Linux Systems / Cloud Administrator at SAIC
Colorado Springs, CO
$120,001–$160,000from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on Linux and cloud infrastructure administration role supporting a U.S. Air Force defense contract. Day-to-day work covers managing RHEL/Rocky Linux servers, maintaining Ansible playbooks for automation, administering on-premises Kubernetes (RKE2/Rancher) environments, patching and STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation. Suits an experienced systems administrator with a DoD security clearance and a strong background in Linux and DoD security compliance frameworks.
Senior level · 9+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $104,090 (middle half $86,062–$133,513). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is primarily systems/infrastructure administration (patching, STIGs, monitoring, SOPs) rather than software development, supporting the 15-1244 classification. However, the Ansible playbook development and scripting duties introduce a meaningful software-development component, making 15-1252 a plausible runner-up.
Clearance: the JD requires an active Top Secret and the ability to obtain TS/SCI. Because TS/SCI is not yet required (only the ability to obtain it), the clearance gate is set at TopSecret rather than TopSecretSci.
Degree: the JD accepts four additional years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so no minimum degree is hard-required.
DoD 8140 System Administrator intermediate certification (Security+ CE or greater) is listed as a hard requirement; Security+ is captured as the minimum named credential.
Ansible, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), RKE2, Rancher, scripting (Bash/Python), and LDAP/OIDC all appear under 'Desired Qualifications' and are marked preferred accordingly.
ACAS vulnerability remediation is called out explicitly in the required responsibilities section and is treated as a hard gate.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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