**Description** SAIC is looking for a **Systems Engineer** to serve as a **Systems Administrator** with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed US Navy enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability. The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery. **This position will work a schedule of 7am - 3pm, 5 days per week to include weekends and a rotating on call requirement.** **Work will be performed at the Navy customer’s site in Suffolk, VA.** _Position is contingent on funding in April 2025._ **Specific duties include:** + Provide Tier 1 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalate to Tier 2/Tier 3 support as required + Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance + Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments + Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations + Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions + Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures + Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures + Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment + Operate and maintain asset management processes and procedures + Operate and maintain configuration management + Enact change management for the network + Operate and maintain existing incident management processes + Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment **Qualifications** **Required Education and Years of Experience:** + Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related discipline and two (2) years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and supporting a large network infrastructure + 4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree **Required Security Clearance:** + Secret Clearance required **Required Skills and Experience:** + Experience with the following services: Linux; Windows Server; Active Directory and Group Policy; DNS; Python, BASH, Powershell, or similar; Ansible (Tower), Puppet, Chef, Terraform, Containerization, Jenkins, or similar; deploying VMs within VMWare vSphere + Experience with the following a plus: Nautobot, RHEL Satellite, InfoBlox DDI; RedHat Linux 8 + Working knowledge with Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices + Understanding of TCP/IP in regard to routing and subnetting + Windows Server / Active Directory **Required Certifications:** + IAT Level II required (Sec + and OS Certification) **Working Environment and Travel:** + Able to work shifts to cover a 24x7 operational environment + Able to cover on-call schedule on a rotating basis + Travel up to 25% may be required **Desired:** + Certifications are considered a plus: CompTia Linux+, RedHat Linux, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2502774 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