Principal Systems Administrator

Job ID: 2619000
Location: Kirtland AFB, NM, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-10
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Sys Administrator
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: Top_Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a 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. Support will encompass a range of capabilities from server and workstation configuration and support, LAN setup and maintenance. This position is based at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Primary duties and responsibilities may include:

• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in information technology or related field and 9 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 hold current Security+ certification and obtain 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

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .