Linux Systems Administrator for US Coast Guard Program

Job ID: 2610481

Location: Remote Work, TX, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-20

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Sys Administrator

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE

Description

SAIC is seeking a qualified Linux Systems Administrator for a FULL REMOTE position supporting the US Coast Guard program, AFMS (Air Force Modeling & Simulation).

AFMS is the premier agency responsible for implementation, integration, and development of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and training and analysis standards that support the US Air Force (USAF), Department of Defense (DoD), and mission partners requiring these capabilities to support the Warfighter in full-spectrum operations.

Job Description

• Provide direct Red Hat Enterprise (RHEL) and Linux systems engineering, administration and maintenance support to the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment

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• Collaborate using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for use of AWS native services
• Discover and resolve issues with RHEL/Linux servers in virtual environment
• Design new capabilities and enhancements (to include Cloud Migration and Analytics design and development) and create efficiencies within the AWS environments
• Experience working with administrator and service accounts and troubleshooting issues
• Creates/updates and maintains system documentation, interacts with users and evaluates vendor products
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Document
• Report findings to management with recommendations for resolutions
• Provide technical assistance and training to users
  
  

Qualifications

• Possess DoD 8570 certification in IAT Level II certification or above (CompTIA Security+ CE, CASP+ CE, CISSP, etc.)
• Bachelor's and Nine (9) years of experience; or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree
• Experience with Agile / Scrum
• Strong Experience planning, building, integrating and maintaining Linux systems
• Maintenance of environments and standards via IaC tools such as Terraform

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• In-depth understanding of, and experience with, deployments of various systems to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiar with CI/CD pipeline concepts
• Strong Experience patching/OS management through scripting
• All aspects of the environment and deployment must also be documented for support and future implementations
  
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• AWS Associate Certifications
• Experience supporting software migration efforts
• Experience in an MSP or other IT company
• Working Knowledge of programming languages, Ruby & YAML
• Experience supporting USAF software development projects
  
  

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. 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 .