Senior Windows Systems Administrator at Peraton
Fort Huachuca, AZ
$86,000–$138,000from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Fort Huachuca, AZ
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior system administration role supporting multi-user computing environments for government customers, likely in a DoD context. Day-to-day work covers managing system resources, user accounts, security configurations, patch management, and storage, as well as tuning performance and supporting backup and recovery. The role also involves mentoring junior staff and engaging with vendors and government stakeholders. An active Secret clearance and DoD security certifications are required.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · Secret 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 $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 (7)
The experience requirement is degree-dependent: 10 years with an Associate's, 8 years with a Bachelor's, 6 years with a Master's, or 3 years with a PhD. The overall years minimum is set to 8 (the Bachelor's-level gate, the most common baseline), but the actual minimum could be as low as 3 years for a PhD holder.
No degree is hard-required — the posting accepts an Associate's degree (or implicitly any higher degree) with commensurate experience, so the degree requirement is set to None.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II or III certification is required; the posting names Security+ CE, CASP+, CISSP, and CCNP Security as qualifying examples. These are listed as illustrative certifications satisfying the IAT requirement, not separate independent requirements.
PKI is listed with 'Familiarity with' language and multi-domain/cross-forest environments with 'Experience with' under the qualifications block, but both read as softer than the firmly-gated items (patch management, STIGs, PowerShell); treated as preferred given the weaker framing.
Work location is not specified in the posting; Peraton is headquartered in Herndon, VA and primarily supports government/DoD customers, but no specific site is stated.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): patch management, multi-domain/cross-forest environments.
Requires a Secret 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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