**Description** SAIC's Horizon 2 program is seeking a **System Administrator** . This role provides support to the U.S. Space Forces mission of delivering warfighter capability via the Space Systems Command's Space Combat Power weapon system portfolio. This position is available in **El Segundo, California** . **Great on the job roles:** + 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. + Ensures workstation/server data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions of varying complexities. + 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. + Works closely with remote Network and Systems Analysts to help determine and develop the systems that will be implemented. **Qualifications** **This is you:** + Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of related experience (4 years of experience may be used in lieu of degree) with: + IT system administration support and system maintenance + Computer systems configuration, hardening, monitoring and maintenance + Active Directory tasks and requirements + Windows desktop and server operating systems and Microsoft Exchange operations + Information Security + Video Tele-Conference (VTC) hardware and software systems + IAT Level II - Sec+ or higher certification + Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable). + Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination. Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. REQNUMBER: 2510078 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability