This position is in the Department of the Chief Information Technology Officer, Infrastructure and Platform Services Office (IPSO), Infrastructure Services Division, Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE). IPSO engineers, delivers, and operates a secure, resilient, and modern technology ecosystem. IPSO provides the foundational infrastructure and platform services that empower the judiciary's mission, drive innovation, and accelerate secure service delivery.
The IT Specialist (Operating Systems) serves as a technical expert for enterprise Windows and Linux server operating systems keeping them secure, stable, and compliant with Judiciary IT policy. As a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) member, the incumbent will cross train on and support other CCOE platforms, including virtualization, virtual desktop, and cloud services.
Duties Include: Installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise server operating systems and systems software. Analyzing systems requirements in response to business requirements, risks, and costs, and recommending solutions aligned with the judiciary's IT architecture and standards.
Evaluating, selecting, verifying, and validating the systems software environment, including operating system builds, patches, and upgrades, through formal change management before production deployment. Evaluating, selecting, and installing compilers, assemblers, scripting runtimes, and system utilities. Integrating hardware and software components within the systems environment, including server hardware, storage, firmware, device drivers, and middleware.
Monitoring and fine-tuning performance of the systems environment through capacity analysis, resource tuning, and Tier 3 troubleshooting of operating system failures.
Ensuring information security is integral to the operating environment by applying judiciary IT security policies, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 controls, secure configuration baselines (e.g., Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), patch management, and vulnerability remediation.
Evaluating new systems engineering technologies and their effect on the operating environment and supporting judiciary IT modernization and cloud migration initiatives. Cross-training on, and providing operational support for, other CCOE platforms, including virtualization, private cloud, virtual desktop infrastructure, and public cloud service provider environments, as mission needs require.
Participating in incident response, on-call rotation, and continuity of operations activities to sustain court operations; maintaining standard operating procedures and technical documentation; and mentoring other engineers.
This position does not require education to qualify.
Christina_Stokes@ao.uscourts.gov · (202) 502-3800
This position is with Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Judicial Branch.
The posted pay range is $75776 – $144116/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-26.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-20 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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