Senior System Administrator Job Listing at SAIC in Newport, RI (Job ID 2414069)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior System Administrator in Newport, RI.

Job Duties:

• Performs high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems, workstations and servers.
• Coordinates, directs and performs complex software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages. Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.
•  Continually monitors and tunes multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels. Ensures workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities.
• Ensures data/media recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.
• Plans and implements the modernization of servers. Develops, implements and promotes standard operating procedures and schedules.
• Conducts hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
• Incumbent develops and implements new standards, policies and procedures. Incumbent in this job works closely with Network and Systems Analysts to help determine and develop the systems that will be implemented. 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field and five (5) years or more experience.

• IAT Level II (CompTIA Sec+ or equivalent) Certification. 
• Must have the ability to obtain SECRET level clearance.
• Experience managing Windows Enterprise or Enclave environments.
• Experience with Enterprise Backup Solutions (Dell EMC/NetWorker, Azure, Barracuda, etc.) in Research and Development/Engineering Environments a plus.
• Familiarity with Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Software/troubleshooting a plus.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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