Washington, DC

Salary
$80,000–$90,000from the description
Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Last confirmed open
Aug 20, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A hands-on systems administrator role at a national trade association, responsible for keeping day-to-day IT infrastructure running reliably and securely. The position covers end-user support, Microsoft 365 and Azure AD administration, network management, endpoint management, and cybersecurity operations. It suits a generalist IT professional comfortable owning core systems across both on-premises and cloud environments in a hybrid Washington, D.C. office setting.

Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time

Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.

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Must have (12)
Microsoft 365Exchange OnlineSharePointTeamsOneDriveAzure ADIntuneMicrosoft Defender, Barracuda or ProofpointRingCentralVPNDNSMFA

“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

Roughly 580 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 120–870

Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.

What won't set you apart
Microsoft 36555%Azure AD55%Intune45%VPN40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589). This posting is about at that midpoint.

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 20, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (4)

The role is titled 'Senior Systems Administrator' but the requirements — 3–5 years of experience, broad generalist IT duties, and no indication of org-wide technical authority — align more closely with a mid-level position on a normal career ladder.

Microsoft Defender, Barracuda, and Proofpoint are listed together as examples of email security platforms; they are treated as interchangeable alternatives for that requirement rather than three separate hard gates.

Azure AD and Microsoft Entra ID refer to the same product (Microsoft rebranded Azure AD to Entra ID); listed as a single skill with the alternate name noted.

No degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.

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