Junior Systems Administrator

Description Seeking a Systems Administrator to support a large federal government agency. Employee will perform on-site, at a secure government location on one of three shifts, including weekend/holiday rotations and on-call support. Day shift and days of the week rotate. Description of Duties: + Monitor, triage, troubleshoot and perform systems administration, maintenance activities and periodic system health checks on a complex messaging platform. + Perform operations and maintenance activities related to directory services, group policies, security compliance and data/systems backup. + Install system/application patches. Perform periodically scheduled password cycling and virus definition updates. + Develop, test, and execute PowerShell scripts to check for potential system issues and automate routine tasks. + Coordinate and interact with other service offices to remediate systems outages, performance degradations and network/application defects. Qualifications Required Education & Experience: + Bachelors and 1+ years of experience; or equivalent experience without a degree. + Microsoft Server 2003/2008/2012; Active Directory; Windows XP/2003/2007; Office 2010 + Reliability and strong sense of work commitment. + Ability to follow Standard Operations Procedures and verbal direction. + Excellent oral and written communication skills. + Self-motivation, professional demeanor, and accountability. Clearance Requirement: + US Citizenship. + Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI. Desired Experience/Skills/Attributes: + Microsoft SQL Server 2008/2014; SharePoint Server 2007/2013; BizTalk Server 2009/2013; Internet Information Services (IIS); System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). + PowerShell scripting. + NetIQ AppManager Control Center; NetIQ AppManager Operator Console. + VMware vSphere Client, NetApp OnCommand System Manager 2.2. + Information Support Server Environment (ISSE) 3.x/4.x. + General switch, router, and firewall management. + Network and Host Vulnerability Assessment / Mitigation. + CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+. + ITIL Foundations. Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. REQNUMBER: 2511565SAIC 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 . For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Created: 2025-11-19