Senior Systems Administrator

Job ID: 2617227
Location: Kirtland AFB, NM, US
Date Posted: 2026-09-28
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 design, 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 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
With information technology constantly changing, specialists must stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and the potential effectiveness of these advancements in their current systems. 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in information technology or related field and five (5) or more years of relevant experience; Masters and three (3) 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 the first 3 months of start date) and ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in IT support, system administration, or related technical work.
• Proven work experience as a Linux systems administrator, Red Hat-based distributions preferred.
• Practical experience in Bash and one additional scripting language such as Python.
• Must be compliant with DoD 8140.03 Foundational and Residential Qualifications (Security+ to start.)
• Familiar with the RMF process.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with storage administration.
• Knowledge of Puppet and/or Ansible.
• Knowledge of Cisco and Juniper routers and switches.
• Experience with Linux in a secured environment.
• Experience with virtualization products.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. 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 .