BigFix and System Administrator

Booz Allen • Full-time • McLean, VA, US • $77.60k - $176k / year • 3m ago

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 Booz Allen? We’re looking for a system administrator who specializes in implementing and managing Big Fix for an internal effort to help us support and secure various labs within our organization.

As a system administrator on our project, you’ll design and build out a new BigFix environment from scratch, onboard new environments, and provide a patching, vulnerability remediation, and secure baselining solution to the various internal labs. You will ensure the infrastructure is functional and available to our internal teams, add new features, and troubleshoot issues. You will provide documentation that can be shared through internal KBs and provide internal training as needed. You will perform upgrades and updates to the environment as they are released and coordinate any related downtime to the users.

Your system administrator expertise will be vital as you identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical network. You’ll provide support and innovation while securing our internal resources.

This is an opportunity to broaden your skillset into areas like supporting a wide variety of unique environments with unique requirements and differing configurations. You would be supporting environments in the cloud, on-prem hardware, and virtual machines located in client team environments. We focus on growing as a team, so you’ll share your expertise through leadership and mentoring as you help the teamwork 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 the security and functionality of these client driven environments. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

Experience in deploying and managing BigFix and advanced system administration
Knowledge of various operating systems, including Windows and Linux
Knowledge of networks and firewalls for establishing and troubleshooting connections to newly created environments
Knowledge of current security best practices and baselines and how to implement them effectively while still maintaining functionality
Ability to demonstrate advanced troubleshooting skills with exceptional customer service
HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

Experience managing a staff of support personnel
Ability to script for gathering and reporting on metrics for leadership
Bachelor's degree
BigFix technologies Certification
Security+ Certification

Compensation

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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

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

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.

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.