Systems Administrator SaaS

Meridian Systematics; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Meridian Systematics is seeking a Systems Administrator (SaaS) to join an elite, on-site team supporting enterprise and GEOINT exploitation systems. You will maintain, automate, and optimize virtualization infrastructure and user endpoints in a fast-paced, multi-mission environment.

Responsibilities include deploying and automating software across environments, resolving complex hardware and software issues, maintaining backups, and documenting processes while mentoring colleagues and ensuring

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrity, security, and performance of servers, VDI, virtual machines, and user-facing endpoints.
• Package and automate software deployments across user environments; develop and execute administrative scripts and system testing strategies; incident management & troubleshooting.
• Manage service accounts, allocate computing resources, evaluate vendor products, recommend hardware/software upgrades, and ensure robust backup and recovery processes.
• Maintain precise system documentation, create user guides, provide technical advice to end-users, and guide less-experienced team members.

Skills

Systems administration

TS/SCI clearance

Technical documentation

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tanium

SCCM/MECM

XenApp

Azure Virtual Desktop

Citrix

ESXi/vSphere

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.