FSL Linux Systems Administrator - (ADV000ABM)\n \n

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! \n

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. \n

We have an exciting opportunity for a FSL Linux Systems Administrator to join the team with Nexus, a teammate company.\n

The FSL Linux Systems Administrator will:\n\nThis position, working on the Amentum JETS contract, will support the Flight Sciences Laboratory (FSL). \nThe 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.\nIn 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. \nThe 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. \u200b\nPerform other duties as required.\n\n \n

Requisition Qualifications:\n

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.\n\nTypically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area or experience in the field.\n1 year in any IT-related field.\nUtilizing a Linux OS - We utilize a Red Hat-based OS, but if your experience is with a different Linux OS that is fine. \nDemonstrated problem-solving experience.\nDemonstrated task planning, and effective communication skills.\nDemonstrated experience assisting others with IT-related issues. \nExperience working in a team environment.\n\n

Requisition Preferences:\n\nFamiliarity with any of the following is preferred but not required for the position:\n\nRedHat-based systems\nIT Service Desk Support \nConfiguration management software (ansible, puppet)\nLustre Parallel Filesystems\nInfiniBand \nContainerization using Singularity or similar technology\nMonitoring and alerting\nSLURM resource manager\nSPACK software manager\nLog consolidation and monitoring\nGit\/Gitlab and software development (CI\/CD)\n\n\nJohnson Space Center campus network\nNASA security mechanisms (security plans, POAMs, ATOs, Risk Assessments)\n