Senior System Administrator at Omniscius Consulting
Laurel, MD
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Jul 1, 2026
Laurel, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level systems administration role supporting government enterprise education and training applications in a hybrid on-premises and AWS environment. Day-to-day work covers Windows Server and Linux administration, vulnerability patching and compliance, PowerShell scripting, and building Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform and Ansible. Suited to a seasoned administrator with at least 15 years of experience and an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
Senior level · 15+ 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).
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 (8)
The role is primarily systems administration (operating, patching, maintaining infrastructure others built), which maps to 15-1244. However, the significant IaC, Terraform/Ansible, and scripting/automation development duties introduce a meaningful 15-1252 (Software Developers) signal — hence Medium confidence and the runner-up code.
A Bachelor's degree is listed as required, but the JD explicitly states 'Five additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree,' so the degree requirement is treated as None (equivalent experience accepted).
The 15-year minimum experience requirement is stated at the role level ('Minimum of 15 years of Systems Administration experience'). This is a notably high bar — well above the typical Senior threshold — but the JD does not describe org-wide or cross-program technical authority, so the role is classified Senior rather than Staff.
PowerShell, AWS EC2, AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, and GPO all appear exclusively under the 'Preferred Qualifications' heading, despite also being mentioned in the Responsibilities section. Per the heading's authoritative role, they are marked preferred.
The clearance requirement is Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph — the most restrictive tier, which will significantly constrain the candidate pool.
No compensation was stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570 IAT Level I.
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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