Systems Administrator at Peraton
Fort Meade, MD
$146,000–$234,000from the description
Aug 7, 2026
Fort Meade, MD
Sep 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems administrator role at Fort Meade, MD supporting DoD Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) DODIN inspection environments. The position involves managing and maintaining multi-user computing infrastructure — servers, virtual machines, laptops, routers, and switches — across Windows and Linux environments, while applying security controls and endpoint management. Suited to a cleared, experienced sysadmin comfortable operating in a DoD/IC environment with TS/SCI access.
Senior level · 12+ 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 Aug 11, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The experience requirement is tiered by degree: 12 years with a BS/BA, 10 years with an MS/MA, 7 years with a Ph.D., 14 years with an Associate's, or 16 years with a high school diploma. No single degree is hard-required; overall years minimum reflects the BS/BA baseline of 12 years.
The posting states 'Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain SCI' — this is treated as a hard gate on clearance eligibility.
Container security is listed in the required section with specifics (secure image repositories, container runtime security, vulnerability scanning) but no named platform (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) is called out; captured as a general requirement.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is named in the required section but no specific tooling (e.g. Terraform, Ansible) is specified.
'Data Specialty' under preferred appears to be a partial or abbreviated certification name (likely an AWS/cloud data specialty cert); captured as listed.
The alt SOC (15-1212 Information Security Analysts) is noted because the role supports a DoD Cyber Defense Command and involves applying security controls, though the primary day-to-day work is infrastructure administration.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DOD 8140/8570 IAT III, DOD 8140/8570 IASAE Level II.
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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