Sys Administrator

SAIC; Arnold (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Arnold, MO is seeking a Systems Administrator to support a government customer. You will perform Linux/Windows upgrades, manage AD and DNS, apply security patches, backups, and maintain inventory and policies.

Qualifications include Active TS/SCI clearance, willingness to obtain a polygraph, Linux/Windows experience, PowerShell, DISA STIG hardening, and AWS familiarity (EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch). Target salary range is $120,001–$160,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Perform full system upgrades and repairs (Linux and Windows).
• Troubleshoot and repair OS and hardware issues.
• Perform backups and recovery with logs of issues and downtime.
• Maintain hardware and software inventory and install releases/upgrades.
• Evaluate and install security patches.
• Create and manage Active Directory and DNS.
• Create user accounts with appropriate access and group policies.
• Acquire system accreditation and ensure compliance with security policies.
• Submit compute/storage infrastructure provisioning requests as needed.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

Linux

Windows administration

Active Directory

DNS

PowerShell scripting

Group Policy

Users and Groups

Tools

AWS

EC2

S3

IAM

CloudWatch

VPC

Job description

Description

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.

SAIC is seeking a Systems Administrator to support our customer at Arnold, MO. Requirements are to:

Duties may include:

• Perform full system upgrades and repairs (Linux and Windows).
• Troubleshoot and repair operating system (OS) and hardware issues.
• Perform daily and weekly system backups and recovery while maintaining a log of system problems, errors, failures, and downtime metrics.
• Maintain hardware and software inventory lists and install software releases and upgrades.
• Evaluate and install security patches.
• Create and ensure operation of Active Directory and DNS.
• Create accounts and set up user specific access while maintaining group policies and procedures.
• Acquire system accreditation and ensures personnel comply with system security policies.
• Submit requirements within Service+ for any compute, storage, database, SharePoint, or Tableau infrastructure provisioning to be fulfilled by the UDS contractor.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Active TS/SCI is Required to be considered for this role
• Able and willing to obtain a Polygraph
• Knowledge of the LINUX operating system
• Experience with Windows Administration, for example:
• Active Directory
• Experience with hardening Windows instances per DISA STIG or equivalent
• PowerShell scripting
• Local Group Policy Updates/Management
• Users and Group Management
• Windows File Shares
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) or cloud architecture:
• Amazon EC2 (create and update Amazon Machine Images)
• Amazon S3 (configure bucket policies, Amazon VPC endpoints)
• AWS Lambda
• Amazon CloudWatch
• Amazon VPC (manage Security Groups, Subnets, etc.)
• AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability