Booz Allen

SystemsAdministrator,Senior

$78–78k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Systems Administrator, Senior at Booz Allen. Skills: Linux Administration, Kubernetes, Automation, Ansible. Manage and optimize infrastructure. Ensure architecture, security, performance”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve technology supporting the Air Force; Clients achieve their goals

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Solving one problem after another; Identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement; Isolate network problems

Eligibility Requirements

TS/SCI clearance, On camera during interviews and assessments, Identity verification process

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of experience in Linux Administration, Experience with automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform, Experience with containers such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Podman, Experience with SELinux and FApolicyd, STIG hardening, Identity Management (IdM/LDAP), and managing secrets and certificates, Knowledge of IT networking and security concepts, Ability to translate complex technical requirements into solutions for clients and engineers, TS/SCI clearance, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a STEM field, DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Nice to Have

Experience in administration of RHEL, Experience deploying and managing production Kubernetes clusters such as OpenShift, EKS, or RKE, Experience with Helm charts, Kustomize, and managing persistent container storage interface (CSI) and container networking interface (CNI), Experience integrating IaC and Ansible into pipelines such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions, Knowledge of IP tables and NFTables, DNS, load balancing, HAProxy, Nginx, and namespace, Ability to use troubleshooting tools such as ss, netstat, tcpdump, traceroute, and ping to isolate network problems, Ability to conduct performance tuning, kernel patching, and debugging as well as optimizing Linux kernels for container workloads such as tweaking sysctl for K8s, Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a STEM field, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE) Certification

What You'll Do.

Manage and optimize infrastructure

Provide network insight through monitoring

Identify problem areas and opportunities

Turn metrics into information

Modernize the network

Resolve daily challenges

Bring additional capabilities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Bridge the gap between technical execution and client-facing communication; Share expertise through leadership and mentoring; Help team work through challenges; Develop new methodologies; Collaborate with colleagues and customers

Communication Scope

Translate complex technical requirements into solutions; Explain meaning of metrics

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