Journeyman System Administrator at Maximus
Atlanta, GA
$70,000–$100,000from the description
Jul 31, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Journeyman System Administrator role supporting enterprise patch and vulnerability management operations for a federal government contractor. The position involves executing CVE-based patching across Windows and Linux/UNIX servers, cloud, and on-premises environments, maintaining system images and configuration baselines, and producing compliance documentation. Suited to experienced sysadmins comfortable with large-scale endpoint environments and federally regulated IT programs.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6,800 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 2,850–10,200
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 2, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The job title 'Journeyman' is an internal classification (Band 7, T4) rather than a standard seniority label; the 7+ years of experience requirement and scope of responsibilities support a Senior classification.
The posting is tagged '#LI-Remote', indicating remote eligibility, but no explicit work location or metro area is stated — no CBSA has been assigned.
A Public Trust clearance is required to obtain/maintain (not a national-security clearance), so the clearance requirement is set to None; active Public Trust or DHS Suitability is listed as preferred.
Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) appears in both the required and preferred sections; it is treated as required based on its placement in the minimum requirements block.
This position is contingent upon contract award — candidates should be aware the offer is not final until the contract is awarded to Maximus.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily operational sysadmin work (patching, imaging, server administration), which fits 15-1244, but the heavy vulnerability remediation and CVE focus could also suggest 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts).
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): patch management, physical server administration, virtual server administration, change management.
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