System Administrator

The Opportunity:

Your combination of people skills and system administrator expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting the Air Force? We’re looking for a system administrator to support enterprise infrastructure operations within a secure and critical environment to help us deliver cross domain capabilities supporting Department of War missions.

As a system administrator on our project, you’ll be responsible for the administration, security, and optimization of virtualized systems, Windows workstations, cross-domain components, and ensuring alignment with DoW cybersecurity standards and overall infrastructure integrity. The position also requires proactively identifying, assessing, and remediating system vulnerabilities across the enterprise. You’ll provide your customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management.

Your system administrator expertise will be vital as you identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a critical network. You’ll help your team better understand the network by turning metrics into information and explaining their meaning.

This is an opportunity to broaden your skillset into areas like cross domain solutions, as well as leverage hands-on experience with VMware virtualization platforms, ACAS-based vulnerability management, and STIG implementation, as well as an opportunity to demonstrate strong foundation in system hardening and day-to-day operational support. We focus on growing as a team, so you’ll share your expertise through leadership and mentoring as you help the team work through challenges and develop new methodologies. As a system administrator leader, you’ll identify new opportunities to modernize the network, so your clients achieve their goals. Work with us and resolve daily challenges as we continue to deliver a cross-domain capability to the Air Force supporting real-world missions.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience administering and maintaining VMware v Sphere, ESXi, or v Center environments

• 5+ years of experience conducting vulnerability scanning, analysis, and remediation using ACAS and Nessus

• Experience performing system provisioning, configuration, patching, and lifecycle management

• Experience with accreditation activities, such as RMF, STIG checklists, or POA&Ms and applying and validating STIGs across Windows or Linux systems, as well as network components

• Ability to interpret ACAS scan results and prioritize or resolve findings in accordance with RMF guidelines

• Ability to perform system hardening, ensure compliance with security policies and controls, and collaborate with cybersecurity, network, and engineering teams to resolve issues and implement improvements

• Ability to troubleshoot system, performance, and connectivity issues across enterprise environments and maintain system documentation, baselines, and configuration standards

• Top Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, or computer systems

• CompTIA Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Linux administration, such as RHEL preferred

• Experience supporting cross-domain or multi-security domain environments

• Experience in DoW and classified environments

• Knowledge of enterprise authentication services

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.