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Part Time Senior System Administrator

SAIC

Cambridge, MA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$40,001–$80,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Background Investigation, Capacity Management, Cisco Unity, Computer Security, Computer Storage Hardware, Customer Support/Service, Data Storage, Dell Computers, Disaster Recovery, Enterprise Protection, Federal Contracts, Federal Government, Government Contracts, Hardware Installation, Hardware Upgrades, High Availability, Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Linux Administration, Linux Operating System, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows System Administration, Multitasking, Network Administration/Management, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Operations Center, Network Security, Operating Systems, Position of Public Trust, Problem Solving Skills, Product Testing, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Remote Access, Schedule Development, Server Support, Software Installation, Software Patches, Software Upgrades, Symantec NetBackup, System Integration (SI), Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Team Player, VMS Operating System, VMWare, VMWare ESX/ESXi, VMWare vCenter, VMWare vSphere, Virtual Hosting, Virtual Machine (VM), Virtualization, Work From Home
LOCATION
Cambridge, MA
POSTED
Today
Job ID: 2612282

Location: Cambridge, MA, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-06

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Sys Administrator

Schedule: Part-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a Senior System Administrator part time position (20 hours a week) requiring a Position of Public Trust clearance located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The core responsibilities include designing, deploying, and troubleshooting VMware vSphere environments, alongside administering both Windows and Linux operating systems

The successful candidate is a team player, able to effectively manage their time, willing to learn new technologies, and work with limited supervision. In addition, the qualified candidate will work with other Information Technology team members to ensure continuous network operations.

This is a contractor position supporting a federal government contract.

Core responsibilities and duties, day-to-day activities include:
  • Manage the administrative and design tasks for virtualized server infrastructure, which includes deploying, configuring, and maintaining the VMware environment.
  • Design, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere infrastructure, specifically performing capacity planning and health checks for ESX hosts and virtual machines.
  • Install ESX Servers, vCenter Server, and vSphere Client, and create datastores for data and VM storage.
  • Configure Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and High Availability (HA), utilize vMotion, manage backups, and perform physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) conversions.
  • Deploy virtual machines, manage templates, clones, and snapshots, and migrate VMs across hosts within HA clusters for maintenance purposes.
  • Perform high-level daily operational maintenance and complex software installations for operating systems, workstations, and servers, continually monitoring and tuning them to achieve optimal performance.
  • Administer and integrate Linux platforms and Windows systems, including Microsoft Active Directory.
  • Proactively identify vulnerabilities and perform software and hardware upgrades, such as installing Windows server patches and hotfixes.
  • Collaborate with Network Engineering, Security and other System Administrators to determine and develop systems for implementation.
  • Evaluate new products, recommend updates and provide customer support.


Qualifications

Requirements:
  • A minimum of 12 years of experience supporting server virtualization technology, with experience in VMware systems.
  • Must possess a Data Center Virtualization certification or equivalent experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • Must be able to complete "eApp National Background Investigation Services (NBIS)" form.

Preferred:
  • Demonstrate solution-focused and team-oriented resourcefulness with a strong ability to problem-solve, "think outside of the box," multi-task, and remain calm under pressure.
  • Provide imaginative, thorough, and practicable technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
  • Possess a complete understanding of technical principles in the field, along with expertise in disaster recovery planning, remote access, network security, and enterprise systems management.
  • Demonstrate strong technical proficiency across operating systems, including VMware and VMWare management configurations, Windows Enterprise Servers (multi-versions new and old) and Linux (Red Hat and other Linux vendors).
  • Maintain extensive knowledge of enterprise hardware and storage arrays, specifically Dell Unity.
  • Exhibit working knowledge of using enterprise backup tools like CommVault, Veritas NetBackup, and Veeam Backup.


Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. 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 .

About the Company

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SAIC

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions. We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2013
WEBSITE
https://jobs.saic.com/

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