Systems Administrator; Experienced or Senior

Job Description

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Maritime and Intelligence Systems (M&IS), seeks a System Administrator (Experienced or Senior) (Shift Work) to join our Mission Operations team in Herndon, VA. Our team focuses on delivering complex solutions in some of the most challenging environments on Earth. We provide support for our Mission Operations Portfolio areas which design, build, test, deploy, operate, and maintain a wide variety of mission critical platforms and systems for commercial and government customers.

This position is part of a small team of shift‑work rotational schedule high‑caliber System Administrators who perform several system administration tasks, sometimes under high pressure and tight deadlines, to include infrastructure administration, information security support and configurations, software and OS support, and follows configuration change control/configuration change management processes. You will create new solutions to hard technical problems and provide system support using best practices with modern and innovative tooling.

This position requires comfort in a high‑paced environment and interfacing with a small group of end users.

• Support a small group of end users who use our system and several other systems that we support.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues, sometimes under time pressure.
• Analyze system performance, identify bottlenecks, and document proposed optimizations to improve overall system efficiency and responsiveness.
• Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Interface with customers and represent the entire System Admin Team during high impact operations.

• This position requires an Active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance and current FSP (Full Scope Polygraph) (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
• Level 3: 3+ years of related systems design and integration experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience in System Administration (i.e. Linux/Unix or Windows platforms).
• Experience in communicating with customer representatives in a variety of forums, in both written and spoken form, regarding technical subjects.
• Willingness to successfully complete on‑the‑job (OJT) training to confirm ability to perform assigned duties and tasks.
• Willingness and ability to work variable shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Level 4: 5+ years of related systems design and integration experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience managing and maintaining servers, workstations, and related infrastructure components.
• Proficiency with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and core services.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills and problem‑solving abilities and able to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Expertise in on‑premises virtualization (AHV, VMWare ESXi, Hyper‑V, etc.) or cloud expertise (AWS or Azure).
• Experience with VDI, infrastructure monitoring, and security.
• Proficient in documenting Confluence and tracking tasks in Jira.
• Holds cloud, INFOSEC, or recent IT certifications.
• Previous shift‑work experience.

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post‑offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

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