Senior Systems Infrastructure Technologist

SAIC • Quantico, VA

2h • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Infrastructure Technologist to support the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) One IT program in Quantico, Virginia. The program provides a secure, adaptable enterprise IT environment, customer support, and modern technologies to advance DCSA’s mission. The role serves as a primary technical authority for enterprise architecture and solution alignment, improving the holistic view of how services integrate to support DCSA customers.

The technologist leads infrastructure projects and modernization, develops and maintains enterprise infrastructure designs, coordinates technical dependencies across platforms, and incorporates security and compliance requirements into engineering and lifecycle management. The position also sets technical standards and mentors junior IT staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, or a related field; more than 18 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least 14 years of experience; the posting also states that more than 18 years of experience in the areas detailed in the duties may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least 10 years of experience in enterprise IT architecture, preferably in federal or DoD environments.
• Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI after starting.
• Strong understanding of DoD security postures, including NIST, RMF, and STIG compliance.
• Familiarity with automation tools and frameworks such as Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including translating technical concepts into government strategic outcomes.
• Experience creating architectural models that demonstrate how products, operations, and systems interoperate within an organization.
• Experience supporting or leading ATO/IATO processes from an architectural perspective.
• Deep knowledge of Linux, Windows, macOS, and virtualization tools such as VMware.
• Experience managing hybrid cloud environments, firewalls, DNS, and SAN/NAS storage.
• Current IAT Level III certification, such as SecurityX/CASP+, CISSP, GCED, GCI, CCNP Security, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree and 12 or more years of experience, or Ph.D. or JD and 9 or more years of experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Cloud certifications from AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
• ITIL 4/5 Foundation certification.
• VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).
• Experience supporting or leading enterprise transitions from IPv4 to IPv6.
• Experience supporting or leading Dell storage technologies.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead major infrastructure projects, set technical standards, and mentor junior IT staff.
• Develop and maintain technically sound infrastructure designs that are scalable, resilient, supportable, and aligned with enterprise requirements.
• Lead infrastructure modernization, migrations, technology refreshes, capacity planning, and lifecycle management while minimizing operational impact.
• Coordinate dependencies across Windows, Linux, virtualization, storage, network, identity, cybersecurity, and enterprise management platforms.
• Incorporate DISA STIGs, vulnerability remediation, configuration baselines, RMF/ATO requirements, logging, monitoring, and security controls into infrastructure engineering and lifecycle management.
• Provide enterprise architecture and solution alignment, improving understanding of how services integrate to enable DCSA missions.
• Create architectural models demonstrating how products, operations, and systems interoperate within the organization.
• Support or lead ATO/IATO processes from an architectural perspective.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior