Microsoft System Administrator Senior
Washington, DCJob$100–140K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
SAIC seeks a Senior Endpoint Engineer to manage and optimize an enterprise environment of more than 22,000 Windows, macOS, and iOS devices using MECM and Microsoft Intune. The role focuses on endpoint management, OS deployment, patching, PowerShell automation, and operational reporting. The engineer will also collaborate with security, identity, and network teams and support change control and compliance workflows.
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Description
SAIC is seeking a Senior Endpoint Engineer to engineer, secure, and optimize our enterprise endpoint ecosystem. This position will provide critical support in engineering, securing, and optimizing an enterprise endpoint environment consisting of over 22,000 Windows, macOS, and iOS devices managed through MECM and Microsoft Intune in a co-managed configuration.
This individual will play a primary hands-on role in managing our MECM and Intune environments, executing modern management workloads, building PowerShell automation, and maintaining OS deployment and patching standards across Windows, macOS, and iOS devices.
Responsibilities:
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Endpoint Engineering & Administration: Maintain configuration baselines (NIST 800-171) and operational workflows across 22K+ total devices. Handle advanced technical escalations and complex engineering tasks.
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Modern Endpoint Management: Engineer and maintain Intune configuration profiles, compliance policies, Conditional Access/Entra ID integrations, and Apple device management (macOS/iOS) alongside co-managed MECM workloads.
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OS Deployment & Image Engineering: Build and test enterprise OS deployment task sequences, driver packages, BIOS configurations, and application packages with rigorous pre-deployment QA validation.
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Patch Management & Remediation: Execute monthly enterprise patching for Windows and 3rd-party applications, utilizing proactive remediation scripting to hit update compliance targets.
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PowerShell Automation: Develop robust PowerShell scripts, REST API integrations, and tools to automate repetitive engineering tasks and endpoint remediation.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration & Metrics: Collaborate with Security, Identity, and Network teams; participate in CAB change control processes; maintain a CMDB; and build operational dashboards using SQL, SSRS, and Power BI.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications & Technical Skills
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Management Tools: Strong hands-on experience with MECM/SCCM, Microsoft Intune, SQL/Excel, ServiceNow, and Co-Management strategies.
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OS & Hardware Platforms: Practical experience managing Windows workstation and server OS, macOS, and iOS lifecycles.
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Automation: Advanced PowerShell scripting capabilities (REST API usage, remediation scripts, custom tool creation).
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Identity & Security: Solid working knowledge of Entra ID, Conditional Access, and security compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST 800-171).
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Imaging & Deployment: Demonstrated experience creating and troubleshooting OS deployment task sequences, driver updates, and patch rings.
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Reporting & Data: Ability to query SQL databases and build reports using Power BI or SSRS. Ability to parse and review log files and large data sets.
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Collaboration: Experience navigating ITIL change management (CAB) and partnering across security and infrastructure teams.
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Experience with Dell Open Manage Enterprise is a plus.
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Experience Linux/Ansible, and/or Unix experience are a plus
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Must possess a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) - Server Infrastructure or equivalent.
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618674
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
How this job compares
Set against the 2,233 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–140K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$109–160K/yr32 salary ranges
- US median$92–147K/yr1,383 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $120K, is 9% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($132K) — in the middle half of Systems Administrator salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 55 open Systems Administrator jobs in Washington, D.C. and 2,233 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (1,876 postings).
- Education
- 376 of the 2,233 open Systems Administrator jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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