Systems Engineer - DoD Cloud & Linux Infra

SAIC; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a System Engineer to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The role involves maintaining and operating network servers, virtualization systems, VDI, laptops, desktops, and related software/hardware to support the TCJ6 directorate.

The candidate will work Monday through Friday with potential after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events. DoD clearance and Azure/AWS experience are required.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree and four or more years of experience.
• DoD Secret Clearance.
• One of the IAT Level II certifications (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP).
• CE cert or certificate for Network support/defense or Microsoft/Linux/Solaris.
• Competencies in installation, service design, and support in an environment that uses Windows Server 2012/2016.
• Experience with Azure or AWS Cloud Environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
• Monitor and test application performance; identify bottlenecks and work with developers to fix.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support.
• Liaise with vendors and IT personnel for problem resolution.
• System vulnerability remediation and reporting.
• System configuration and compliance.
• Proven experience with UNIX/Linux/RedHat environments.

Skills

System engineering

Linux/Unix

Windows Server

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

IAT Level II

DoD clearance

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Splunk

Cisco

McAfee

Linux

Windows Server 2012/2016

Job description

SAIC is seeking a System Engineer to support an IT Service Management effort for USTRANSCOM at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The role involves maintaining and operating network servers, virtualization systems, VDI, laptops, desktops, and related software/hardware to support the TCJ6 directorate.

The candidate will work Monday through Friday with potential after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events. DoD clearance and Azure/AWS experience are required.