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Date: Oct 17, 2024

Location: Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

The Space Systems Analysis and Test Group identifies and evaluates threats to U.S. use of space for military, intelligence, civil and commercial purposes. This work involves understanding the attributes and vulnerabilities of U.S. space-related systems, including the sensors and networks used to detect, track, and characterize objects in space, the satellites that provide space-based services, and the infrastructure used to control and operate these satellites. A central component of this effort involves consideration of how adversaries might try to exploit U.S. vulnerabilities; assessing the risk of exploitation involves technically evaluating the knowledge and resources required to mount a credible threat against our systems. This work requires detailed modeling of optical, radar, and propulsion systems; novel ideas for new space systems and on-orbit operations; and understanding the timelines, architectures, and decision-making processes for maintaining awareness of the space environment. In addition, the group pursues potentially game-changing, innovative ideas for remote sensing of space and the Earth. This part of our work involves sensor design, signal and image processing as well as space object and environmental phenomenology. The group seeks researchers from the physical sciences, including physics, mathematics, and chemistry, as well as from a wide range of applied disciplines (including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aeronautics, astronautics and computer science).

Job Description

Serves as a frontline interface to users with technical issues. Understand computing needs, provide technical solutions and support to users, update system configurations, solve user problems with application compatibility, installation, operating system upgrades and maintaining backup system. Sets up administers user and accounts, maintains documentation, tunes system performance, installs and maintains system-wide software, and monitors data storage. Makes recommendations for hardware and software purchases. Interacts with third-party technology vendors. Conducts system analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies. May develop and configure system specifications that address functional requirements. May design and plan network systems, design and/or install wide-scale internal voice and data communications networks (LAN/WAN), and conduct testing of network systems. Work and partner with other departments to ensure compliance with security standards such as the Risk Management Framework (RMF). Works somewhat independently under limited supervision.
The system administrator will help administer a large and growing computer network within a closed area. They will work under the supervision of the system administrator in charge of the network as well as the group IT lead. They will work alongside and take security direction from the information assurance (IA) staff, including ISSO and ISSM.
This is a fully on-site position due to the isolated nature of the network.
 

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Solid understanding/experience with the Windows client operating system.
  • Some understanding of Windows Server operating system, including Active Directory and Group Policy.
  • Experience applying software patches and antivirus definitions.
  • Experience installing complex software applications.
  • Some scripting experience with batch or PowerShell to automate tasks.
  • Experience maintaining configuration management of system assets.
  • Experience applying security lockdown policies to operating systems through group policy and local settings.
  • Prior experience working in a collaborate team environment.
  • Will be required to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification required within 6 months of hire (e.g. Security+).
  • Top Secret Clearance Required - Candidates need to demonstrate an active TS.
  • 2 years of full time experience in the IT field OR Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience in DoD Industrial security.
  • Familiarity working with NIST 800-53 / Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503.
  • Experience administering computer networking and protocols including switching and routing.
  • Understanding of mainline Linux operating system variants including Red Hat and Ubuntu.
  • Experience administering VMWare ESXi/vSphere/vCenter hypervisor and associated products.

At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include: 

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
  • MIT-funded pension
  • Matching 401K
  • Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
  • Mentorship programs
  • A range of work-life balance options
  • ... and much more!  

Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

 

Requisition ID: 41355 


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