SAIC

Senior Systems Sustainment Administrator

SAIC • $95K — $115K *
Suffolk, VA 23434In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related discipline; 5 years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and large network infrastructure support.
  • Secret Clearance required.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows Server deployment and administration, Active Directory, DNS, and scripting languages (Python, BASH, Powershell).
  • Strong knowledge of Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and VPN devices.
  • Good understanding of TCP/IP, routing, and subnetting.
  • IAT Level II certification required (Sec + and OS Certification).

Responsibilities

  • Provide Tier 3 engineering support to identify and resolve outages, escalating to Tier 4 as needed.
  • Utilize advanced monitoring tools to oversee network infrastructure and ensure optimal performance.
  • Perform daily maintenance, configuration corrections, and software/hardware updates.
  • Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations.
  • Maintain privileged access solutions and disaster recovery procedures.
  • Manage hardware upgrades and asset management processes.
  • Enact change management and maintain incident management processes.

Benefits

  • Work schedule of 7AM - 3PM, 5 days a week, including weekends and rotating on-call requirements.
  • Opportunity to work on a mission-critical network for the US Navy.
  • Potential for travel up to 25%.
  • Engagement in a dynamic, 24/7 operational environment.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to serve as a Senior 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.

Specific Duties Include:
  • Provide Tier 3 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 4 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 solution
  • Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
  • Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment


Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related discipline and five (5) years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and supporting a large network infrastructure. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree

Required Security Clearance:
  • Secret Clearance required

Required Skills and Experience:
  • Experience with the following: Linux and Windows Server deployment and administration; Active Directory and Group Policy; DNS; Python, BASH, Powershell, or similar; Ansible (Tower), Puppet, Chef, Terraform, Containerization, Jenkins, or similar; and deploying VMs within VMWare vSphere
  • Strong working knowledge with Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
  • Good understanding of TCP/IP in regards to routing and subnetting
  • Windows Server / Active Directory

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

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

Desired:
  • Certifications are considered a plus: CompTia Linux+, RedHat Linux, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
  • Experience with the following a plus: Nautobot, RHEL Satellite, InfoBlox DDI, RedHat Linux 8


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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