Sr. Systems Engineer

SAIC · Kuwait City

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Systems Engineer, with both network and systems administration depth, to support a partner company effort as a technical Field Service Representative (FSR) for the Kuwaiti Air Force’s Air Operations Center (AOC) Modernized Replacement System Program, a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) initiative. The program aims to provide integrated air and missile defense command and control (C2), planning, coordination, execution management, and integration across various operations centers. This role involves installing and sustaining three command and control (C2) instances during an extended assignment in Kuwait City.

Program Objectives:

Secure Network IT Infrastructure: Enable Partner Nation Classified data exchange.
Virtualized Warfare Mission Applications: Deliver applications for mission execution.
Integrated Air and Missile Situational Awareness: Enhance threat and engagement management.
Battle Management Decision Aids: Support engagement monitoring and direction as per CONOPS.
Comprehensive Training: Provide training on system usage and operations.
Interim Contractor Support (ICS): Ensure continued operational support.

Candidate will spend (Approx. 1 Year in Kuwait City, November 2026 - November 2027, with day travel to other Kuwaiti Air Force sites. A further 3-6-month extension may be available into early 2028.)

Tasks:
- Operate, administer, and maintain the system on-site, and when needed, leveraging the US-based “reachback” technical solution team.
- Identify and resolve field issues, facilitate end-user training.
- Maintain spares, manage upgrades, and comply with configuration control.
- Document and track system anomalies and deficiencies.

Benefits:

Housing and Transportation: Contract-provided in Kuwait.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).
Paid Home Leave: Two trips to the United States..
Periodic retention bonus: For continued employment in-country.

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

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