Senior Systems Administrator - Zero-Trust & Cloud Infra SME

World Wide Technology, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing

401k Plan with Company Matching

PTO and Holidays

Job summary

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Systems Administrator – SME to lead enterprise infrastructure modernization and zero-trust security across cross-enclave environments in the Government Services unit.

The role focuses on IaC governance, automation, and secure operations, including Terraform, Ansible, and complex cloud/on-prem architectures. On-site work in Chantilly, VA or DC region with clear opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required and 10+ years of related experience.
• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
• Experience with air-gapped hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Hands-on experience with IaC and configuration management tools.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization, and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal authority for enterprise systems architecture and modernization.
• Lead design, automation, and optimization of highly available infra across cross-enclave systems.
• Implement zero-trust security principles and cross-enclave interoperability.
• Drive IaC and configuration management initiatives (Terraform, Ansible).
• Ensure disaster recovery, governance, and compliance automation.
• Provide leadership for enterprise security and resilience initiatives.
• Guide teams on best practices for system administration and automation.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

10 years experience

Top Secret eligibility for SCI

Zero-trust architecture

Python

.NET/C#

Active Directory / LDAP

Keycloak

DevSecOps

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

AWS GovCloud

GCP cloud

Nutanix

Terraform

Ansible

Education

Master's degree in IT/Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Systems Administrator – SME to lead enterprise infrastructure modernization and zero-trust security across cross-enclave environments in the Government Services unit.

The role focuses on IaC governance, automation, and secure operations, including Terraform, Ansible, and complex cloud/on-prem architectures. On-site work in Chantilly, VA or DC region with clear opportunities for advancement.