Systems Administrator Junior

Description

SAIC is 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. This is an evening shift 3pm-11:30pm 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.

Required Clearance

• US Citizenship.
• Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/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.
• Cross Domain Solution (CDS).
• 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.

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.