• Senior System Administrator

    SAIC (Arlington, VA)


    Description

    SAIC is seeking a motivated and experienced **System Administrator** to join our team at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. **This position is 100% onsite.**

     

    Shift Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM core hours with occasional after-hours onsite work to support a NIPR and SIPR environment.

    Position Overview:

    + Manage currently supported and subsequent Windows Server Operating Systems on virtual operating environments, providing technical oversight and consultation services.

    + Perform complex system administration and security engineering efforts, STIG remediation, advanced GPO implementation and system upgrades.

    + Research and resolve performance, capacity, and other server-related issues.

    + Provide mentorship and guidance to junior systems administrators and other IT staff.

    + Improve efficiencies by documenting and standardizing support processes while capturing and developing best practices.

    + Provide support for the escalation and communication of statuses to leadership to include the government customer.

    + Maintain and update Server STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide) requirements to comply with DISA standards.

    + Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing priorities with efficiency.

    + Adhere to change management guidelines by writing Change Requests and seeking the necessary approvals.

    + Support operational transition of enterprise solutions into production.

    Qualifications

    Required Education and Experience:

    + Bachelors degree and five (5) years or more of experience or Masters and three (3) or more years of related experience.

    Required Clearance and Certificates:

    + Active DOD Top Secret clearance; ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

    + US citizenship.

    + Active DoD 8570.01-M/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, etc.)

    + Relevant Computing Environment Certificate.

    Required Technical Skills:

    + Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Domain Name System (DNS), and Group Policy (GP) management.

    + Experience implementing and managing Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) to support a large-scale Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

    + Strong understanding of authentication mechanisms (Kerberos, LDAP, NTLM) and experience with advanced troubleshooting.

    + Experience implementing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) with Active Directory.

    + Knowledge of Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML).

    + Excellent analytical skills and a proven track record in developing and implementing innovative solutions to complex problems.

    + Experience working in a multi-tenant or large enterprise server environment.

    + Skilled in scripting and automation using PowerShell to improve and standardize system management.

    Desired Qualifications:

    + Active DoD 8140 IAT Level III certification.

    REQNUMBER: 2512324

    SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability