System Architecture SME

About the role

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security interests that directly support the Department of War? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution. As a leader in systems engineering, we’re looking for you to solve complex challenges and shape our client's mission requirements by leading engineering. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions. Share your expertise through leadership and mentoring, while broadening your skillset into areas like Zero Trust and cloud technologies. Join our team and create the future of information technology for the Department of War.

Responsibilities

You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution. As a leader in systems engineering, we’re looking for you to solve complex challenges and shape our client's mission requirements by leading engineering. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions. Share your expertise through leadership and mentoring, while broadening your skillset into areas like Zero Trust and cloud technologies.

Requirements

• Experience with Cisco UCS chassis, including blade servers and integrated components, to support enterprise workloads, and implementing service profiles in UCS Manager to streamline server provisioning, enforce consistency, and reduce deployment time
• Experience configuring fabric interconnects for centralized management and unified fabric networking
• Experience with server management, and utilizing VMware, vSphere 7 or 8, Active Directory Domain Services, and Group Policy
• Experience managing Windows, including server setup, deployment, and maintenance, and troubleshooting networks
• Experience designing server rooms, including servers and networking, and NetAPP ONTAP
• Experience with Python and PowerShell scripting
• TS/SCI clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Skills

• Experience with shell scripting or PowerShell and automation tools
• Experience administering and maintaining multiple hypervisor environments, including Microsoft Hyper‑V and VMware vCenter
• Ability to conduct independent research and apply solutions
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent problem-solving skills

Benefits

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.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

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.