Systems Engineer II

Leidos; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the AEGIS program at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The role focuses on HPC architecture, Windows/Linux administration, and security for compute and storage platforms.

You will work with MSFC system admins, engineers, and architects to ensure mission-critical HPC readiness. Required is a Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field with at least 4 years of HPC experience; onsite presence at MSFC is essential, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field is required.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience supporting HPC environments and systems management.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand system architecture and technical drawings.
• Position requires onsite support at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Review and enhance HPC Windows/Linux architecture and job processing.
• Provide core Windows and Linux system administration support for MSFC IT resources.
• Develop strategies to achieve security compliance, including vulnerability mitigation and system hardening.
• Specify solutions to replace end-of-life operating systems and aged physical systems.
• Maintain and modernize virtualization and containerization platforms.
• Provide analysis related to design, development, and integration of replacement systems, hardware, software and OS.
• Utilize software solutions to perform continuous monitoring of compute and storage systems.
• Develop and document Best Practices for the MSFC userbase.
• Test new application releases.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and trends for HPC and AI systems.
• Specify and deploy tools for fair use and scheduling of HPC resources.

Skills

Collaboration with engineers

System architecture interpretation

On-site support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Nutanix AHV virtualization

Ansys HPS

Cohesity data integrity & cloud archiving

Job description

Nutanix AHV virtualization.

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

The AEGIS program at Leidos is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with detailed knowledge of HPC (High-Performance Computing) architecture with Windows/Linux environments who will provide support for Engineering projects at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The applicant will interface with MSFC system admins, engineers and architects in supporting HPC and other computing and storage platforms. The applicant will be responsible for security architecture of the related systems and associated systems software.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review and enhance architecture of HPC Windows/Linux landscape, processing and jobs.
• Provide core Windows and Linux systems administration support for MSFC IT resources and laboratory environments.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve and maintain security compliance, including vulnerability mitigation, system hardening, and log collection/analysis.
• Specify solutions to replace end-of-life (EOL) operating systems and aged physical systems.
• Maintain and modernize virtualization and containerization platforms.
• Provide analysis related to the design, development, and integration of replacement systems, hardware, software and/or operating systems.
• Utilize software solutions to perform continuous monitoring of compute and storage systems.
• Development and documentation of “Best Practices” for the MSFC userbase.
• Testing new application releases.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices for HPC and Artificial Intelligence systems.
• Specify and deploy tools for fair use and scheduling of HPC resources

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience supporting High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments and systems management.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with engineers, designers, programmers, and other technical stakeholders.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand system architecture and technical drawings.
• This position requires onsite support at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Preferred Qualifications

• SDA (software defined access) architectural principles, integration dependencies, and solution mapping.
• Ansys HPS.
• Cohesity data integrity with cloud archiving.
• Nutanix AHV virtualization.

Clearance Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

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Original Posting

August 5, 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 $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement

More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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