Join the NIH as an IT Specialist (Systems Administration) and help power the technology behind groundbreaking clinical care and research.
You'll manage and modernize mission-critical Windows, virtualization, storage, compute, and backup infrastructure; solve complex technical challenges; strengthen security, reliability, and recovery; use automation to improve operations; and collaborate across NIH to keep essential Clinical Center systems running securely and effectively 24/7.
Administer and support Windows Server, directory services, virtualization, compute, storage/SAN, and backup and recovery infrastructure supporting NIH Clinical Center clinical care and research systems. Monitor system performance and diagnose and resolve infrastructure, availability, interoperability, and service-restoration issues using logs, monitoring tools, diagnostics, and other technical information.
Strengthen system security through hardening, security baselines, privileged-access management, patching, and vulnerability remediation. Plan, test, document, and implement upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, hardware and firmware maintenance, and other system lifecycle activities using established change-control practices.
Develop and use PowerShell, scripting, and automation to improve repeatability, reduce manual administration, and support efficient infrastructure operations. Collaborate with system owners, application teams, support staff, vendors, cybersecurity personnel, and other NIH technical organizations to resolve incidents, coordinate changes, and maintain reliable services and approved interfaces.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, configuration records, operating procedures, implementation steps, and recovery documentation.
If you qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application packages. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.
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This position is with National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
The posted pay range is $85447 – $158322/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
There are 3 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Disability' hiring path.
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