Junior Systems Administrator

Job ID: 2612372

Location: Panama City Beach, FL, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-08

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Sys Administrator

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 50% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Systems Administrator for the Joint Expeditionary Command and Control (JEXC2) program based out of Panama City, FL.

The qualified candidate will support the Joint & Expeditionary Command and Control (JEXC2) program, providing IT support to expeditionary C2 and C4I military systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work on deployable IT systems that communicate over satellite.
• Development and integration of new software and technology.
• Management of trouble tickets and reporting of issues and actions taken daily and weekly.
• Communicate effectively with end users via phone, email, chat, etc.
• Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues in timely manner according to mission guidelines.
• Installation of new hardware or software.
• Creating and managing user accounts.
• Maintaining computer systems such as servers and databases.
• Planning and properly responding to system outages and various other problems.
• May include light programming or scripting to make the system workflows easier.
• Training computer users and assistants.

Requirement for Operation and Maintenance support is typically 5 days a week for each C4I FoS fielded system. Work hours in excess of 40 hours per week per person may be required during contingency operations (deployments or exercises), an alternate work schedule may be required to support 24/7 operations. Typical core hours are 0800 to 1700.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• US Citizen Required.
• Bachelors and 1 years’ experience. (4 years’ experience accepted in lieu of degree).
• DoD 8570 Baseline Cybersecurity Certification such as CompTIA Security+ (must have prior to hire).
• IAT Level II or above certification in addition to baseline cyber certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire).

Required Skills:

• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• SolarWinds configuration and administration.
• Familiarity with Windows Server.
• Understanding of Active Directory, Group Policy, and other Windows Roles and Features related to Enterprise services.
• Experience with virtualization, i.e. vmWare and ESXi.
• Experience in a Systems Administrator or Cybersecurity role.
• Security+ certification.

Required Clearance:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. A minimum of an Interim Secret clearance will be required prior to first day of employment.

Required Travel:

• Travel included up to 50%.