System Administrator - SME

System Administrator - SME (Security Clearance Required)

#26-3287

Washington D.C., United States

Washington D.C. , United States

System Administrator - SME

Why WWT?

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe.

Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnership to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software—WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents.

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Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

What is the Government Services Team and why join?

Our Government Services team provides cleared resources with a global reach to federal civilian, Department of Defense (DoD), and intelligence community markets. We excel at delivering innovative, operationally ready, and cost-effective IT solutions that accelerate the interoperability and resiliency of mission-critical systems.

What will you be doing?

WWT is seeking a Systems Administrator – SME. The Systems Administrator (SME) serves as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure modernization, and zero-trust security implementation. This role leads the design, automation, optimization, and governance of highly available infrastructure environments across complex, cross-enclave systems. The SME provides strategic and technical leadership for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, disaster recovery, and compliance automation while ensuring resilient, scalable, and secure operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the principal authority for enterprise systems architecture and infrastructure modernization.
• Lead the design, automation, and optimization of highly available infrastructure environments.
• Implement zero-trust security principles and cross-enclave interoperability solutions.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management initiatives across the enterprise.
• Establish and enforce governance frameworks for disaster recovery and compliance automation.
• Provide strategic technical leadership for enterprise security and operational resilience initiatives.
• Optimize infrastructure for scalability, performance, and security across complex environments.
• Guide teams on best practices for system administration, automation, and infrastructure management.

Skills required:

• Extensive experience supporting Windows, Linux, and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of system monitoring, disaster recovery, backup solutions, and performance optimization.
• Deep understanding of enterprise security controls,…