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SAIC · 1 day ago

Principal Software Engineer

SAIC is seeking a Principal Software Engineer who will provide on-site hardware and software support, engineering and technical services specialized to intelligence/sensor systems. The role involves system administration, software development, troubleshooting, and providing training and lifecycle support at military operations centers.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
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Responsibilities

Provides System Administrator support duties to include setting up user accounts, user roles, profiles, monitoring, and maintaining operational systems at 24/7 military operations center
Provides continuous maintenance and troubleshooting of critical communications data and connectivity software code to facilitate two-way connections to multiple classified networks and serial communication channels for each assigned site
Provides support services including system backups, installation of security and system software updates, mass storage management, and track archive maintenance
Provides training on JCDX systems to watch personnel on track receipt, analysis, fusion, and dissemination. Also provides training on track data base management, product generation (including messages generation, graphics creation and dissemination, and track data base maintenance)
Provide emergency trouble shooting on a 24/7 basis to support site operations. Coordinates with upstream and downstream data provides to ensure continuous connectivity and content quality in support of 24/7 military operations

Qualification

Red Hat Certified EngineerSystem AdministrationSoftware DevelopmentTCP/IPDNSNTPRDBMSTroubleshootingMilitary Operational EnvironmentsOpen-Source Software

Required

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or comparable Military Experience in the field and nine (9) years or more experience
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have a Secret clearance to start
Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI after start

Preferred

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer
Proficiency in TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, Trusted X Windows, RDBMS, Lua, Chart, TDBM/MTDB, Open-Source Software (OSS), and web service systems software

Company

SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$522.13M
Key Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO

Leadership Team

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Robert Fecteau
IT Advisor to CEO
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Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
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