System Administrator

Job description

Position Description This team is dedicated to the operations and maintenance of the ground systems for NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) environmental-monitoring satellite missions. Data from our missions is used in weather forecasting, climate research, forest fire detection, search and rescue, and much more. The System Administrators provide onsite IT support in collaboration with government technical leads. They are instrumental in implementing new directives to build out and configure enterprise tools; leverage those tools to maintain accurate inventory and automate monitoring, alerts, and reports; and cross-train each other so as to provide strong quality assurance and team integration. Responsibilities include: - Troubleshoot real-time anomalies - Ensure accountability and proper operation of all hardware and software - Set up and maintain automated alerts and reports - OS and software installations, upgrades, and security patches/virus protection - Hardware hot swaps and rebuild/reimaging - Coordinate system modifications with satellite operations team to avoid disruption of service - Audit and maintain inventories of servers, workstations, software, an...