System Administrator

Job Description

Description

 

We are looking for candidates passionate about craftsmanship, teamwork, and delivering user capability to join SAIC supporting the Air Force weather community on the Technology Application Development & Sustainment (TADS) contract. 

The successful candidate will work within a cross-functional team to provide hands-on experience designing, installing, configuring, monitoring and maintaining enterprise systems. Candidates will also support the shift to cloud frameworks for some enterprise functionality.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following characteristics:
• Growth Mindset
• Self-Starter
• Servant Leadership
• Grit

Qualifications

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree and zero years of experience
• Knowledge of one or more operating systems such as Linux, Windows, or AIX
• Experience with infrastructure automation approaches and tools such as Ansible and Terraform
• Experience working with container based approaches
• Familiarity with cloud computing such as AWS
• Experience with monitoring tools
• Familiarity with virtual desktop infrastructure
• Familiarity with enterprise storage solutions
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Kanban, Lean, Theory of Constraints)
• Must have a collaborative mentality with an ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to advise technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed and recommended enterprise level system changes
• Evaluate factors such as reporting formats, cost constraints, and need for security restrictions to determine appropriate hardware and/or software configuration
• Experience ensuring DISA Secure Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) are understood and solutions are automated
• Troubleshoot outages or other system errors and implement/recommended fix actions, as necessary
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain a secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent
• Operating System Certificates validating depth of knowledge

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.