Systems Administrator

Job ID: 2501962

Location: ANDOVER, MA, US

Date Posted: 2025-03-26

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Sys Administrator

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC currently has a career opportunity for a Cyber Systems Administrator (SA) in our Andover, Massachusetts facility to support the US Space Force (USSF).

Job Duties:

• Manage and maintain currently supported and subsequent Microsoft Server Operating Systems (OS) on physical and virtual operating environments.
• Manage and maintain Microsoft Windows Desktops.
• Install, deploy, and manage RHEL Linux-based servers.
• Manage RHEL patch repositories.
• Researching, designing, developing and/or modifying Gov cloud systems to include AWS, Google or Azure.
• Implement and manage DoD PKI on test and production environments.
• Review Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) scans and perform mitigations as part of achieving system certification and accreditation.
• Develop, build, and deploy MS Group Policies to meet DISA Security Technical Information Guides (STIG) requirements.
• Support operational transition of enterprise solutions into production
• Implement NOTAMs upon receipt.
• Document and address any System related POAMs.
• Act as intermediary for local production system and offsite Network Operations Center.
• Recommend and procure hardware and software solutions in the support of the existing system architecture and any proposed architectures as required.
• Act as File Transfer Agent for multiple programs.
• Maintain System backups.
• Assist in patching and upgrading all computer systems and applications.
• Assist in remediating/mitigating system vulnerabilities.

Learning opportunities:

• The installation and maintenance of the SIEM tool (Splunk).
• The installation and maintenance of Oracle 12c and 19c Database Servers as well as Oracle Weblogic 12c Application Servers in the production, system test, and development environments.
• Red Hat deployments, upgrades and management duties.
• Deployment and management of Trellix ePO, ACAS, WSUS, MS Exchange and SQL Server Applications.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• BA/BS Degree (4 additional years of experience can be substituted for degree).
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a classified environment.
• Current DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Certificates (CE) Intermediate (Example Security+, SSCP).
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Knowledge of network and information system security principles and test practices.
• Demonstrated experience with Windows Server 2016/2022.
• Demonstrated experience with the configuration and maintenance of Cisco switches or managed network switches.
• Experience in virtualization, Active Directory.
• Experience with SELinux to implement DoD and Space Force security policies.
• Experience with Cloud technologies to include firewall, VPCs, Load Balancers, native cloud databases, Kubernetes, etc.
• Knowledge of ICD 503, NIST Special Publications, Intel Community Directives, DoD Issuances, etc.
• An independent problem solver with troubleshooting, decision-making and analytical skills.

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.