Systems Administrator

Booz Allen Hamilton•Fort Meade, MD

2d•$61,900 - $141,000•Remote

About The Position

Your combination of people skills and system administrator knowledge makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting national security? As a system administrator on our team, you’ll ensure the current infrastructure is functional and available. You’ll help clients overcome tough challenges through monitoring and performance management. Your knowledge will be vital as you identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a critical network. Your communication skills will come in handy as you turn metrics into information and articulate their meaning. We focus on growing as team, so we’ll share techniques, work through challenges, and develop new methodologies together. Work with us and resolve daily challenges. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience in a System Administration or System Engineering role
Experience installing or configuring devices, applications, and security tools
Experience troubleshooting network infrastructure
Experience automating deployments
Knowledge of optimizing system operations and resource utilization
Ability to recommend process improvements
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
HS diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Experience operating and maintaining Microsoft Windows and Linux servers, including operating systems and virtualized networks
Experience with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of network infrastructure
Experience with DoD Risk Management Framework
Experience with Linux, Unix, and SQL
Experience creating system and network diagrams
Knowledge of different layers of the technology stack, including network, application frameworks, database systems, and vendor solutions
Ability to use automation tools and Infrastructure-as-Code to manage installations, pipelines, and scripting
Bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Linux or Cloud Certifications

Responsibilities

Ensure the current infrastructure is functional and available.
Help clients overcome tough challenges through monitoring and performance management.
Identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a critical network.
Turn metrics into information and articulate their meaning.
Share techniques, work through challenges, and develop new methodologies together.