What are the responsibilities and job description for the WebSphere Administrator position at 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.?
Job Title: WebSphere Administrator
Location with zip code: Mclean VA (100% Remote)
Duration: FTE
Clearance Required: Active Secret or higher clearance
Certification Required: IAT Level 2
Job Description:
- The WebSphere Administrator will support the U.S. Navy's enterprise application infrastructure by administering, maintaining, and securing IBM WebSphere environments. This role is responsible for ensuring high availability, performance optimization, and compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards across mission-critical systems.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environments.
- Manage WebSphere ND (Network Deployment), clusters, nodes, and application deployments.
- Configure JVM settings, data sources, connection pools, and security policies.
- Perform performance tuning and capacity planning.
- Troubleshoot application, middleware, and integration issues.
- Apply patches, fix packs, and version upgrades.
- Manage SSL certificates and secure communications.
- Support integration with web servers (IBM HTTP Server / Apache).
- Ensure compliance with DoD STIGs, RMF, and cybersecurity policies.
- Work closely with application developers, database administrators, and system engineers.
- Develop and maintain system documentation, SOPs, and architecture diagrams.
Required Qualifications:
- Active Secret clearance (or higher).
- 3 5 years of experience administering IBM WebSphere Application Server
- Experience with:
- WebSphere ND and standalone environments.
- Linux/UNIX and/or Windows Server environments.
- Application deployments (EAR/WAR files).
- SSL configuration and security hardening.
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning experience.
Required Clearance:
- Secret or higher clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting DoD or Navy environments.
- Familiarity with IBM HTTP Server (Client).
- Experience with scripting (Jython, wsadmin, Shell, or PowerShell).
- Knowledge of middleware integrations (JMS, MQ, JDBC).
- Experience with WebSphere Liberty.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
About our Company: -
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000 people including 600 Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115 Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80 commercial clients.
Recognized among Best Company to Work For by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated. 22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer" and s & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply."
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.