• Systems Administrator

    SAIC (Beltsville, MD)


    Description

    Seeking a Systems Administrator to support a large federal government agency. Employee will perform on-site, at a secure government location on one of three shifts, including weekend/holiday rotations and on-call support. Night shift (11:30pm-8am) and days of the week rotate.

    Description of Duties:

    + Monitor, triage, troubleshoot and perform systems administration, maintenance activities and periodic system health checks on a complex messaging platform.

    + Perform operations and maintenance activities related to directory services, group policies, security compliance and data/systems backup.

    + Install system/application patches. Perform periodically scheduled password cycling and virus definition updates.

    + Develop, test, and execute PowerShell scripts to check for potential system issues and automate routine tasks.

    + Coordinate and interact with other service offices to remediate systems outages, performance degradations and network/application defects.

    Qualifications

    Required Education & Experience:

    + Bachelors and 1+ years of experience; or equivalent experience without a degree.

    + Microsoft Server 2003/2008/2012; Active Directory; Windows XP/2003/2007; Office 2010.

    + Reliability and strong sense of work commitment.

    + Ability to follow Standard Operations Procedures and verbal direction.

    + Excellent oral and written communication skills.

    + Self-motivation, professional demeanor, and accountability.

    Clearance Requirement:

    + US Citizenship.

    + Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI.

    Desired Experience/Skills/Attributes:

    + Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2014; SharePoint Server 2007/2013; BizTalk Server 2009/2013; Internet Information Services (IIS); System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).

    + PowerShell scripting.

    + NetIQ AppManager Control Center; NetIQ AppManager Operator Console.

    + VMware vSphere Client, NetApp OnCommand System Manager 2.2.

    + Information Support Server Environment (ISSE) 3.x/4.x.

    + General switch, router, and firewall management.

    + Network and Host Vulnerability Assessment / Mitigation.

    + CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+.

    + ITIL Foundations.

     

    Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

    REQNUMBER: 2511414

    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