Sr Systems Administrator

Job ID: 2613975

Location: Remote Work, CA, US

Date Posted: 2026-06-24

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Sys Administrator

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: On Call Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced System Administrator in support of a managed services engagement for a major Public Sector account.

The successful candidate will join a team of Administrators responsible for:

Managing our client's Windows, Linux, Azure, and M365 services and systems.

You will be required to install and manage IaaS services, PaaS services, M365 services, Active Directory, Exchange, VMWare including and not limited to -- performance tuning, storage management, backup and recovery, security, and operational and application support. Along with the rest of the team this position will be on rotation 7x24 on-call support duties.

The incumbent should have extensive experience with Windows and Linux Administrative tooling, excellent problem-solving skills, and hands-on experience in all aspects listed above.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years or more experience; Four additional years' experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Certifications in one or more of following areas; Azure Solution Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator, Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, or equivalent are highly recommended.

USPV+ REQUIREMENT: USPV+: will be a requirement.

Can't start or get equipment shipped until this is completed during onboarding.

Experience and Skills

Administration of Azure Services including but not limited to:Implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Azure solutions related to IaaS, PaaS services (compute, storage, network, and security).

Working knowledge of container-based infrastructure on Azure (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, etc.).

Backup, Recovery, HA solutions for Azure environments.

Experience in development using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, JSON, Bicep etc.).

Windows Server administration including installation, configuration, upgrades, migration, and patching.

Linux Server administration including configuration, upgrades, migration, and patching.

Troubleshooting and resolving, application infrastructure, connectivity, and security issues in Azure and On-Prem environments.

Troubleshoot server related performance issues related to resources e.g., CPU, memory, disk, and other resources.

VMWare Administration.

On-Premises Exchange Administration.

Strong understanding and background in administration of an Active Directory and Entra (Azure AD) environment including managing Group Policy and Azure Policies.

Knowledge in DNS, DHCP, Kerberos, and Windows Auth.

Knowledge of VPN connectivity and client troubleshooting.

Administering Exchange Online, MS Teams, and Office 365.

Incident, Change, Problem, and Configuration Mgmt. using ServiceNow.

Nice to Haves

Veritas NetBackup Administration.

Storage Administration (NetApp).

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.