ECO System Administrator/DEV/SEC/OPS | SAIC >

Saic; North Dakota; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join SAIC as a BMC3 Systems Administrator in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and support the Space Development Agency in advancing national security through software development. This full-time position requires a bachelor's degree, proven experience in system monitoring, security compliance, and expertise in DevSecOps practices. Contribute to mission-critical operations in a collaborative environment while leveraging your technical skills and knowledge of DoD policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and five (5) years of experience required.
• Knowledge of DoD policies and security tools.
• Experience with server environments and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of security measures and daily system monitoring.
• Troubleshooting networking and software problems in a multi-node environment.
• Support docker desktop containers and services such as Kubernetes.

Skills

Knowledge of DoD Policies

Experience with Risk Management Framework

Compliance verification methods

Experience with DevSecOps

Knowledge of security tools

Understanding of server environments

Scripting languages

Microsoft Office Suite

Experience with Gitlab Runners

Knowledge of Cloud-to-On Prem deployments

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job ID: 2505680
Location: GRAND FORKS, ND, United States
Date Posted: May 22, 2025
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: On-Site
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This position is in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals in supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) in developing and deploying the Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) software development and hosting environment for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) in Secret Impact Level 6 environment. These systems establish software development capabilities to securely and rapidly field mission applications developed by BMC3 ecosystem participants in support of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) objectives.

SAIC has an immediate need for a BMC3 Systems Administrator DevSecOps experience. We are looking for an innovative and motivated individual at an SAIC facility in Grand Forks, ND facilitates the USAF and USA’s efforts to migrate applications to a cloud environment, allowing the closure of data centers to support the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) and allowing for increased efficiencies across the entire spectrum of the USAF and USA's IT Space operations. The candidate for this position will work primarily with impact level 6 (IL6) information and need to be in the local vicinity of – Redstone Arsenal, Grand Forks , ND, Hanscom AFB, Charleston SC or Gunter AFB. Other locations with access to an IL6 facility could be acceptable.

Job Description:

• Oversee the execution of security measures called out in the security plan to include timely scans of network resources and software patches.
• Incident response, digital forensics, loss prevention, and eDiscovery actions.Includes security control design and solution planning at the system, mission, and enterprise level, security-in-depth/defense-in-depth, and other related IAM/ISSO/ISSE support functions.
• Remediate finding by leveraging and enhancing Cloud One Infrastructure as Code (IAC).
• Responsible for daily system monitoring, security, SW Factory Cloud health, resources, and log management of AWS systems.
• Troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis. This includes troubleshooting all issues with Cloud system configurations, backups, files systems, and user access.
• Interface with engineers, systems engineers, and subject matter experts.
• Troubleshoot networking, and software problems in multi-node environment.
• Ability to use automation software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.
• Support docker desktop containers and services such as Kubernetes.
• Administrator of Images for Operation for Apps (images may be RHEL, Ubuntu, etc. images).
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, SAFe or other modern software development methods/practices.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s and five (5) years or more experience.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of DoD Policies and procedures including DoD 8500.01 and DoD 8510.01.
• Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) and updating of security artifacts.
• Experience with compliance verification methods including DISA STIG, SRGs, and best practices.
• Experience with DevSecOps.
• Knowledge of the DoD suite of security tools including ACAS, STIG Viewer, Endpoint Security, etc.
• Strong understanding of and experience with server environments (Linux/Windows), virtualization technologies, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar for automation of administrative tasks.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Visio.
• Experience with Gitlab Runners, Platform One infrastructure, and utilization Ironbank.
• Knowledge of Cloud-to-On Prem architecture deployments.

Required Certification:

• CompTIA Security+ certification at time of start.

Desired Skills & Certifications:

• Applicant must have experience with the application of DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to operating systems and network devices.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, SAFe or other modern software development methods/practices.
• Experience supporting USAF or USA software development projects.
• Knowledge of DESMF.
• (ISC)2 CISSP, CompTIA CASP, or other cybersecurity certification preferred.

Clearance:

• U.S. Citizen with Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com . For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom .

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