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System Administrator - Windows/Active Directo

Job Title: Systems Administrator – Windows/Active Directory – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Location: On-site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD. This is a facility-specific, on-site role — remote work is not available.

Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance or higher.

Position: Full-time with Excellent Benefits

Salary – 100-110K

Education and Experience Requirements: BS Computer Science or Equitant + 6 Years

Citizenship: This position supports a U.S. federal government contract and requires U.S. citizenship. Only U.S. citizens will be considered; Altech Solutions is unable to sponsor work visas or consider candidates without U.S. citizenship for this role.

About Altech Solutions

Altech Solutions LLC is a federal IT services company supporting NASA's AEGIS contract as a Leidos subcontractor, providing cyber, field support, and data analytics capabilities across 6 of NASA's 10 centers.

About the Role

We're hiring a Mid-level Systems Administrator to join AEGIS Enterprise Software Support at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. You'll lead systems administration across Microsoft Systems and Active Directory, design integrated hardware/software solutions, and manage end-user endpoint infrastructure supporting critical NASA IT and aerospace operations.

What You'll Do

Ensure day-to-day operation and support of servers and systems, including event, fault, and performance management
Install, monitor, and troubleshoot operating systems, hardware, and computer infrastructure
Identify gaps in systems and apply analytical and problem-solving methodologies to resolve them
Design a reliable, scalable, secure, and highly available Linux, Windows, and virtual environment
Lead application teams on continuous software enhancements, patch management, and deployments across development environments
Collaborate with systems administrators, database and application administrators, network engineers, customers, and outside vendors to engineer solutions and resolve problems
Define system test procedures and task success criteria
Maintain technical architecture diagrams, system build documentation, and application update records
Ensure data/media recoverability through scheduled system backups and database archive operations
Conduct routine hardware and software audits of workstations and servers for standards and policy compliance
Maintain a comprehensive operating system hardware/software configuration database and supporting documentation

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field
6+ years of professional systems administration, application deployment, or IT infrastructure experience
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft systems administration, including PowerShell command-line and environment tracking
Working familiarity with Linux/UNIX, VMware, or OpenShift system administration
U.S. citizenship (required for this federal contract)
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance or higher
Able to work on-site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD)

Preferred Qualifications

Active industry certifications (e.g., Red Hat, CompTIA Security+)
Direct experience supporting government, aerospace, or real-time NASA mission-critical environments
Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines, automated infrastructure tools, and Agile frameworks
Experience with Microsoft Systems/Windows foundations, storage arrays (Nexsan, Dell Unity), VMware, iDRAC (IPMI), and RHEL/Linux
Ability to produce and maintain PowerShell scripts
UNIX environment experience for automation and data migration between systems
Knowledge of Cisco Software Defined Networking technologies

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