System Administrator - NASA Ames Research Center Multi-Mission Operations Center

Astrion•Mountain View, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

System Administrator - NASA Ames Research Center Multi-Mission Operations Center Astrion is seeking a System Administrator to join our Space Operations and Allied Missions division. Astrion supports the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Multi-Mission Operations Center (MMOC). The MMOC supports numerous missions at ARC such as: Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), a lunar lander that will traverse the lunar south pole searching for water ice. BioSentinel, a Cubesat, that measures the impact of deep space radiation on living organisms. Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is an orbiting solar observatory that investigates the complex, dynamic region between the Sun’s surface and corona. The MMOC’s role in supporting this mission is maintaining the facilities, networks, Information Technology (IT) equipment, software, and support services needed by projects to effectively and efficiently perform all mission functions including mission operations, payload operations, science operations, commanding, telemetry monitoring, and planning.

Requirements

3-5 years working experience as a Systems Administrator
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or similar relevant STEM degree; Years of experience can potentially replace degree requirement
Understanding of basic Cybersecurity requirements
RedHat, UBUNTU system administration
Windows server and client system administration
Familiarity with OpenStack, VMWare and SAN management
Knowledge in Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting
Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP
Software languages – Knowledge of shell scripting, C++, Java;
Firm Knowledge of Excel, Adobe, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook
Cybersecurity, NIST 800-53, RSA Archer
Strong problem solving and communication skills
Onsite 5 days per week (core hours 9-3)

Nice To Haves

Additional Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage
Familiarity with Atlassian Suite including Confluence and JIRA
One or more of the following Certifications MCSE (Microsoft Computer Solution Expert) Security + Sys Admin Certificate Linux+
Experience with NASA Procedural Requirements (NPRs) and Policies
Mission Control experience is a plus
Windchill
Satellite Toolkit (STK)
Past experience with cloud migration and AI/ML automation is beneficial

Responsibilities

Management and Security of IT systems and networks in support of unique project-related computational needs, including software installation and updates, lab system troubleshooting, system backups, while assuring compliance with all NASA, Ames Research Center, and Federal IT security requirements and services standards including:
Manage the IT infrastructure including web servers, file servers, monitoring services (BigFix, NESSUS, SentinelOne, Splunk, Nagios), & virtual machine environment (OpenStack)
Includes installing upgrades to existing systems improving system operability
Provide configuration management addressing risk/findings maintaining compliance with NASA’s IT Security Policies
Patch systems and vulnerabilities maintaining compliance with NASA’s IT Security Policies
Maintain network records and coordinating with Center-wide networking group for planned maintenance, installations, and other issues
Provide technical expertise for division or laboratory driven special projects that require IT or facilities support. This may include hardware or software integration, defining requirements, and laboratory expansions and integrations
Provide support for engineering software installations, configuration, patching and troubleshooting
Support project and mission specific needs
Investigate cloud migration and AI/ML automation opportunities.