Systems Administrator/CSITO - TS/SCI w/Poly (Shift Work) at General Dynamics Information Technology
McLean, VA
$148,750–$201,250from the description
Jul 24, 2026
McLean, VA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems administrator role supporting 24/7 intelligence community operations on a second shift (2pm–midnight), based near Tysons Corner. The work centers on maintaining, configuring, and troubleshooting complex computer systems and networks within a full motion video software environment, including patch management, system backups, dashboard monitoring via Splunk or Elastic Stack, and end-user support. A Top Secret SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The title used internally is 'Systems Administrator Advisor' — no explicit seniority level word appears in the title itself, so the title states no level; however, the 8+ years requirement and advisory/lead framing support a Senior classification.
Clearance requirement is stated as 'Top Secret SCI + Polygraph' — classified as TopSecretSci (the schema's highest tier, which covers TS/SCI with or without polygraph).
Degree requirement: the JD states a BS + 8 years OR a Master's + 5 years; because equivalent experience pathways exist and no single degree is a hard gate on its own, the degree requirement is set to None.
Total years minimum is set to 8 (the lower bound of the BS path); the Master's path requires only 5 years.
Splunk and Elastic Stack are listed as interchangeable alternatives ('either Splunk or Elastic Stack') for dashboard creation and analytic monitoring — captured as one skill with Elastic Stack as the alternative.
Full Motion Video (FMV) and firewall management appear in operational context/responsibilities narrative rather than a formal requirements section, so they are marked preferred.
The role is on-site near Tysons Corner, VA (Washington DC metro area); no remote option is indicated.
The salary range ($148,750–$201,250) is described as a 'likely' range, not a guarantee.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): systems administration, network troubleshooting, OS patch management, firewall management.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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