Systems Administrator, Lead

Bigbear.ai; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in AI-driven decision intelligence is seeking a Lead Systems Administrator for an upcoming Cyber Operations contract. The role involves applying systems engineering principles and coordinating efforts in systems development and architecture maintenance. Candidates should possess relevant degrees and substantial experience, including strong skills in systems engineering and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree.
• 6 to 8 years of experience with a Master's Degree.
• 3 to 5 years with a PhD or 6 additional years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities for development and maintenance of enterprise architecture.
• Apply systems engineering principles throughout the systems lifecycle.
• Communicate with Government and other executives on technical considerations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Configuration management

Deployment management

Planning

Scheduling

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Job description

Overview

BigBear.ai is hiring a Lead Systems Administratoran for an exciting upcoming Cyber Operations contract award to support contracts that provide enterprise architecture and standards related systems engineering.

You will be coordinating activities pertaining to the development, documentation, and maintenance of the enterprise architecture.

Tasks will include providing system engineering, configuration management, deployment management, planning, scheduling, and related processes, tools, and practices.

What you will do

• Applies systems engineering principles throughout the systems lifecycle phases: Concept, Development, Production, Utilization, Support, and Retirement
• Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts
• Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives
• Responsibility for the technical integrity, quality, and completeness of work performed and deliverables associated with one or more of the 25 process areas defined by ISO/IEC15288:
• Techniical Process Area - Stakeholder Requirements Definition, Requirements Analysis, Architectural Design, Implementation, Integration, Verification, Transition, Validation, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal
• Project Process Area - Project Planning, Project Assessment and Control, Decision Management, Risk Management, Configuration Management, Information Management, and Measurement
• Enterprise (Organizational Project-Enabling) Process Area - Project
• Portfolio Management, Infrastructure Management, Lifecycle Model Management, Human Resource Management, and Quality Management

What you need to have

Bachelor's Degree and 8 to 10 years of experience; Master's Degree and 6 to 8 years of experience; PhD and 3 to 5 years of experience (in lieu of Bachelor’s degree, 6 additional years of relevant experience)

• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI with polygraph
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of a work product in Technical Process Areas associated with the ISO/IEC 15288
• Perform systems engineering activities and assist in the preparation of multiple work products in Project and/or Technical Process Areas associated with any of the ISO/IEC 15288 processes.
• Assist in performing systems engineering activities in the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Perform analysis of technical alternatives for a project and make preliminary recommendations.
• Develop and deliver a work product in any of the ISO/IEC 15288 Process Areas.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products of either the ISO/IEC 15288 Agreement or Enterprise Process Areas.
• Independently analyze, and recommend alternatives for elements of project's technical design.
• Perform systems engineering activities and develop and deliver work products in each of the ISO/IEC 15288Project and Technical Process Area

What we'd like you to have

• Must work well in a team environment

About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

BigBear.ai is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.