Senior Systems Administrator/Technical Lead at Parsons Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO
$112,200–$196,400from the description
Jul 30, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems administrator and technical lead role supporting Space Operations for a defense contractor in Colorado Springs. The position involves managing and administering diverse infrastructure across multiple networks at varying classification levels — including Windows/Linux servers, VMware virtualization, storage, and networking — while providing technical leadership to other admins and engineers. Candidates with scripting, security hardening, and DoD environment experience in a TS/SCI setting are the target audience.
Senior level · 10+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · 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 $104,090 (middle half $86,062–$133,513). 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 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is classified as 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) because its primary day-to-day work is operating and administering existing infrastructure — server builds, patching, storage, backup/recovery, access management — rather than writing and shipping software. However, the scripting, automation tooling, and DevOps toolchain references create some overlap with 15-1252 (Software Developers), hence the alternate code.
The degree requirement is marked None because the posting explicitly accepts an associate degree or high school diploma with 15+ years of experience as an alternative to a bachelor's degree — equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a formal degree.
The experience range is stated as 10–12 years (with a bachelor's) or 15+ years (without); the overall years minimum is set to 10, the lowest stated threshold.
The posting requires an active TS/SCI clearance AND willingness to complete a Counterintelligence polygraph for SAP access within 3 months of hire — this is a hard gate beyond standard TS/SCI.
DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CISSP, CCNA) is listed under Required Skills and treated as a hard gate; specific cert names are examples of how to satisfy the requirement rather than individually required certifications.
Unix Shell scripting is listed as an alternative to PowerShell since the posting presents them together as interchangeable scripting options for the same task.
HBSS/ESS appears in the posting as a single token; 'HBSS' (Host Based Security System) is used as the canonical name.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II.
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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