Linux Windows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities

The Office of Space Weather Observations (SWO) under NESDIS is responsible for advancing space weather observational capabilities to meet NOAA programmatic needs. NOAA’s Space Weather Next (SWX) program maintains and extends space weather observations from various vantage points, selected to most efficiently provide comprehensive knowledge of the Sun and the near-Earth space environment needed to protect our technological infrastructure.

The Space Weather Ground Services (SWGS) is responsible for comprehensive ground services for all SWX projects, ensuring successful implementation and operation of observing assets and ensuring the continuity of space weather measurements made by SWFO-L1 and the GOES-R series satellites.

The SWGS Mission Operations Services (MOS) program must provide a full mission satellite command and control solution to support the L1 Series with two new independently launched observatories.

Overview:

Peraton is seeking a Linux/Windows Systems Administrator to support activities across a new satellite ground system development program supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This position will support all administration activities throughout the full system lifecycle—from architecture and design through integration, assessment, authorization, operational deployment and sustainment.

The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting the program’s infrastrucutre and processes for a FISMA High-impact system in a cloud-based environment. This role requires close collaboration with other program functional elements including Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT), Software Engineering, Networks, Security, and Operations to ensure infrasturucture and applications are implemented and maintained per system design documentation.

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems within Linux and Windows infrastructures.
• Understand and implement hardening/STIG policies as defined by client and industry standards.
• Windows system administration , managing Active Directory, group policy and DNS in support of multi-site environments.
• Management of VMware vSphere (including vCenter and ESXi) supporting multi-site environments.
• Configure and manage Linux/Windows operating system software to include cloud-based compute, storage, database and containerization infrastructure and applications. (In Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) or other CSP)
• Management, coordination, and implementation of software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on Linux/Windows servers and workstations, leveraging tools such as Satellite and BigFix.
• Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes.
• Identify issues and create improvement processes to help with the reductio