• Job Description

  Req#: 51633618

  Description

  SAIC, a leading provider of systems engineering & integration, systems development & deployment, intelligence analysis and targeting, and training solutions for the Intelligence Community, is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance.

  SAIC is seeking a highly motivated System Administrator (SA) to join our team and propel the organization forward, providing support in one of five locations: WMA, TX, GA, HI, and/or AK. Contract award is expected in September 2025 with a start in October 2025.

  A System Administrator manages and maintains the infrastructure that powers operating systems (UNIX, Linux, and Windows) and networks. Responsibilities span various aspects, including installing and configuring hardware and software, managing user accounts and permissions, monitoring system performance, troubleshooting (Tier 1-3) issues, mobile devices, and implementing and ensuring compliance with applicable system security controls.

  Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Implement IAVA security patches and ensure patch status is recorded in appropriate systems of record.
  • Optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
  • Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process.
  • Communicate and coordinate with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and Information System Owner (ISO) regarding system changes as part of the Change and Configuration Management Process.
  • Support the ISO by completing required milestones of Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) as directed and coordinate completion status with the ISSO to reflect status within the Source System of Record for Security Authorizations.
  • Ensure IT Assets remain compliant with Identity & Access Control Management (ICAM) policy.
  • Applies knowledge and understanding of Trusted Thin Client, and enhanced VDI (e.g., remote GPU and memory scaling).
  • Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

  Qualifications

  Required Qualifications:

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Four (4) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
  • DoD 8570 compliance with IAT Level II certification, and Computing Environment (CE) Certification.
  • The CE certification requirements can be fulfilled with either Microsoft OS, Cent OS/Red Hat OS CE certifications.

  Level II:

  • Ten (10) years' experience as a SA.
  • Four (4) years of experience with ITSM.

  Level III:

  • Fifteen (15) years' experience as a SA.
  • Six (6) years of experience with ITSM.
  • TIL 4 platform certification.

  
  Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
  

• 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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