Junior Level Unix Systems Administrator

Boeing Intelligence & Analytics; Maryland; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Boeing Intelligence & Analytics in Maryland is seeking a Junior UNIX Systems Administrator to maintain and optimize UNIX operating environments, ensuring reliability, security, and compliance across the enterprise. You will support disaster recovery, high availability, and infrastructure planning.

Responsibilities include system tuning, data migrations between platforms, and collaboration with teams on schedule flexibility. On-site work at Annapolis Junction, MD; telework is not authorized.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI with an active CI Polygraph.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AIX, HP‑UX, and Solaris operating systems.
• Proven experience with system performance tuning and optimization.
• Experience designing and implementing high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience with data migrations between systems.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible schedules, including potential shift work.

Responsibilities

• Administer, support, maintain, and optimize UNIX OS and network connectivity across the enterprise.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, security, and compliance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

AIX

HP-UX

Solaris

Job description

UNIX Systems Administrator – Junior Level

BI&A is seeking a UNIX Systems Administrator to be responsible for the administration, support, maintenance, and optimization of UNIX operating systems and network connectivity across the enterprise. This role ensures system reliability, performance, security, and compliance while providing technical expertise for disaster recovery, high availability solutions, and strategic infrastructure planning.

Why This Is An Exciting Role

BI&A is seeking a UNIX Systems Administrator to be responsible for the administration, support, maintenance, and optimization of UNIX operating systems and network connectivity across the enterprise. This role ensures system reliability, performance, security, and compliance while providing technical expertise for disaster recovery, high availability solutions, and strategic infrastructure planning.

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

• 6 Years of experience in Systems Administration roles or a highly related field of work with similar scope and responsibilities.
• A Bachelor’s degree may be substituted for 4 years of experience and a Master’s Degree may be substituted for 6 years of experience.

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI with an active CI Polygraph
• Extensive hands‑on experience with AIX, HP‑UX, and Solaris operating systems
• Proven experience with system performance tuning and optimization
• Experience designing and implementing high availability and disaster recovery solutions
• Experience with data migrations between systems
• Willingness and ability to work flexible schedules, including potential shift work

Desired Qualifications

• Relevant certifications (e.g. Oracle Solaris Administrator, IBM AIX Administrator)
• Experience with virtualization technologies
• Knowledge of ITIL framework and best practices
• Experience with configuration management tools

Telework/Remote Availability

Telework/Remote work currently not authorized

Work Location(s)

Annapolis Junction, MD

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.

$95,000 - $125,000

Contingent Upon Program Award

The position is contingent upon program award.

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.

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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