Systems Engineer

About the role

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in simulation training environments for the United States military? You understand your customer’s environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. As a Systems Engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience in network design and architecture, information assurance, group policy and account management, virtualization, installation and configuration of applications, system administration and updates, and automation to lead a team of engineers focusing on network modernization on an inherited, legacy infrastructure. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions.

On our team, you’ll troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues on a training environment and analyze current working infrastructures to understand how to make improvements and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems. Using your technical curiosity and knowledge of industry standards, you’ll make an impact on national security missions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers focusing on network modernization on an inherited, legacy infrastructure
• Design, develop, and evolve systems with advanced technology solutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues in a training environment
• Analyze current working infrastructures to improve security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems
• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of critical enterprise IT infrastructure, including server, storage, virtualization, and cloud environments
• Develop and maintain strategic roadmaps for systems technology evolution
• Assist with establishing and enforcing system configuration, change management, and security policies across the server landscape
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers
• Manage complex projects from initiation to completion, coordinating with cross-functional teams
• Travel up to 25% of the time

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering
• Experience managing complex projects from initiation to completion, while coordinating with cross-functional teams
• Experience with mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers
• Experience in Windows Server or Linux operating systems
• Ability to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of critical enterprise IT infrastructure, including server, storage, virtualization, and cloud environments
• Ability to develop and maintain strategic roadmaps for systems technology evolution
• Ability to assist with establishing and enforcing system configuration, change management, and security policies across the server landscape
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice to Have

• Experience working in the special operations community
• Experience architecting and implementing high-availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) solutions to ensure maximum system uptime and business continuity
• Experience driving automation initiatives across system deployment, monitoring, and maintenance using scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python
• Experience performing capacity planning and performance monitoring to proactively address potential bottlenecks and recommend appropriate scaling solutions
• Experience conducting root cause analysis (RCA) for major incidents, and implementing corrective and preventive measures to minimize future disruptions
• Expert-level administration and troubleshooting of virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V
• Knowledge of enterprise storage and backup solutions such as SAN, NAS, object storage, Veeam, and Commvault
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and identity management systems

Benefits

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
• Paid leave
• Professional development and tuition assistance
• Work-life programs and dependent care
• Recognition awards program 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

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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

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.