Systems Administration (VMS) / Mid-Sr. Level /Space Programs

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a mid-senior level Systems Administrator to support NASA’s Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract. This position is located at the NASA White Sands Complex (WSC) in Las Cruces, NM.  

Peraton is the prime contractor for NASA at the White Sands Complex (WSC) near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Operating here are two functionally identical satellite ground terminals: The White Sands Ground Terminal, and the Second TDRSS Ground Terminal. These ground terminals ensure uninterrupted communications between various ground stations, NASA’s orbiting fleet of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), customer spacecraft (satellites), and the computer systems that support such spacecraft. WSC serves as an interface for distributing satellite data to control centers and scientists who then use the daily influx of data to expand our ever-growing knowledge of the Earth and the universe.

This position will be responsible for:

• Install, integrate patch, and maintain various system servers and workstations such as, but not limited, Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012 R2 and later, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later and VMS.
• Provide systems engineering technical support across the SENSE organization, technical working groups, peer reviews, technical interchange meetings, and periodic status coordination meetings.
• Troubleshoot system anomalies and discrepancies that have been elevated for resolution.
• Capture system installations and modifications within change management documentation and/or ticketing system.
• Track, create and/or implement remediation solutions for vulnerability and compliance findings reported by the IT Security team.
• Perform system backup and recovery actions for assigned systems.
• Plan and develop system upgrade strategies for End of Life or End of Support systems.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or other related technical discipline, and 5-7 years of related technical experience in Information Security and/or IT infrastructure; without a degree, 9 years of directly related experience may be considered. 
• Experience with virtual machines and management of hypervisors: ESXi and/or Hyper-V
• 3 years of experience performing administration of Red Hat Linux systems (or similar OS) or Microsoft Windows systems.
• 3 years of experience working with OpenVMS OS’s (Alpha V8.2, clustering, DEC Windows).
• 3 years of experience working with cyber (IT) security concepts.
• Familiarity with DECNet Phase IV.
• Ability to generate DCL scripts or automation tool jobs for repetitive tasks.
• Experience implementing or maintaining local WSUS and/or Linux Repositories servers.
• Security clearance - this position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance and to maintain the clearance thereafter. To obtain a clearance, you need to be a US Citizen and show proof of citizenship.

Desired Experience:

• Prior NASA experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing smartcard login on Windows or Linux systems.
• Strong understanding of SSL/TLS certification management and implementation.
• Familiarity with HP-UX or Solaris a plus.
• Experience with automation tools such as Chef, Ansible, PDQ, or BigFix.
• Familiarity with Tenable Nessus tools.
• Familiarity with ITIL

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