System Administrator (Linux/Windows — Engineering Labs)

MRI Technologies•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MRI Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a System Administrator on the JETS II contract at NASA Johnson Space Center. You will support the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division, working across several engineering labs that perform analysis for all crewed spaceflight, including analysis for NASA's commercial partners. You will keep the Windows and Linux systems and lab networks behind that analysis secure, healthy, and running. This is an early-career, hands-on system administration role supporting engineering lab environments - a great fit for someone with at least a year of IT experience who is ready to grow into Linux, Windows, and network administration in a mission-critical setting. You will support both Windows and Linux (Red Hat–based) systems across multiple labs, and you will manage and help design the wired and wireless networks specific to each lab. Day to day, you will investigate system problems, proactively monitor system health, and complete security updates and upgrades on all lab systems. You will work alongside other System Administrators in the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division, following established best practices and developing new ones of your own, and you will help lab users resolve IT issues so their engineering work keeps moving. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Hands-on experience administering Linux systems (Red Hat-based OS preferred, but other Linux distributions are acceptable).
Experience supporting Windows 10 and later.
Demonstrated experience assisting others with IT-related issues.
Typically requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related area, or equivalent experience in the field.
At least 1 year of experience in any IT-related field.
Demonstrated problem-solving, task planning, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government background investigation.
Ability to pass a pre-screening background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Red Hat-based systems (RHEL, Rocky, Alma, CentOS).
IT service desk support experience.
Experience configuring wired and wireless networks.
Configuration management software such as Ansible, Puppet, or BigFix.
Monitoring and alerting tools.
Log consolidation and monitoring.
Git/GitLab usage.
Familiarity with the Johnson Space Center campus network.
Knowledge of NASA or federal security mechanisms (security plans, POA&Ms, ATOs, risk assessments).

Responsibilities

Support both Windows and Linux (Red Hat–based) systems across multiple labs.
Manage and help design the wired and wireless networks specific to each lab.
Investigate system problems.
Proactively monitor system health.
Complete security updates and upgrades on all lab systems.
Work alongside other System Administrators, following established best practices and developing new ones.
Help lab users resolve IT issues so their engineering work keeps moving.
Other duties may be assigned as needed.