IT Systems Engineer
SG2 Recruiting (Wind RiverX) · Arlington, VA
$100,000
Jul 14, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An early-career IT generalist role at a defense software company, focused on deploying and administering enterprise systems including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, and cloud infrastructure. Day-to-day work spans systems administration, application integration using Node.js and APIs, endpoint management, and cybersecurity control support, in collaboration with senior network and security engineers. Best suited to someone with 1–4 years of enterprise IT experience who holds U.S. citizenship and can obtain a government clearance.
Junior level · 1+ years · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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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 (7)
Location is not specified in the posting. Wind RiverX is a defense technology company (subsidiary of Wind River), likely based in the greater San Jose/Bay Area or a defense hub, but no city or state is stated — metro left blank.
The clearance requirement states 'ability to obtain and/or maintain US Government clearance' with no specific level named. Given the defense/national security context and CMMC/NIST 800-171 references, a Secret clearance is the most common baseline gate in this sector; however, the actual required level is ambiguous — it could range from Secret to Top Secret.
The role spans systems administration, enterprise application support (Salesforce, ServiceNow), and some scripting/automation (Node.js, APIs). It sits between 15-1244 (Systems Administrator) and 15-1211 (Systems Analyst); 15-1244 was chosen because the primary day-to-day work is administering and supporting enterprise IT infrastructure and systems, with application configuration as a secondary function.
The 1–4 year experience range and 'assisting' framing throughout the responsibilities strongly indicate a Junior-level role despite the breadth of technologies listed.
Cybersecurity certifications and cloud certifications appear only under the 'It's a Plus' section and are not extracted as named skills since no specific certification is identified.
NIST 800-171 and CMMC are listed together as alternatives under the 'It's a Plus' section; cloud experience (Azure) also appears there as a preferred signal.
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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