Systems Engineer Principal

SAIC is looking for a Systems Administrator/Network Engineer/Spacecraft Command/Control Scheduler.

will include coordinating and managing end to end architecture by scheduling assets, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting networking equipment, servers and processing systems.

End-to-end events will support testing, development, training, exercises, and real-world operations.

This position is a direct interface with all users and sister agencies tabulating requirements, spotting trends, and developing usage metrics as needed by customers for mission execution.

• Plan and execute space and ground segment schedules coordinating with other intelligence organizations
• Monitor signal processor product generation ensuring flow of time critical data
• Monitor and update all components of computer network software including software licenses, software version updates and anti-virus software as required
• Configure and maintain firewalls, switches and servers in an operational environment
• Troubleshoot network hardware issues
• Responsible for network administration, fault detection and fault isolation services, network traffic monitoring and minimizing potential security threats
• Troubleshoot hardware and software, run diagnostics, document network problems, outages and solutions, prioritizing fixes, and assess current and future impact of issues
• Monitor and generate data analytics focused on improving network throughput performance
• Communicate scheduling and networking issues to internal team, as well as Government Lead
• Provide documentation and technical specifications to leadership for planning and implementing updates to end-to-end scheduling and networking software/hardware
• Support development organization with the integration of network hardware, software, cybersecurity upgrades and recap efforts for networks and systems operating at various classification levels
• Training and educating new users
• Rotational shift work that may include nights, weekends, and holidays
• Occasional travel required
• Must have excellent speaking, listening and written communication skills
• Team oriented and customer focused attitude is critical due to multiple networking locations and varied U.S. Government end users