IT Systems Engineer

SAIC; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Suffolk, VA seeks a Senior Systems Administrator/Systems Engineer to support 24/7 Navy IT networks and ensure high availability for a mission-critical transport network.

The role requires Linux/Windows administration, AD/DNS, scripting, virtualization, and security clearances with on-site duties at the Navy site in Suffolk. Expect shift work and 24/7 coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a computer science or related discipline with 2 years of relevant experience or more.
• Experience supporting a large network infrastructure and enterprise IT operations.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 engineering operations support to identify, triage, and address outages; triage to Tier 3 as needed.
• Utilize monitoring tools to oversee network infrastructure and ensure service availability across points of presence.
• Perform daily maintenance, fixes, configuration updates, and deployments.
• Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations.
• Maintain privileged access solutions and incident management processes.
• Keep firmware, software updates and patches current.

Skills

Linux/Windows Admin

Active Directory/GPO

DNS

Python/Bash/Powershell

Ansible/Tower

VMware vSphere

Nautobot

RHEL Satellite

InfoBlox DDI

TCP/IP Networking

Windows Server

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related discipline

Tools

Ansible Tower

Puppet

Chef

Terraform

Jenkins

Containerization

Nautobot

RHEL Satellite

InfoBlox DDI

Job description

SAIC is looking for a Systems Engineer to serve as a Senior Systems Administrator with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed US Navy enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery. This is shift work covering 24/7 operations.

Work will be performed at the Navy customer's site in Suffolk, VA.

Specific Duties Include:

• Provide Tier 2 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalatte to Tier 3 support as required
• Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
• Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
• Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
• Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
• Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
• Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
• Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
• Operate and maintain asset management processes and procedures
• Operate and maintain configuration management
• Enact change management for the solution
• Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
• Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related discipline and two (2) years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and supporting a large network infrastructure. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree

Required Security Clearance

• Active TS/SCI required

Required Skills and Experience

• Linux and Windows Server deployment and administration
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• DNS
• Python, BASH, Powershell, or similar
• Ansible (Tower), Puppet, Chef, Terraform, Containerization, Jenkins, or similar
• and deploying VMs within VMWare vSphere
• Experience with the following a plus: Nautobot, RHEL Satellite, InfoBlox DDI, RedHat Linux 8
• Working knowledge with Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
• Understanding of TCP/IP in regards to routing and subnetting
• Windows Server / Active Directory

Required Certifications

• IAT Level II required (Sec + and OS Certification). Six month waiver authorized to obtain OS Cert.

Working Environment and Travel

• Must be able to work shifts to cover a 24x7 operational environment to include weekends.
• Able to cover on-call schedule on a rotating basis

Desired

• Certifications are considered a plus: CompTia Linux+, RedHat Linux, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate