Lead Systems Administrator — TS/SCI & Kubernetes Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton; Maryland; On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Lead Systems Administrator in the United States, Maryland. You will guide a team, monitor performance, and identify modernization opportunities in a critical network.

Your leadership will help the team turn metrics into actionable insights and develop new methodologies. The role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a relevant degree or extensive experience, and expertise across Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Nexus, Docker, and NiFi.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of systems administrator experience, or 15+ years in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead a systems administration team to monitor and manage performance and reliability.
• Identify opportunities for modernization in a critical network and explain metrics.
• Mentor the team and share expertise to develop new methodologies.
• Collaborate with operations and software teams on triage and improvements.

Skills

Tier 3 support

Triage support

Software testing

Configuration management

CI/CD pipeline

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Nexus

Docker

NiFi

Linux administration

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree

10+ years experience

15+ years experience in lieu of degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

15+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Nexus

Docker

NiFi

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Lead Systems Administrator in the United States, Maryland. You will guide a team, monitor performance, and identify modernization opportunities in a critical network.

Your leadership will help the team turn metrics into actionable insights and develop new methodologies. The role requires TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a relevant degree or extensive experience, and expertise across Linux/Unix, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Nexus, Docker, and NiFi.