Aurora, CO

Salary
$83,000–$154,000from the description
Posted
Jul 13, 2026
Location
Aurora, CO
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A systems administrator role focused on maintaining a classified, standalone Windows network environment built on VMware virtualization infrastructure, supporting Industrial Control System (ICS) applications such as SCADA. Day-to-day work covers vulnerability scanning, cybersecurity compliance, patch management, Active Directory administration, and asset tracking. A TS/SCI clearance with a completed polygraph is required.

Mid level · 5+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time

Must have (13)
VMware vSphereWindows ServerWindows Desktop OSActive DirectoryGroup PolicySCCMSecurity+SCAPRisk Management FrameworkAudit Loggingfirewallintrusion detection systemsanti-virus
Nice to have (1)
ICS/SCADA

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How this req sits in the market our data

What gives you an edge
intrusion detection systems4%

Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.

What won't set you apart
Windows Server55%Active Directory55%

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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (9)

The job posting does not specify a work location beyond tagging '#Intel', suggesting an Intelligence Community site. No CBSA could be determined from the posting.

The clearance requirement is explicitly stated as TS/SCI with a favorably completed government-issued polygraph — a hard gate.

Security+ is listed under 'Other Job Requirements' with the qualifier 'or ability to obtain,' meaning the certification itself is not strictly required on day one, but the requirement is still a hard gate on the capability/path.

The degree requirement accepts a combination of education and experience (9 years total if non-degreed), so no minimum degree is hard-required.

Total years minimum is set to 5, reflecting the stated '4-year degree plus 5 years' baseline (the non-degreed path of 9 years is an alternative, not a higher floor).

The role is classified as Systems Administrator (15-1244) rather than Information Security Analyst (15-1212) because the primary day-to-day work is operating and maintaining the Windows/VMware environment; cybersecurity compliance (RMF, SCAP, CONMON) is a significant but secondary responsibility.

ICS/SCADA (Cimplicity, Wunderlich, Lutron) experience appears in the narrative job description context rather than the explicit requirements list, so it is marked as preferred.

CNE, CNA, and Computer Science degree are listed under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are not hard gates.

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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