Senior Principal Systems Administrator

SAIC is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Administrator to support the Space Systems Command on a program that directly assists the US Space Force.  The ideal candidate will have experience providing implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting functions for physical and virtual information systems and web-based applications. The selected candidate will interface with Active Duty, US Government, and contractor personnel to provide top-notch support with a focus on system/network security in support of national security; provide break/fix and design supporting Information Technology in a fast paced, high-energy environment; provide root cause analysis, and be comfortable recommending permanent configuration changes when necessary. This position is based at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.

You will:

• Provide cross-team deployment and administrative support for services including systems integration.

• Create and extend system configuration and automation tools

• Participation in all security processes, including security patching and auditing, security remediation, and disaster recovery operations.

• Identify, experiment with, and adapt technologies that can better serve the customer and its goals.

• Participation in day-to-day process and service optimization, issue discovery and remediation, along with membership in a rotating on-call schedule.

• Project analysis, requirements gathering, analysis of alternatives, testing, and deployment.

• Author, collaborate on, and maintain project, systems, services, and process documentation.

• Run monthly system reports and provide metrics

• Work successfully with cross-functional teams and staff, to include configuration management and supply chain

• Support other activities as needed and as requested

• Bachelors degree in information technology or related field and 14 or more years of relevant experience. Will accept 4 years’ experience in lieu of degree

• Active Top Secret or DoE Q clearance with SCI eligibility (must be eligible for SCI indoctrination within first 3 months of start date) and be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI

• Must be compliant with DoD 8140.03 Foundational and Residential Qualifications (Security+ to start, environment certification within 3 months of start)

• Minimum 7 years’ proven work experience as a systems administrator working with Linux (Red Hat-based distributions preferred) and Windows OS

• Experience configuring and maintaining Vsphere/VMware solutions

• Proven hardware/software troubleshooting experience

• Experience using Powershell and Bash

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with storage administration

• Knowledge of Cisco and Palo Alto network devices

• Experience with Linux and Windows in a secured environment

• Experience with virtualization products

• Experience with Amazon Web Services