Senior IT Systems Engineer
Energy CX · Chicago, IL
$110,000from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Chicago, IL
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on infrastructure role at a growing energy brokerage, responsible for the full spectrum of IT and cloud operations — from device management, MDM, helpdesk support, and onboarding/offboarding to AWS cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code, security compliance frameworks, and observability. The position suits someone comfortable operating across both sysadmin and DevOps disciplines at a company of around 100 employees.
Senior level · 5+ years · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 190 people in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 150–300
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 $105,439 (middle half $84,570–$132,981). 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 (6)
This role sits at the boundary between IT/sysadmin operations (15-1244) and cloud/infrastructure engineering (15-1252). The posting explicitly frames it as a 'hybrid IT/infrastructure role' covering both helpdesk/device management and cloud architecture/IaC. The primary day-to-day emphasis on operating and maintaining existing systems (MDM, helpdesk, SaaS administration, endpoint protection) tips the classification toward 15-1244, but the IaC and cloud design responsibilities are substantial.
The $110,000+ figure is described as 'Year One Earnings' — it is a floor, not a range. No maximum is stated.
The role is primarily in-person at the Chicago office; Fridays and up to 20 additional days per year are work-from-home, so it is not fully remote.
AWS, Terraform, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2/ISO 27001/HIPAA) appear under a 'Strongly Preferred' heading and are marked accordingly, despite the substantive cloud responsibilities described in the main job duties.
AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) are listed under 'Strongly Preferred' as part of an active AI engagement requirement — marked preferred.
Certifications (CompTIA, AWS, CISSP) appear under 'Nice to Have' and are marked preferred.
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