Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Systems Administrator

Why This is an Exciting Role:

We're seeking a visionary candidate who will not just design, install, and operate Program Information Technology Infrastructure, but will architect a digital ecosystem that propels our products to new heights. We're in the business of delivering excellence to our customers, and this role is pivotal in ensuring that promise is kept.

Our landscape is a dynamic tapestry, woven with multiple sites and intricate networks, stretching across the expanse of the United States and ever-expanding. Within this digital expanse, Red Hat Linux forms the backbone, powering our High-Performance Computing Clusters. But that's just the beginning. The roadmap includes the integration of Wind River's VxWorks embedded Linux, promising a future of boundless possibilities. It's not just about servers; it's about the tools they host.

From engineering applications like Cadence and Atlassian to the indispensable Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS) and the collaborative powerhouse that is GitHub, our environment is a canvas for innovation. And amidst it all, there's a place for Windows PCs and nimble thin clients. Join us in sculpting the future of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, where every connection is a thread in the tapestry of progress.

Position Responsibilities:

Employ best practices when implementing security requirements within an information system including software engineering methodologies, system/security engineering principles, secure design, secure architecture, and secure coding techniques
Work directly with programs to ensure Information Technology (IT) infrastructure solutions meet the program requirements and schedules in a lab environment
Provide comprehensive end-to-end computing support in closed environments from desktops to servers
Provide broad range of systems and application support
Prepare release planning for software and hardware across the system, including patch management
Administer user system access and establishing safeguards to protect information to meet security requirements
Develop, design, integrate and maintain all computer applications
Evaluate complex system's production readiness and supportability
Perform the restoration of routine to complex computing service operations
Integrate security solutions into information systems
Protect classified and proprietary information

What Makes BI&A Different:

As a fully owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, BI&A offers an optimal mix of a small company environment with exceptional opportunities supported by a large corporation.

Every day, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics supports global missions by building and delivering intelligence, analytics, and cyber solutions that enable users to advance national security. From hardware and software engineering solutions to analytics that keep this nation safe, we create value that meets users’ needs. With vibrant partnerships and innovative approaches, we serve the Intelligence Community through innovation and vision. We have provided our customers with the tools needed to counter evolve global and cyber threats, and to improve wartime decision-making.

Our talented employees bring software development, systems engineering, and advanced analytics expertise.
We offer numerous prime contract opportunities with customers headquartered in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as subcontract opportunities that align with our areas of focus and additional opportunities nationwide through our parent company.
We have current open positions on awarded programs across diverse customer sets and are anticipating upcoming contract awards with a 5-year life cycle and an additional 5 option years.
Our diverse portfolio allows our employees to move to other projects and teams as they gain further proficiency in their current skill set and learn new skill sets along the way.
We offer hands-on access to cutting-edge technologies and a culture of technical excellence.

Experience and Qualifications:

To be eligible for this demanding position, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following experience and qualifications:

Required Education and Years of Experience:

Level 3: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience, 9 years' related work experience, etc.).
Level 4: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience, 13 years' related work experience, etc.)

Required Qualifications: 

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
5+ years of experience working in a lab test, factory test, or similar test environment
5+ years of experience with operating system (Windows and/or Linux) installation, setup, and basic troubleshooting
5+ years of experience with hands on support with IT Hardware such as familiar with setting up, configuring, modifying and troubleshooting switches, routers, network equipment, high performance computing equipment, server racks
5+ years of experience working on classified networks
Active Security+ or the ability to obtain the certification within 6 months of your start date
Able to travel 10% of the time

Desired Qualifications: 

Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliant with a Security+ certification or can obtain certification within first 6 months
5+ years of experience administering user system access and establishing safeguards to protect information to meet network security requirements
5+ years of experience with Linux Systems Administration
5+ years of experience with MS Windows server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022) administration on physical and VMWare virtual servers
5+ years of experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and administering current Windows Server 2016 - 2019 and Desktop Operating Systems - Windows 10
5+ years of experience designing & implementing IT Security Systems
Experience with Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems (Server 2016-2019, Windows 10, 20H2)
Experience troubleshooting Group Policy Objects (GPOs)
Experience with active directory (AD) to include applying domain group policies
Experience with a VMware virtual network environment.
Experience creating and maintaining multiple virtual servers based on VMware
Experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and administering support for Unix / Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/Oracle) server/workstation
Develop PowerShell scripts to enable consistent, high-quality integration of hardware assets
Experience with scripts to automate deployment and configuration of operating systems
Experience in Agile Methodologies
Experience evaluating and effectively communicating complex system problems and resolution
Experience with System Backups, Network switch configuration,
Experience with upgrades and patches for operating systems and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software
Experience with information systems that comply with Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide/Risk Management Framework (JSIG/ RMF) security requirements

Telework Availability: None

Summary Pay Range:

Please note that the information shown below is a general guideline only. Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Level 3: $99,900 – $122,100

Level 4: $123,300 – $150,700

BI&A is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are proud members of the Valuable 500 and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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