• Senior Systems Administrator

    SAIC (Fort Meade, MD)


    Description

    SAIC, a leading provider of systems engineering & integration, systems development & deployment, intelligence analysis and targeting, and training solutions for the Intelligence Community, is seeking creative and dedicated professionals to fulfill their career goals and objectives while delivering mission excellence on programs of national importance.

     

    Join SAIC on this newly awarded, 5-year contract where you can** **grow your career in a dynamic and supportive environment!

     

    The Systems Administrator (SA) will provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems and will assist users in accessing and using those systems. The SA will support the design of systems, mission architecture, and associated hardware. They will also analyze and resolve complex problems associated with server hardware, applications, and software integration. The SA will remain involved in the resolution process and ensure frequent communication with stakeholders and management.

    Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    + Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems

    + Provide support to IT systems include day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.

    + Optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning

    + Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance

    Qualifications

    + Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

    + Requires fifteen (15) years of experience

    + Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Five (5) years of additional experience may be substituted for degree.

    + DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT), Level I

    + Possess a working knowledge and understanding of system administration interdependencies as part of the Service Oriented Architecture

     

    Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

    REQNUMBER: 2508769

    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