Enterprise Platform Engineer at TEKsystems
Irving, TX
$64–$68/hrfrom the description
Jul 27, 2026
Irving, TX
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract-to-hire Windows Platform Engineer role focused on designing, building, and operating enterprise Windows Server infrastructure across hybrid on-premises and Google Cloud Platform environments. Core responsibilities include Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, VMware virtualization, load balancing, and infrastructure automation via IaC. The position is primarily onsite in Irving, TX (DFW), with alternate offices in Rochester, NY and Knoxville, TN, and includes 24×7 on-call rotation.
Senior level · 5+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 720 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 300–1,100
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,531 (middle half $82,771–$133,339). 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 29, 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) rather than 15-1252 (Software Developers) because the primary day-to-day work is operating and managing existing infrastructure (Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware, DNS/DHCP, load balancing) rather than building and shipping software. However, the IaC/automation emphasis (Terraform, PowerShell) introduces some developer-adjacent work, hence the runner-up code.
The minimum qualifications state '5 to 8+ years,' so total experience minimum is set to 5 years.
The degree requirement accepts 'equivalent experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so no hard degree gate is set.
GCP is listed under Preferred Qualifications; AWS and Azure are noted as alternatives since the posting also references those cloud certifications as acceptable.
F5 and AVI are listed together under Preferred Qualifications as examples of enterprise load balancing solutions.
Terraform and PowerShell appear in the duties/responsibilities narrative and Preferred Qualifications respectively; neither is in the hard-required section, so both are marked preferred.
The posting explicitly states this role is not open to C2C/vendor sponsorship arrangements.
Three office locations are listed (Irving TX, West Henrietta NY, Knoxville TN); the primary/advertised worksite is Irving, TX (DFW CBSA), which is used for the metro.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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