Junior ICAM System Administrator at Maximus
Denver, CO
$40,000–$70,000from the description
Aug 3, 2026
Denver, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level ICAM System Administrator role supporting Identity, Credential, and Access Management operations for federal enterprise systems in a 24x7 shift environment. Day-to-day work centers on user and service account lifecycle management — provisioning, modifying, and deprovisioning accounts — along with queue monitoring, ticket handling, audit trail maintenance, and compliance support. Suited to candidates with foundational IAM or IT operations experience and an interest in federal government work.
Junior level · Remote · 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
Roughly 14,400 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 6,000–25,900
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
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). 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 4, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This role is contingent on contract award to Maximus — candidates receive only a contingent offer until the contract is confirmed.
A Public Trust clearance is required (must be obtainable); an active Public Trust or DHS suitability is preferred but not a hard gate. This does not rise to a formal security clearance level, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status is a hard requirement stated in the posting.
The degree requirement accepts equivalent relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so no minimum degree is flagged.
The experience range is stated as 0–2 years, making this a genuine entry-level role consistent with the Junior advertised title.
Active Directory and LDAP are listed as interchangeable directory service options in the requirements section; Okta is listed with 'or similar IAM tools' — common substitutes (SailPoint, Ping Identity) are captured in alternatives.
ServiceNow appears only under Preferred Skills and is marked accordingly.
The alt SOC (15-1212 Information Security Analysts) is noted because the role has a compliance/audit/cybersecurity flavor, but the primary day-to-day work is account lifecycle administration, which aligns more closely with systems administration (15-1244).
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