Systems Engineer
Kreative Technologies · Fairfax, VA
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Jul 22, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level systems engineering role focused on managing the full lifecycle of enterprise IT systems — from requirements gathering and configuration management through deployments, upgrades, and ongoing operations. Day-to-day work spans troubleshooting, documentation, vendor coordination, and compliance support across Windows Server, database, and web/application server environments. Suits candidates with a background in systems engineering or administration who are comfortable working remotely on U.S. federal programs.
Mid level · 4+ years · Remote · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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 (8)
The clearance requirement states 'must be eligible to obtain a clearance' — no specific clearance level is named in the body of the posting. The header lists it generically; Security+ is called out as a certification requirement. Clearance has been mapped to Secret as the most common baseline for federal/DoD programs of this type, but the actual level is unspecified.
The 4–7+ years range is stated for systems engineering/administration experience; 4 years is used as the overall years minimum per the minimum of the range.
Degree requirement is marked None because the posting explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience' in lieu of a degree.
The role blends systems administration (Windows Server, AD, infrastructure ops) with systems engineering/analyst work (lifecycle management, requirements, documentation). 15-1244 was chosen as the primary code given the hands-on operational emphasis; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a genuine runner-up given the lifecycle coordination and stakeholder-facing duties.
Security+ appears in both the overview (required or ability to obtain) and the preferred qualifications section. Because the posting frames it as a certification to obtain rather than a hard gate on current possession, it is listed as preferred.
Cloud/hybrid environments (AWS, Azure) appear only under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
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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