Systems Administrator – Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Operate and manage NASA’s Power Platform, Power BI, and automation services in accordance with NEAS governance, security standards, and change control protocols.

• Provide Tier 2/3 support across Development, Testing, and Production environments, including NAMS role configuration, connector governance, and oversight of licenses/Data Loss Prevention (DLP).

• Monitor workspace usage, capacity, audit logs, and service health while publishing dashboards and operational metrics.

• Enforce governance standards related to workspaces, sharing controls, connector guardrails, gateway operations, and data security requirements.

• Prepare governance documentation such as Change Advisory Board (CAB) packages, Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), connector artifacts, and compliance evidence.

• Implement Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) using managed solutions and pipelines, including deployment planning, rollback procedures, configuration snapshots, and run history retention.

• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing support to junior staff and peers to enhance team capabilities.

• Coordinate team workflows, task dependencies, delivery schedules, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely and efficient execution.

• Review technical work products for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with NEAS standards.

• Communicate with developers, stakeholders, vendors, and customers to resolve issues, clarify requirements, and support ongoing operational decisions.

• Support platform reliability through capacity planning, preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and issue resolution.

• Maintain clear and accurate documentation, including configuration baselines, testing records, and operational procedures.

• Design and implement solutions utilizing Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, and related automation technologies.

• Develop and optimize data models, Power Query logic, DAX calculations, and Row-Level Security (RLS) to meet performance requirements.

• Support intake and discovery processes by gathering requirements, developing Project Definition Documents (PDDs), and translating them into JIRA work items.

• Coordinate testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), pipeline deployments, delivery progress, and risk tracking while ensuring effective stakeholder communication.

• Contribute to NEAS Communities of Practice by creating training materials, documentation, and best practice guidance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of seven years of relevant work experience.

• Enterprise-level experience in administering Power Platform, Power BI, or similar analytics/automation platforms under governance and security controls.

• Proficiency in Power BI administration and strong modeling skills (DAX, Power Query, RLS).

• Experience with Power Platform governance, including NAMS roles, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, connector controls, gateway operations, and managed environments.

• Experience in implementing Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with solutions, pipelines, deployment planning, and rollback strategies.

• Familiarity with Entra ID authentication, TLS 1.2+, ExpressRoute posture, System Security Plan (SSP) documentation, and change control processes.

• Ability to gather requirements, develop Project Definition Documents (PDDs), document technical needs, and manage work in JIRA or similar tools.

• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a NASA Public Trust background investigation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare

• Wellness

• Financial

• Retirement

• Family support

• Continuing education

• Time off benefits