• Job Description

  Req#: 51547106

  Description

  SAIC is looking for a TS/SCI cleared Systems Engineer to serve as a Systems Administrator with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed US Navy enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery. This position will work a schedule of 7am - 3pm, 5 days per week to include weekends and a rotating on call requirement.

  Work will be performed at the Navy customer's site in Suffolk, VA.

  Position is contingent on funding in May/June 2025.

  Specific duties include:

  • Provide Tier 2 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalate to Tier 3 support as required
  • Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
  • Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
  • Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
  • Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
  • Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
  • Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
  • Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
  • Operate and maintain asset management processes and procedures
  • Operate and maintain configuration management
  • Enact change management for the network
  • Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
  • Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment

  Qualifications

  Required Education and Years of Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related discipline and two (2) years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and supporting a large network infrastructure:
    • 4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree

  Required Security Clearance:

  • TS/SCI clearance required

  Required Skills and Experience:

  • Experience with the following services: Linux; Windows Server; Active Directory and Group Policy; DNS; Python, BASH, Powershell, or similar; Ansible (Tower), Puppet, Chef, Terraform, Containerization, Jenkins, or similar; deploying VMs within VMWare vSphere
  • Experience with the following a plus: Nautobot, RHEL Satellite, InfoBlox DDI; RedHat Linux 8
    
  • Working knowledge with Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
    
  • Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting
    
  • Windows Server / Active Directory

  Required Certifications:

  • IAT Level II required (Sec + and OS Certification)

  Working Environment and Travel:

  • Able to work shifts to cover a 24x7 operational environment
  • Able to cover on-call schedule on a rotating basis
  • Travel up to 25% may be required

  Desired:

  • Certifications are considered a plus: CompTia Linux+, RedHat Linux, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

  
  

• About the company

  SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and IT markets.

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