Systems Administrator SaaS

Meridian Systematics; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Meridian Systematics seeks a Systems Administrator (SaaS) to join a high-tempo, agile team supporting enterprise and GEOINT systems. You’ll maintain servers, VDIs, and endpoints, automate deployments, and diagnose complex issues while documenting root causes.

Qualifications include TS/SCI clearance, 5–10 years of related experience, a CS-related degree, and strong scripting in PowerShell or Python. On-site at customer locations, with a focus on reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• 5–10 years of related systems administration and analysis experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or technical field, or equivalent mix of education and training.
• Experience troubleshooting client OS, enterprise apps, and user hardware.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite for technical docs and reporting.
• Strong organizational, writing, and customer service skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain servers, VDI, VMs, and endpoints ensuring security and performance.
• Package and automate deployments; develop admin scripts and tests.
• Provide rapid incident resolution; reproduce anomalies and document root causes.
• Manage service accounts, resources, vendor assessments, and backups.

Skills

Customer service

Writing

Time management

Organizational skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Technical discipline or equivalent

Tools

Tanium

Numecent

XenApp

SCCM/MECM

Azure Virtual Desktop

Citrix

ESXi/vSphere

XenDesktop

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Systems Administrator (SaaS)

Location: On-site (Customer Location)

The Systems Administrator works as part of an elite, agile team responsible for maintaining, automating, and optimizing enterprise and GEOINT exploitation systems. This role provides direct, on-the-floor technical support, managing virtualized endpoints, automating software deployments, and resolving complex hardware and software anomalies in a high-tempo, multi-mission environment.

• Key Responsibilities Systems & Virtualization Support: Maintain the integrity, security, and performance of servers, Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI), virtual machines, and user-facing endpoints.
• Deployment & Automation: Package and automate software deployments across user environments; develop and execute administrative scripts and system testing strategies. Incident Management & Troubleshooting: Provide rapid on-the-spot resolution for software/hardware issues, replicate complex anomalies for internal diagnosis, and document technical root causes and solutions.
• Operations & User Administration: Manage service accounts, allocate computing resources, evaluate vendor products, recommend hardware/software upgrades, and ensure robust backup and recovery processes.
• Documentation & Mentorship: Maintain precise system documentation, create user guides, provide technical advice to end-users, and guide less-experienced team members.

Required Qualifications

• Clearance & Citizenship: Active TS/SCI security clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• Experience: 5–10 years of directly related systems administration and analysis experience
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience troubleshooting client operating systems, enterprise applications, and user-facing hardware in a multi-mission environment.
• Software & Tools: Hands-on experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for technical documentation, tracking, and reporting.
• Core Competencies: Strong organizational, time-management, writing, and customer service skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software Deployment: Software binary and package deployment using Tanium, Numecent, XenApp, or SCCM/MECM.
• Virtualization & VDI: Thin Client OS and Virtual Hosted Desktop environments (Azure Virtual Desktop, ThinPro, Citrix, ESXi/vSphere, XenDesktop).
• OS & Scripting: Advanced scripting in Python or PowerShell; deep familiarity with Windows 11 client administration. Log & Service Analysis: Hands-on log analysis for rapid troubleshooting and Service+ platform experience.