Systems Administrator, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Fort Meade, MD

12h•$61,900 - $141,000•Onsite

About The Position

Your combination of people skills and technical expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting satellite communications (SATCOM) systems? We’re looking for a Windows systems administrator to help us secure SATCOM systems and deploy networking solutions throughout the SATCOM community to directly support warfighters every day. As a systems administrator on our project, you’ll maintain critical infrastructure. You’ll provide customers your insight into their network through monitoring and performance management. Your technical expertise will be vital as you identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission 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 cloud computing. We focus on growing as a team, so you’ll share your expertise through leadership and mentoring as you help the teamwork through challenges and develop new methodologies. As a member of our technical team, you’ll identify new opportunities to modernize the network to help your customers meet their needs. Join our team and solve daily challenges as we improve law enforcement.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in system administration such as troubleshooting, root cause analysis, maintaining system performance, or managing user accounts and permission
3+ years of experience managing operating system such as Windows or Linux, or server administration, virtualization, performing Active Directory administration
3+ years of experience establishing and maintaining Microsoft group policy
3+ years of experience writing technical documentation such as test plans, test procedures, SOPs, or implementation guides for users
3+ years of experience performing Windows or Linux User management
3+ years of experience conducting virtual machine management with VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V
Experience with automated patch installation such as WSUS
Ability to work in dynamic environment
Secret clearance
HS diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the DoD networks or satellite communications networks
Knowledge of DoD Certificate Authority or Public Key Infrastructure integration
Knowledge of cybersecurity RMF and security controls
Ability to lead small teams and mentor junior team members
Ability to communicate complex network principles and designs to clients
Possession of strong time management, analytical, and verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
Technical certifications

Responsibilities

Maintain critical infrastructure
Provide customers insight into their network through monitoring and performance management
Identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission critical network
Turn metrics into information and explain their meaning
Share expertise through leadership and mentoring
Identify new opportunities to modernize the network