# Senior Computing Architect

**Company**: The Boeing Company
**Location**: Herndon, VA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $184,450 - $249,550
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Computing Architect to design, administer, and support secure enterprise computing environments. The successful candidate will bring deep Microsoft Windows systems administration experience, expertise with virtualization and end-user computing platforms, and a strong understanding of backup and recovery operations.

**Responsibilities:**

- Designs, implements, and maintains secure computing architectures

- Administers Microsoft Windows servers and systems, including configuration, patching, troubleshooting, and performance optimization

- Supports and manages Citrix and XenDesktop environments

- Administers VMware virtualization platforms

- Manages and supports NetBackup software, including backup, restore, and recovery processes

- Applies security requirements and best practices across systems and infrastructure

- Troubleshoots complex technical issues and provides guidance to other IT staff

- Develops and maintains technical documentation, system standards, and operational procedures

- Collaborates with security, engineering, and operations teams to support mission and business needs

- Supports AWS cloud administration when applicable

**Requirements:**

- 14 or more years of relevant experience in systems administration, infrastructure engineering, or computing architecture

- Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft Windows systems

- Experience with Citrix and XenDesktop

- Experience with VMware

- Experience with NetBackup software

- Security+ certification or any other Department of Defense (DoD) 8140-recognized Cyberspace Workforce Qualification

- Active TS/SCI clearance

- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills

- Willingness to provide rotating on-call support and occasional shift and weekend work

**Benefits:**

- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities

- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work

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## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Windows
- Citrix
- XenDesktop
- VMware
- NetBackup
- Security+

### Nice to have
- AWS cloud administration
- designing secure enterprise infrastructure
- security policies and compliance requirements

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