Lead Systems Engineer - Enterprise IT & Mission-Critical Ops
Listed on 2026-10-08
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer
Job Number: R0244479
Systems Engineer, Lead
The Opportunity:
Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in simulation training environments for our United States military? You understand your customer's environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission.
As aSystems Engineer Leadon our team, yourfocus will be onleading people and driving project execution.
You'llprovide handson leadership to alargeteam of engineers by setting priorities,managing workloads, and fostering a culture of accountability, communication, and professional growth, all the while balancing operational priorities.
Your role will focus on coordinating daytoday engineering efforts, ensuring projectsremainon schedule, and resolving obstacles thatimpactdelivery.
Youwilloverseeengineering activities across software development,architecture design,network engineering,system engineering, information assurance-ensuring the right people are aligned to the right tasks and supported with clear guidance.
You'llmentor engineers, develop processes that strengthen team performance, and help shape how work is executed acrossanenterprise network.
By understanding project requirements, aligning resources, and reinforcing technical rigor and best practices,you'll increase the team's effectiveness and help improve the reliability, security, and availability of critical systems. Your leadership will empower the team to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful improvements in support of national security-related missions.
Join us. The worldcan'twait.
You Have:
10+ years of experience inITEngineering
Experience working in the Special Operations Community
Experience with performing capacity planning and performance monitoring to proactively address potential bottlenecks and recommend scaling solutions
Experience with managing complex projects from initiation to completion, while coordinating with cross-functional teams
Experience with mentoring andprovidingtechnical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers
Ability to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of critical enterprise IT infrastructure, including server, storage, virtualization, and cloud environments
Ability to develop andmaintainstrategic roadmaps for systems technology evolution
Ability to assist inestablishingand enforcing system configuration, change management, and security policies across the server landscape
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor'sdegree
Nice If You Have:
Experience with conducting root cause analysis (RCA) for major incidents, implementing corrective and preventive measures to minimize future disruptions
Experience in Windows Server or Linux operating systems
Experience with architecting and implementing high-availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) solutions to ensure maximum system uptime and business continuity
Experience with driving automation initiatives across system deployment, monitoring, and maintenance using scripting languages, such as Power Shell and Python
Experience with expert-level administration and troubleshooting of Virtualization platforms, such as VMware vSphere, or Microsoft Hyper-V
Knowledge of Enterprise Storage and Backup solutions, such as SAN, NAS, object storage, Veeam, and Commvault
Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and identity management systems
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs.
Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
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