SAIC

Infrastructure System Administrator

SAIC • $110K — $130K *
Arlington, VA 22204In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 6+ years experience or Master's with 4+ years experience
  • 5 years of systems administration experience
  • Active DOD TS/SCI clearance required
  • DoD IAT Level II certification required prior to start
  • DoD IAT Level III certification preferred
  • Experience with Veritas InfoScale or similar clustering technologies
  • Strong background in Linux/Windows server administration and virtualization.

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize work of infrastructure engineers for high-availability environments.
  • Plan and maintain InfoScale clusters for strategic partners.
  • Develop and improve disaster recovery and continuity procedures.
  • Manage virtual and physical servers; includes OS administration and performance monitoring.
  • Operate a test lab reflecting production configurations for testing and training.
  • Troubleshoot complex server and storage issues across teams.
  • Maintain documentation for system configurations and incidents tracking.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Access to cutting-edge technology
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Supportive leadership and team dynamics
Full Job Description
Job Description

Team SAIC is currently seeking a motivated and experienced Infrastructure System Administrator to join our team at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. The candidate will be responsible for designing, building, operating, and sustaining highly available server environments. The position oversees InfoScale cluster deployments, failover and recovery capabilities, and enterprise server administration.

Responsibilities:
  • Prioritize the work of infrastructure engineers supporting high-availability, server, and lab environments.
  • Plan, build, configure, and maintain InfoScale clusters supporting key strategic partners in the NCR.
  • Develop, execute, document, and improve failover, failback, disaster-recovery, and continuity procedures.
  • Manage physical and virtual servers, including operating-system administration, patching, performance monitoring, capacity planning, and lifecycle replacement.
  • Operate and maintain a test lab that mirrors relevant production configurations for integration testing, troubleshooting, validation, and training.
  • Troubleshoot complex cluster, server, storage, network, and application-availability issues; coordinate resolution across infrastructure and application teams.
  • Maintain system diagrams, build guides, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, recovery runbooks, and technical documentation.
  • Track system health, availability, vulnerabilities, patch status, incidents, and corrective actions; provide status and risk reporting to leadership.
  • Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, storage


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor's degree and 6+ years or more experience or Masters and 4+ years experience
  • 5 years of relevant systems administration experience
  • Ability to work on site five days per week during day-shift hours.
  • This position requires an active DOD TS/SCI clearance.
  • Active DoD 8570.01-M/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, etc.) is required prior to start.
  • Active DoD 8140 IAT Level III certification
  • Experience leading infrastructure, systems administration, platform engineering, or operations teams.
  • Hands-on experience with Veritas InfoScale/Cluster Server or comparable high-availability clustering technologies.
  • Strong background in Linux and/or Windows server administration, virtualization, storage, networking, and enterprise monitoring.
  • Experience planning and executing cluster builds, maintenance, failover testing, and recovery operations.
  • Strong written communication skills for technical documentation, status reporting, and leadership briefings.

Desired Qualifications:
  • Active DoD 8140 IAT Level III certification
  • Experience leading infrastructure, systems administration, platform engineering, or operations teams.
  • Hands-on experience with Veritas InfoScale/Cluster Server or comparable high-availability clustering technologies.
  • Strong background in Linux and/or Windows server administration, virtualization, storage, networking, and enterprise monitoring.
  • Experience planning and executing cluster builds, maintenance, failover testing, and recovery operations.
  • Strong written communication skills for technical documentation, status reporting, and leadership briefings.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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