Linux/Windows Systems Engineer at D2 Technical Services
Fort Belvoir, VA
$130,000–$140,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Fort Belvoir, VA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Tier II systems administration role supporting a federal intelligence agency contract, covering both Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux desktop and server environments across multiple security enclaves. Day-to-day work involves incident triage, user support, configuration, and troubleshooting across hybrid enterprise systems. Suited to an experienced IT professional with substantial dual-platform administration background and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
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 role is titled 'IT Engineer' with no explicit seniority level in the title; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 8+ years requirement and Tier II enterprise scope support a Senior classification.
A TS/SCI with Polygraph is an explicit hard gate stated prominently at the top of the posting and again in the minimum requirements.
The degree requirement (Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or related field) is explicitly waived by 'or equivalent technical training, work, or military experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
ServiceNow and NETS are listed together as interchangeable ticketing system examples ('ServiceNow, NETS, or similar'); captured as one skill with NETS as an alternative.
CompTIA Security+ CE is the preferred certification; SSCP and CCNA-Security are listed as acceptable alternatives — all captured under one skill entry.
The 'Technical Expertise Should Include' section reads as a requirements block and is treated as hard gates. 'Familiarity with ServiceNow/NETS' and 'Solid understanding of ITIL' use softer language but appear within this required block, so they are marked required.
The alt SOC 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is noted as a runner-up given the Tier II support and cross-platform advisory nature of the role, though the primary day-to-day work is systems administration.
Location is not explicitly stated but the Federal Intelligence Agency contract context strongly implies the Washington DC metro area (CBSA 47900).
DoD 8570 CE training is required within 6 months of hire — this is a post-hire compliance obligation rather than a pre-hire technology skill, so it is not emitted as a skill.
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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