Senior Systems Engineer

wwtexternalcareersite; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401k with Company Matching

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

World Wide Technology is seeking a Systems Engineer to deploy and sustain enterprise DoD cyber defense platforms within secure environments. You will bridge bare‑metal hardware, virtualization, orchestration, and telemetry pipelines to deliver resilient, scalable systems.

You will design administrative platforms, implement DoD STIGs, automate tasks with Python/Bash, and collaborate across cyber defense teams to support Authority to Operate packages.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field
• 4+ years of DoD/intelligence/federal mission experience
• Experience configuring enterprise server hardware, storage, and networking equipment
• Proficiency administering enterprise Linux (RHEL/ Rocky/ CentOS/ Ubuntu)
• Hands-on Docker and hypervisor experience (VMware ESXi, KVM)
• Automation scripting in Python and Bash
• Experience with Elastic Stack and telemetry tools
• Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification

Responsibilities

• Deploy and sustain bare‑metal servers, storage, and networking hardware
• Containerize and orchestrate workloads with Docker and VMs (ESXi/KVM)
• Harden and manage Linux systems per DoD STIGs
• Develop Python and Bash automation for health checks and patching
• Integrate network sensors and telemetry pipelines (Zeek/Suricata, Elastic Stack)
• Manage data telemetry ingestion and cluster health
• Coordinate with cyber defense operators and engineering teams
• Produce architecture docs and DoD ATO artifacts

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Systems engineering

DoD/IC experience

Linux administration

Python

Shell/Bash

Security & STIGs

Threat intel / MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering/CS/CE/related field

Tools

Docker

VMware ESXi

KVM

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

Elastic Stack

Zeek

Suricata

Job description

Required Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related engineering field.
• Professional Experience: Minimum of 4+ years of hands‑on experience in systems engineering, platform infrastructure operations, or enterprise systems administration supporting Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence, or federal mission environments.
• Infrastructure & Hardware Engineering: Proven experience configuring, cabling, deploying, and maintaining enterprise server hardware, storage devices, and networking equipment (switches, routers, firewalls, and VLAN configurations).
• Operating Systems: Demonstrated proficiency in administering, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Virtualization & Containers: Demonstrated hands‑on experience deploying, managing, and maintaining containerized environments (Docker) and hypervisor platforms (VMware ESXi, KVM, or cloud equivalents).
• Automation & Scripting: Practical ability to write and maintain automation scripts using Python and shell/Bash to interface with REST APIs and manage infrastructure tasks.
• Data & Log Aggregation Platforms: Experience supporting large‑scale log aggregation, distributed search clusters, or enterprise telemetry tools (e.g., Elastic Stack [ELK], MDE, Trellix, Tanium).
• Compliance Certification: Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CySA+, CCNA Security, or equivalent).

Preferred Experience

• Sensor & Network Tooling: Direct hands‑on experience maintaining network traffic inspection tools (Zeek, Suricata) and telemetry collection pipelines.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform) within secure, air‑gapped, or disconnected environments.
• Security Frameworks & STIGs: Experience implementing DISA STIGs, SCAP compliance scans, and supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation lifecycles.
• Detection & Threat Intelligence Alignment: Familiarity with threat intelligence models, attack correlation concepts, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework as applied to platform data ingestion.

Want to learn more about Government Services? Check us out on our platform: https://www.wwt.com/public-sector https://www.wwt.com/government-services

Preferred locations:

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $125000.00 to $160,000.00 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well‑being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full‑time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All! If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [e-mail].

Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world‑class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting‑edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.

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?

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Systems Engineer to lead the technical deployment, integration, performance optimization, and lifecycle sustainment of enterprise cybersecurity platforms within secure Department of Defense (DoD) environments. In this position, you will act as a pivotal systems integrator bridging bare‑metal hardware, operating systems, virtualization layers, container platforms, network forensics, and high‑throughput data telemetry pipelines.

You will design and administer robust, resilient operating platforms, maintain high availability across distributed clusters, implement infrastructure automation, and ensure seamless system interoperability between advanced cyber defense tools and multi‑tenant mission architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Infrastructure & Systems Deployment: Architect, configure, rack/stack, install, and sustain bare‑metal compute servers, storage arrays, and enterprise networking hardware supporting mission‑critical cyber defense infrastructure.
• Containerization & Virtualization Orchestration: Deploy, configure, scale, and maintain containerized workloads (Docker) and virtual machines (VMware ESXi, KVM, and cloud environments), ensuring multi‑tenant resource isolation, resilience, and automated recovery.
• Linux Administration & Hardening: Administer and troubleshoot enterprise Linux operating systems across diverse distributions (e.g., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu). Implement rigorous system hardening in strict accordance with DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Automation & Scripting: Develop, test, and maintain robust Python and Bash automation scripts to orchestrate system configurations, streamline health diagnostics, automate platform patching, and execute repetitive operational workflows.
• Network Forensics & Sensor Infrastructure: Integrate, configure, tune, and sustain network traffic capture and packet inspection engines (such as Zeek, Suricata, and network taps/aggregators) across high‑throughput mission network segments.
• Data Pipelines & Telemetry Management: Support large‑scale telemetry ingestion, index management, and cluster health for data search platforms such as the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), ensuring uninterrupted data flow from distributed endpoints and network sensors.
• Cloud & API Systems Integration: Manage system‑level API integrations across secure cloud components and third‑party cyber tooling; build connectors and data routing scripts to ensure reliable telemetry delivery to analytic engines.
• Performance Monitoring & Capacity Planning: Continuously monitor platform resource utilization, memory/CPU bottlenecks, I/O performance, and network throughput; formulate proactive capacity scaling recommendations.
• Cross‑Functional Systems Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cyber defense operators, SOC analysts, and engineering teams to translate threat detection workflows and ATT&CK‑aligned requirements into high‑performing, resilient platform specifications.
• Technical Documentation & Accreditation: Author and update comprehensive systems architecture blueprints, standard operating procedures (SOPs), data‑flow diagrams, and technical artifacts required for DoD Authority to Operate (ATO) packages and lifecycle sustainment.