Infrastructure System Administrator

Job ID: 2618445
Location: Panama City Beach, FL, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-28
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Sys Administrator
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is searching for an Infrastructure Systems Administrator to support one of the foundational networks in the Joint Expeditionary Command and Control (JEXC2) family of systems.

JEXC2 systems are made up of various command, control, communications, computers and intelligence subsystems and networks, including associated infrastructure and communications equipment. Work will be performed onsite in Panama City Beach, FL. Local candidates are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in virtualization technology and demonstrable experience working with VMware products. You will design, configure and support a virtual system where you will maintain its operational state, perform upgrades and implement improvements to the VMware infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Design, install, and administer VMware and Hyper V virtualization products including but not limited to:
Hypervisor
SDN
Orchestration vSphere
ESXi
VCSA
NSX-T vSAN
AOS
Support and resolve escalated trouble tickets pertaining to VMware customer issues. Must have ability to follow-up with users on tickets with focus on "problem fully solved from user perspective" versus solving the narrow underlying root cause. Performs regular software patching across the VMware virtualized environment. Maintain the VMware environment to ensure availability, reliability, and performance.

This includes the virtual VMware environment as well as the underlying Nutanix and Cisco hardware components. Leverage the existing infrastructure in efforts to maintain and monitor the capacity, storage, and backups of the environment and identify opportunities of improvements. Key infrastructure including but not limited to:
SAN
NAS
Ctera
Pure
QNAP
Support test events (SITs) in lab development/sustainment systems including running test suites/test cards, writing/updating/redlining existing test documentation, resolving test event trouble tickets.

Ability to answer infrastructure data calls from leadership and assist in program office data calls (capacity, licensing, annual renewals for warranties/licensing)
Identify opportunities for automation and implement them. Create and maintain technical procedures, operational guides and other documentation. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. Qualifications
Bachelor and 2 years of experience is required; 4 additional years experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI.

Experience with Cisco UCS products and services preferred. Strong understanding of VMware components such as HA, DRS, vMotion, vRealize, NSX-T, and VMware Horizon View within a virtualized environment. Knowledge in conducting performance analysis for both the ESX host and their guests in the areas of CPU, Memory and I/O utilization. Experience with PowerShell and Ansible. Experience with disaster recovery and backups for virtualization infrastructure. Linux experience desirable. Strong troubleshooting skills. Excellent written and oral skills. Target salary range: $60,001 - $100,000.

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 .