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35140328AA4FDE00BA053719A0D5451D · NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD 20771; 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, USA · Hybrid · Active · $110,000–$120,000 / year · Paycom ATS
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| Company | 35140328AA4FDE00BA053719A0D5451D |
| Title | SYSTEMS ENGINEER |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Engineering |
| Location | Greenbelt, MD, United States |
| Work model | Hybrid / Hybrid |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | $110,000–$120,000 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Paycom ATS |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-06-08 / 2026-06-09 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-06-19 / 2026-06-19 |
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Description
Description
JOB SUMMARY: MCSG Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer Senior in support of Earth Observing missions at NASA GSFC. The candidate will provide senior-level systems engineering, Linux administration, virtualization, automation, containerization, and operational support for mission-critical ground systems used across Mission Operation Centers (MOC), I&T, development, and test environments. This position requires strong technical judgment, a security-minded approach, hands-on troubleshooting experience, and the vision to help build a more efficient, resilient, and future-ready ground system from both a technical and resource perspective. Work Schedule: Hybrid Location : Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
Provide senior-level systems engineering, administration, and operational support for mission operations and ground systems environments.
Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based systems, including RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and similar enterprise distributions.
Support NASA GSFC Code 531 and mission operations tools and applications, including ITOS, GMSEC, and related in-house or project-specific software.
Perform system installation, configuration, capacity planning, performance monitoring, tuning, patching, and lifecycle management.
Support virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi, vSphere, XCP-ng, and Xen Orchestra/XOA, including deployment automation, system migrations, and infrastructure sustainment.
Develop and maintain automation using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, and other scripting or configuration management tools.
Support containerized environments and DevOps workflows using Docker, Kubernetes, RKE2, Git, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Atlassian Bamboo, CI/CD pipelines, and related tools.
Maintain system, software, and security baselines using configuration management, version control, documented change management, and repeatable deployment practices.
Support backup, recovery, and archive solutions for mission and engineering systems, including snapshot management, retention policies, and recovery validation.
Troubleshoot complex operational issues, outages, and system anomalies using logs, monitoring tools, network analysis, and root-cause investigation techniques.
Coordinate with and support infrastructure, network, and security staff responsible for monitoring/logging platforms, firewalls, switches, and network services.
Support observability and monitoring solutions such as Grafana, Prometheus, syslog, Elastic Stack, or similar platforms.
Identify opportunities to improve system efficiency, reduce resource consumption, improve maintainability, and modernize the ground system for future mission needs.
Create and maintain clear technical documentation, design diagrams, operational procedures, system architecture artifacts, and implementation plans.
Collaborate with software, systems, security, database, network, and mission operations teams to support reliable, secure, and repeatable mission system operations.
REQUIREMENTS:
Strong understanding of enterprise Linux, system hardening, patch management, repository management, baseline configuration, and troubleshooting.
Experience with container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and RKE2.
Experience with virtualization and infrastructure platforms such as VMware ESXi, vSphere, XCP-ng, Xen Orchestra/XOA, Horizon View, or similar technologies.
Experience with automation, configuration management, and DevOps tools such as Ansible, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Git, GitLab, Bitbucket, Atlassian Bamboo, Jenkins, and related CI/CD tools.
Working knowledge of network protocols and services, including IP, TCP, UDP, DNS, SSH, SFTP, NFS, firewalls, routing, and switching concepts.
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic Stack, syslog, or similar platforms.
Ability to apply security best practices, including least-privilege access, patch compliance, system auditing, encryption, data protection, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration baselines.
Ability to evaluate existing systems and recommend improvements that increase reliability, reduce operational burden, improve resource utilization, and support future ground system modernization.
Proven ability to work independently and as part of a large multidisciplinary engineering and operations team.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear technical documentation, procedures, and design artifacts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Relevant certifications such as Red Hat, Linux Foundation, VMware, Kubernetes, AWS, Security+, or related technical certifications are preferred.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 7 years of directly related experience in systems engineering, Linux administration, mission operations support, data centers, virtualization, automation, DevOps, or ground systems environments. Prior experience supporting NASA, NOAA, DoD, or other government mission operations environments is strongly preferred.
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, and directly related experience may be considered.
SECURITY CLEARANCE : Must be a US Citizen and be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a National Agency Check (NAC) security badge to enter the applicable government facility.
Qualifications
ABOUT US: At MCSG Technologies, we believe the path to success begins by empowering our employees to do what is best for our customers. This helps create value for our customers and business partners through efficiencies and cost-effective relationships that are built on trust, while delivering on-time and within budget. Our company ethos is simple Empowered to serve our customers, our communities, our colleagues. If you would like to learn more, please visit our website at www.mcsgtech.com or find us on Glassdoor.
BENEFITS OFFERED: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, parental leave, paid time off, holidays and more. Learn more about MCSG Technologies benefits: https://www.mcsgtech.com/benefits/ .
COLORADO'S EQUAL PAY ACT : In compliance with Colorados Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; MCSG Technologies considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.
EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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