Navy ACNT
Wallops Island, VAFull-time$72–123K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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BAE Systems seeks an experienced Computer/Network Technician to support tactical information systems at the Surface Combat Systems Center in Wallops Island, Virginia. The center supports Navy shipboard platforms through research and development, training, fleet testing, system integration, and certification. The role includes system administration and troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, access control, monitoring, and log analysis for Navy combat systems, tactical computer systems, and networks.
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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking an experienced Computer/Network Technician to be part of our experienced technical team. This position will be located in Wallops Island, VA at the Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC). The SCSC provides live and simulated integrated warfare capabilities in a net-centric, maritime environment to develop, test, evaluate and conduct fleet operations and training for the warfighter. SCSC is the premier Land Based Test Site for the Aegis and SSDS Navy Shipboard platforms. The mission at SCSC includes Research and Development, Training, Fleet Emergent Testing, System Integration and hardware/software Certification.
Responsibilities include the following:
Perform System Administration on Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) tactical information systems.
Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, provide access control, monitor, and log analysis for Navy combat systems, tactical computer systems, and networks.
Troubleshoot and repair tactical hardware and software.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Minimum education and years of related/relevant work experience required: High School/GED and at least 5 years of experience supporting Navy combat systems tactical computer systems and networks. If the selected candidate is not PQS 301 qualified, he/she will be required to obtain PQS 301 qualification within the first 3 months of employment. If the selected candidate does not currently hold Security certification, he/she will be required to obtain Security within 6 months of date of hire. Although not required, candidates who possess REDHAT and network device experience and support CISCO router/switches, IBM blade centers in a LINUX REDHAT environment are highly desired.
Security clearance requirement: Eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance (U.S. Citizenship required). Selected candidate will receive a contingent offer and start date will be delayed until at least an interim clearance is granted.
Also required:
IT-1 level clearance per SECNAV M-5510.30
Demonstrated experience assessing, troubleshooting, performing corrective maintenance and preventative maintenance, and performing system administrator duties on Navy combat systems, tactical computer systems, and networks.
Security clearance requirements: This position requires the successful candidate to be able to obtain a Secret level clearance. The criteria for obtaining and holding a clearance are driven by US government requirements. You must be a US citizen to obtain a security clearance. If selected candidate is not in possession of an active Secret clearance, then he/she will receive a contingent offer and start date will be delayed until an interim Secret clearance is granted.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Active DoD Secret security clearance
Navy Maintenance Certification in accordance with PQS -301, NAVEDTRA 43241-K
Information Assurance Technicians (IAT) Level 2 or higher with certification in current Networking Technologies, Operating Systems or Information Security (as per DoD Directive 8570)
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $72150 - $122655
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,233 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$72–123K/yr
- Virginia median$96–160K/yr190 salary ranges
- US median$92–147K/yr1,383 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $97K, is 24% below the Virginia median midpoint ($129K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Administrator salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 257 open Systems Administrator jobs in Virginia and 2,233 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,876 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 559 of the 2,233 open Systems Administrator jobs (25%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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