Linux System Engineer

Job Description

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Tis the season for a bonus! This position is eligible for SAIC’s National Security Sign On Bonus which pays within 30 days of start

Job Description

As the Linux Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing an isolated local area network consisting of Linux and Windows clients and servers and LAN storage array; interfacing with end users to administer accounts; working with other members of the infrastructure team to ensure system availability; implementing baseline changes; performing technical evaluations, analysis, and troubleshooting for all supported servers; building servers by providing technical configuration, setup, installation services, hardware and coordination of application projects; and operating and maintaining servers

Responsibilities include:

• Performing design and implementation of standalone networks that require the integration of diverse and complex components
• Defining operational requirements including integration with other systems or components
• Researching and modeling the system architecture and configuration
• Investigating alternatives, cost analysis and estimation, and decision analysis
• Ensuring the logical and systematic conversion of requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate requirements into hardware and software specification
• Make recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinate installation and provide backup recovery
• Providing specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements, facility requirements (including floor layout, power cooling, network connectivity), data storage, backup, monitoring, operations systems, directory services, identity management, access management, and automation
• Working on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions, which are highly innovative and ingenious
• Exercising independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Working with software developers, machine learning engineers, and multimedia specialists to understand all the user requirements of the different expertise

Qualifications

• Current TS/SCI & Poly

• BS or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, Math or the Sciences, Network Engineering, Systems Software, or applicable field and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience; or if no degree, additional related work experience

• This position requires strong technical skills in areas of Linux system administration, networking, and application deployment/maintenance
• Experience with Linux system administration – including building/provisioning large-scale physical and/or virtual environments
• Experience with monitoring systems
• Experience with system automation software (Docker)
• Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team
• Knowledge of existing server technologies including principles and methods used in obtaining maximum utilization of server technologies
• Knowledge of customer's policies and procedures relating to the design, upgrade, operations, and maintenance of networks
• Knowledge of Information Security policies and procedures
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Demonstrated experience working on remote Systems via use of command line
• Demonstrated experience configuring firewall/routing/networking
• Hands on experience integrating Linux servers in Active Directory
• Experience in Windows system administration
• Exercising independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees are required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. All SAIC employees must be fully vaccinated and they must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Where work is performed strictly at a customer site, customer site vaccination requirements preempt SAIC's vaccination policy.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.