System Administrator – Journeyman at ASM Research
San Antonio, TX
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Jul 5, 2026
San Antonio, TX
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level systems administration role focused on keeping enterprise server infrastructure healthy and secure in a DoD mission-critical environment. Day-to-day work covers Windows and/or Linux server management, patch and vulnerability remediation, backup configuration, monitoring, and scripting-based automation, alongside incident troubleshooting and on-call rotations for round-the-clock coverage. Suits an experienced infrastructure administrator who holds an active Secret clearance and meets DoD 8140 requirements.
Mid level · 4+ years · National · Secret clearance
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The title 'Journeyman' is a DoD/government seniority label roughly equivalent to mid-level; the 3–6 year range and scope of responsibilities support a Mid classification rather than Senior.
The degree requirement is Bachelor's 'or equivalent experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Windows and Linux are listed as 'and/or' — either satisfies the requirement; both are captured as required with each other as an alternative.
Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) is required; the three are listed as interchangeable alternatives for the same requirement — each is captured with the others as alternatives.
Monitoring tools (Nagios, Splunk, CloudWatch) are given as examples ('e.g.') under a required responsibility; captured as a single required skill with alternatives.
DoD 8140 compliance and an active Secret clearance are explicit hard gates; US Citizenship is also required but is not a skill.
Security+ appears under Preferred Qualifications as a DoD 8140-compliant certification example.
Virtualization/cloud (VMware, AWS, Azure) and IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform) are listed under Preferred Qualifications.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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