System Administrator, Senior

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 our client?

As a System Administrator on our project, you’ll support the operation, maintenance, and design of information technology resources within a laboratory for High Performance Computing (HPC) technology and data analytics for a research organization. You will maintain responsibility for the installation of new equipment and operating systems to best suit the needs of research to be conducted and the researchers requiring support. You’ll support the review of current infrastructure to provide an overview and prepare plans for improvement and enhancement that will increase efficiency and security within the network. You will maintain responsibility for cutting-edge computing systems and the evaluation of their use for research in furtherance of the mission.

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.

• Experience configuring and managing Linux and Windows operating systems, including supporting day-to-say operations, installing operating system software, troubleshooting, maintaining integrity of and configuring network components, and implementing operating systems enhancements
• Experience monitoring and maintaining systems, including compute nodes, storage, networking, and software
• Experience optimizing system operations and resource utilization and performing system capacity analysis
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Associate’s degree in an Information Technology field and 12+ years of experience as a lead systems administrator, Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology field and 8+ years of experience as a lead systems administrator, or 15+ years of experience as a lead systems administrator in lieu of a degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience in shell scripting and programming in C or Python
• Experience with Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM)
• Experience with system automation, provisioning, storage, or optimization tools such as Ansible, Warewolf, Lustre, or BeeGFS
• Experience with Unix
• Knowledge of performance monitoring tools such as Grafana or Prometheus
• Knowledge of setting up and executing benchmarks in an HPC environment and analyzing results
• Knowledge of network engineering

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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 collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.