Senior Linux Systems Administrator – Space/DoD Ops

Saic; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a systems administrator to support Space Systems Command programs for the US Space Force. The role involves managing both physical and virtual IT systems, ensuring rigorous security, and delivering high-velocity support in a national-security context.

Responsibilities include deployment, automation, security patching, RMF compliance, disaster recovery, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field; 5+ years of relevant experience, or 4 years with degree.
• Active Top Secret or DoE Q clearance with SCI eligibility and ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• Minimum 4 years IT support or system administration experience.
• Proven Linux systems administrator experience, Red Hat preferred.
• Bash and Python scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-team deployment and administrative support for systems integration.
• Create and extend system configuration and automation tools.
• Participate in security processes including patching, auditing, remediation, and disaster recovery.
• Identify and adapt technologies to better serve customer goals.
• Day-to-day process and service optimization with on-call rotation.
• Project analysis, requirements gathering, testing, and deployment.
• Maintain project and system documentation and run monthly system reports.

Skills

Linux systems administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Security+ / RMF

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Cisco routers

Juniper switches

Virtualization

Job description

SAIC in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a systems administrator to support Space Systems Command programs for the US Space Force. The role involves managing both physical and virtual IT systems, ensuring rigorous security, and delivering high-velocity support in a national-security context.

Responsibilities include deployment, automation, security patching, RMF compliance, disaster recovery, and cross-team collaboration.