (ansible, puppet).
  • Experience with Lustre Parallel Filesystems.
  • Familiarity with InfiniBand.
  • Experience with containerization using Singularity or similar technology.
  • Knowledge of monitoring and alerting systems.
  • Experience with SLURM resource manager.
  • Familiarity with SPACK software manager.
  • Experience with log consolidation and monitoring.
  • Knowledge of Git/Gitlab and software development (CI/CD).
  • Familiarity with Johnson Space Center campus network.
  • Knowledge of NASA security mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments).
  • Excellent personal and professional career growth.
  • 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable.
  • Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch).
  • Much, much more!
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