Job Description

Leidos has an immediate need for a Linux Systems Administrator to support the Advanced Enterprise Global Information Technology Solutions (AEGIS) contract at NASA's Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, AL. The AEGIS contract provides high quality integrated communications services for secure voice, video and data solutions and services to NASA customers worldwide. As a member of the Corporate Enterprise Network Management Systems team this position is supporting agency-wide network management and automation systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the day-to-day operation and ongoing support of Servers and Systems including event, fault, and performance management.
• Develop solutions to monitor, notify, and correct anomalies/alarms.
• Design the environment and software layers to provide for a reliable, scalable, secure and highly available Linux and Windows environment.
• Find gaps in the Linux and Windows environment and use analytical skills and knowledge of problem-solving methodologies to provide solutions.
• Lead efforts and work closely with systems administrators, database and application administrators/programmers, network engineers/analysts and outside vendors in engineering solutions or resolving problems.
• Act as a lead consulting and training resource for e-root architectural environment.
• Provide guidance to systems administrators, network engineers/analysts on the configuration of server hardware and architectures to meet application and service requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in the design, installation, configuration, and support of enterprise applications and systems
• Solid understanding of data and telecommunication technologies and networking fundamentals.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical teams and executive leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting NASA or other mission-critical, real-time operational environments
• Knowledge of Cisco Software Defined Networking technologies
• Security + and/or Network + certifications
• Ability to produce and maintain Python programs or shell scripts in a UNIX environment for automation and data migration between systems.
• Strong Linux/RHEL and Windows foundations
• iDRAC Experience
• VMware Experience
• Storage Array (Nexsan, Dell Unity)

Education & Experience

• Typically requires BS and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience (or additional experience in lieu of degree considered)

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Original Posting:

May 15, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.