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Senior Microsoft Architect & System Administrator

SAIC

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$120,001–$160,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Benchmarking, Certificate Issuance, Change Requests/Orders, Cloud Computing, Computer Security, Computer Servers, Computer Workstations, Cross-Functional, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Design Services, Documentation, Environmental Management, Federal Government, Government, Hardware Installation, Hypervisors, IT Service Management (ITSM), Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Certifications, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (fka Terminal Services), Microsoft VBScript (Visual Basic Script) Scripting Language, Microsoft Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Windows Server, On Call, Operating Systems, Operational Support, Oracle, People Management, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Project Management Certification, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Server Hardware, Server Support, Service Delivery, ServiceNow, Software Administration, Software Patches, System Architecture, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), System Integration (SI), System Migration, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Maintenance, Team Player, VMWare, VMWare Certifications, VMWare vSphere, Virtualization, Windows PowerShell, Work From Home
LOCATION
Washington, DC
POSTED
Today
Job ID: 2611870

Location: Washington, DC, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-24

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-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
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The Senior Integrator will provide systems integration and systems administration support for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and various high-level projects across the Department of Transportation (DOT) Common Operating Environment (COE). The Windows Server Team is responsible for Windows servers, Active Directory, remote desktop services, OS vulnerability remediation, Windows Server and workstation patching, hypervisor (VMware, HyperV) management, provisioning servers (on-prem, AWS GovCloud, AWS, Azure, Oracle, and Google), design and deploying HA/DR capabilities, and supporting DOT's field site reduction plans / migration to Cloud. This team also supports and manages Keyfactor/CA, MS Entra, KiteWorks, BeyondTrust, Quest Password Manager, Delinea Privilege Manager, Varonis, and multiple technologies.

The successful candidate will provide hands-on technical expertise from responding to OCIO Initiatives and requirements to preventing service degradations and outages, supporting service restoration during outages. This position will provide support, implementation, and design services for Windows-based systems across the enterprise. The Senior Integrator will be responsible for resolving and completing assigned tasks and change requests and will act as an escalation for support issues. The candidate will also be responsible for applying new solutions through research and collaboration with team members and will be advising on course of actions for new application initiatives

Job Description and Duties:
  • Full-time Onsite at DOT HQ, Washington DC. Ideal candidate will cover later shift providing support ending sometime between 5pm and 7pm daily.
  • Once every 2-3 months support server infrastructure in a 24x7 on-call escalation capacity as part of a team rotation.
  • Identify opportunities to innovate, extend, and enhance service delivery everywhere possible including through automation and scripting.
  • Oversee daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.
  • Serve as escalation point for application support and troubleshooting, provides guidance and direction in resolution of escalated issues and/or complex production, application, or system problems.
  • Perform provisioning, patching, and day-to-day management of the installed server environment including vulnerability remediation.
  • Provide technical expertise and hands-on support preventing service degradations and restoring service during outages.
  • Perform Root Cause Analysis and Problem Management for the Windows systems and tools.
  • Improve existing processes through solutions to recurring problems and enhancements to existing solutions or documentation.
  • Provide support for new enterprise systems and in support of engineering solutions to address existing issues.
  • Create and maintain system.


Qualifications

Requirements:
  • Must have a minimum of 12 years of experience leading and managing system and server administration services.
  • Experience managing environments of 2000+ servers across multiple field site locations.
  • Experience leading troubleshooting calls spanning across multiple teams and using multi-discipline approach.
  • Must have extensive knowledge of multi-vendor server operating systems.
  • Demonstrated experience in all aspects of enterprise Windows environment operations and engineering.
  • MS Server Administration [expert-level].
  • Scripting Experience: MS Graph/PowerShell and VBScript [expert-level].
  • Windows Server Operating Systems (2019 to 2022) [expert-level].
  • VMware vSphere and Hyper-V Virtualization [expert-level].
  • Active Directory / Entra [senior-level].
  • Experience with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation.
  • Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively.
  • Demonstrated experience in a fast tempo ITSM support environment.

Preferred skills and qualifications:
  • IT Service Management services delivery to the US Government.
  • Microsoft Certification(s) including: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Endpoint Administrator Associate, Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate, MS365 Certified Administrator Expert.
  • AWS/ Azure Cloud Certifications a plus.
  • VMware Certifications a plus.
  • Google Certification(s)/ experience with Google Workspace deployment and implementation.
  • ServiceNow ITSM platform experience.
  • DISA STIG and CIS Benchmark guidelines for Microsoft Windows servers.
  • Intune access experience with Co-Management across MS Intune and SCCM/MECM.
  • Knowledge of PKI technologies including DigiCert, Sectigo, KeyFactor, and certificate issuance and management solutions.
  • Any additional professional IT or Project Management certifications.


Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. 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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