Remote Work:

Hybrid

Job Number:

R0232737

Location:

McLean,VA,US

Aviation 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 air traffic control? We’re looking for a system administrator to help us develop next generation aviation management systems.

As a system administrator on our project, you’ll constantly look for ways to make the infrastructure better using the latest technology and the best implementation strategies. 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 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 performance and maintainability improvement. 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 improve our nation’s airspace.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience managing daily activities of configuration and operation of cloud systems
• Experience performing system capacity analysis and planning of cloud systems
• Experience maintaining servers, creating monitoring reports and logs, and ensuring functionality of system links
• Experience with configuration management tools including cloud configuration management services
• Experience working with application development teams across the software development life cycle and creating solutions to complex problems in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to monitor systems for acceptable performance and user accessibility, establish back-ups, and monitor systems security
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have: 

• Experience automating infrastructure provisioning tools, including CloudFormation or Terraform
• Experience automating CI/CD pipelines tools, including Jenkins or GitLab
• Experience hosting applications on commercial Cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration platforms tools, including Docker or Kubernetes 
• Knowledge of creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks
• Knowledge of triaging and resolving issues for both open-source and commercial tools in public Cloud environments

Vetting:

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

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 $77,600.00 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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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.