Cloud Application System Administrator

The Opportunity:

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 the U.S. military? We’re looking for a system administrator with expertise and background in several technologies providing infrastructure and application high availability operations in a cyber secure environment to provide mission support capabilities to U.S. military warfighters.

As a system administrator on our team, you’ll be part of an operations team that works to ensure the infrastructure and application is functional and available while continually looking for ways to make the infrastructure more resilient and highly performant by leveraging the latest technologies and implementing better operations practices.

You’ll help clients overcome tough challenges through monitoring and performance management. Your knowledge will be vital as you identify problem areas, root causes of failures, and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical environment. Your communication skills will come in handy as you turn metrics into information and articulate their meaning, as well as in interactions with other supporting government technology teams. 

This is an opportunity to apply and gain experience in technologies, including Tanzu, TKGm, F5 administration, vSphere, Docker, Linux, Kubernetes, MS SQL Server, MS IIS, Open RMF, LDAP, Keycloak, PowerShell, AWS, Grafana, Prometheus, STIGs, and Cyber scanning. We focus on growing as a team, so we’ll share techniques, work through challenges, and develop new solutions together. Work with us and resolve daily challenges as we improve our customers quality of service every day.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: 

• 3+ years of experience supporting a high availability infrastructure as a Windows or Linux Server Admin

• 3+ years of experience with administration and support of production with Microsoft SQL Server and Always On Availability Group databases, including performance tuning, restores, recovery, and storage optimization

• Experience with automating, installing, configuring, administrating, patching, and security hardening industry leading and recognized COTS and open-source applications, including operating systems

• Experience with multiple networking setups, including cabling, switching, and routing

• Knowledge of Tanzu TKGm, F5 Administration, or vSphere

• Ability to support on-call rotation schedule for a 24/7 production system

• Secret clearance

• HS diploma or GED

• Security+ Certification

Nice If You Have: 

• Experience administering government systems

• Experience with OpenID Connect

• Knowledge of Windows administration and the tools used to administer updates and software inventory

• Knowledge of networking configuration

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Possession of excellent documentation skills to capture network architectures and proposed solution architectures

Clearance:

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

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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 $75,600.00 to $172,000.00 (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

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific 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.