Early Career NASA Network and Computer Systems Engineer at CACI
Houston, TX
$58,400–$116,900from the description
Jul 28, 2026
Houston, TX
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems and network engineering role supporting NASA's human-rated spacecraft programs at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The position involves Linux server and endpoint administration, network configuration, IT security compliance, and cyber documentation for engineering teams working on space vehicles and robotics. It suits an early-career technologist with hands-on Linux and networking experience who wants to work in a government aerospace environment.
Mid level · 2+ years · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 150 people in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 110–230
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $103,660 (middle half $83,599–$133,973). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title says 'Early Career' but the required qualifications gate on a minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience, which is consistent with a Mid-level role rather than a true entry-level Junior position.
The role sits between 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) and 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts): day-to-day work is primarily operating and administering Linux systems and networks, but a meaningful portion involves generating and maintaining cybersecurity compliance documentation (FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, security plans, risk assessments). 15-1244 was chosen because infrastructure administration appears to be the primary function.
No clearance is required to start, though the role supports a NASA/government environment and US citizenship is a hard gate for facility access.
The wide salary band ($58,400–$116,900) reflects CACI's standard government-contract range across experience levels and locations; the posting notes the position is contingent on funding.
Ticketing/project coordination tools (Jira, ServiceNow, or similar) are listed under Required qualifications; Jira was captured as the primary with ServiceNow as an alternative per the 'or similar' framing.
The long list of preferred tools (ServiceNow, Confluence, Active Directory, Puppet, Ansible, Tenable, BigFix, Splunk, GitLab CI, Apache, Nginx, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL) all appear under the 'Desired' section and are marked accordingly.
IT certifications (ITIL, Cisco, Red Hat, VMware, ISC2, SANS) are listed as desired; VMware is captured as a preferred skill since it is a concrete named technology; the others are certification bodies rather than tools and are omitted per schema rules.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53.
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