Cross Domain Architect, Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, MD

4d•$112,900 - $257,000

About The Position

Booz Allen is seeking a Cross Domain Specialist to design, deploy, and maintain Cross Domain Solutions in an enterprise environment, using current industry technologies and vendor offerings. The role applies security-minded practices throughout the System Development Lifecycle; keeps infrastructure functional and available; implements dataflows for new cross-domain requirements; and updates or patches critical systems. The successful candidate monitors network performance and availability, turns metrics into useful information for customers and teammates, and identifies problem areas and opportunities to improve a mission-critical network. The role works with limited direction and provides technical leadership, mentoring, and new methodologies while identifying opportunities to modernize infrastructure and meet customer needs. The position requires a Secret clearance, a master's degree in a specified technical field, and the ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IASAE Level III certification within 60 days of starting. Compensation is projected at $112,900 to $257,000 annually. Booz Allen describes benefits including health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards. The posting states that full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours weekly on a regular basis are eligible for benefit programs, subject to eligibility terms.

Requirements

15+ years of experience with Linux, such as Red Hat or CentOS, in systems administration, including architectural design or operations and sustainment.
10+ years of experience with Cross Domain Solutions, including one or more of the listed products and technologies: Everfox, High Speed Guard, Cross Domain Data Diode, Garrison, Trusted Gateway Solution (TGS), Trusted Thin Client (TTC), AFRL ISSE, migration to AFRL X-ARBITOR, SecureView, OWL Cyber Solutions, XD Product line, Radiant Mercury Version 7.x, BAE Systems XTS Cross Domain Product Line, or Amazon AWS Cross Domain Diode Service.
Experience designing, deploying, and implementing network security components such as firewalls, switches, or VPNs.
Secret clearance.
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or Information Security System Engineering.
Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IASAE Level III certification within 60 days of starting.
CISSP or CASP certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience with VMware ESXi, vSphere, or vRealize Operations.
Experience creating tailored Linux operating systems through Kickstart or PXE.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Chef, Terraform, Ansible, or SaltStack.
TS/SCI clearance.
DoD 8570 IASAE Level III certification.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain Cross Domain Solutions for an enterprise environment.
Apply security-minded practices and procedures throughout all stages of the System Development Lifecycle.
Ensure infrastructure is functional and available.
Implement dataflows for new cross-domain requirements.
Update or patch critical systems.
Monitor networks and manage performance to provide customers insight into their network.
Identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical network.
Translate network metrics into useful information and explain their meaning to teammates.
Share expertise through leadership and mentoring, help the team work through challenges, and develop new methodologies.
Identify opportunities to modernize the network and meet customer needs.