Extracurriculars for a Career in Systems Administrator

Signal processing and data interpretation skills directly apply to systems that monitor and analyze data.

Builds foundational knowledge of system vulnerabilities and security concepts through hands-on hacking challenges.

Competition requires coordinating complex multi-system rocket designs with safety and performance constraints.

Competition requires managing and hardening virtual systems against attacks, core systems administration responsibilities.

Networking and computer-building experience directly supports managing and securing professional networks and systems.

Working with flight simulators and high-altitude weather balloon satellite missions introduces systems integration and coordination.

Gain practical experience in security challenges and cryptography relevant to system security management.

Students manage resource constraints like fuel and power while coordinating complex autonomous system behavior.