The Role
Supports 24/7/365 sustainment of a US Navy enterprise transport network. Provides Tier 3 troubleshooting, monitoring, system administration, maintenance, deployments, configuration and change management, privileged access administration, asset management, patching, failover verification, and disaster recovery support. Requires Linux and Windows Server administration, networking, automation, virtualization, and a Secret clearance. The role includes dedicated weekend shifts and up to 25% travel.
Summary Generated by Built In
SAIC is looking for an IT Systems Engineer with experience in US Navy IT networks to support the sustained operation and maintenance of a newly deployed US Navy enterprise transport network, ensuring 24/7/365 availability and reliability in Suffolk, VA.
The position will support end-to-end network, system, and element visibility; facilitate rapid operations, administration, maintenance, and provisioning to maintaining the operational integrity of a mission-critical network, requiring both technical expertise and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.
Schedule includes two 12‑hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, along with two 8‑hour weekday shifts.
Specific Duties Include:
- Provide Tier 3 level engineering operations support to quickly identify, triage, and address outages, analyzing symptoms and potential root causes to implement effective resolutions or escalate to Tier 4 support as required
- Utilize advanced monitoring tools and processes to oversee network infrastructure, monitor the performance and availability of managed services and systems across multiple exchange points, and ensure optimal performance
- Perform day to day maintenance, fixes, configuration corrections, software and hardware updates, and deployments
- Adhere to system and operational reporting obligations
- Operate and maintain the privileged access solutions
- Maintain continuous verification of failover processes and disaster recovery procedures
- Operate and maintain hardware upgrade process and procedures
- Update and maintain any software builds applicable to deployed equipment
- Operate and maintain asset management processes and procedures
- Operate and maintain configuration management
- Enact change management for the solution
- Operate and maintain existing incident management processes
- Keep firmware, software updates and patches up to date for equipment
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related discipline and two (2) years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and supporting a large network infrastructure. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Required Security Clearance:
- Secret Clearance required
Required Skills and Experience:
- Experience with the following: Linux and Windows Server deployment and administration; Active Directory and Group Policy; DNS; Python, BASH, Powershell, or similar; Ansible (Tower), Puppet, Chef, Terraform, Containerization, Jenkins, or similar; and deploying VMs within VMWare vSphere
- Strong working knowledge with Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Network devices
- Good understanding of TCP/IP in regards to routing and subnetting
- Windows Server / Active Directory
Required Certifications:
- IAT Level II required (Sec + and OS Certification)
Working Environment and Travel:
- Required to work a dedicated weekend shift consisting of two 12‑hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, plus two 8‑hour weekday shifts
- Travel up to 25% may be required
Desired:
- Certifications are considered a plus: CompTia Linux+, RedHat Linux, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- Experience with the following a plus: Nautobot, RHEL Satellite, InfoBlox DDI, RedHat Linux 8
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent additional experience
- Two years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture and supporting large network infrastructure
- Secret security clearance
- IAT Level II certification, including Security+ and an operating systems certification
- Experience deploying and administering Linux and Windows Server
- Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS
- Experience with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
- Experience with Ansible Tower, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, containerization, Jenkins, or similar technologies
- Experience deploying virtual machines in VMware vSphere
- Strong knowledge of routers, switches, firewalls, and VPN devices
- Understanding of TCP/IP routing and subnetting
- CompTIA Linux+, Red Hat Linux, or Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification
- Experience with Nautobot, RHEL Satellite, Infoblox DDI, or Red Hat Linux 8
- Availability for two 12-hour weekend shifts and two 8-hour weekday shifts
- Ability to travel up to 25%
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