Arlington, VA

Salary
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Posted
Aug 9, 2026
Location
Arlington, VA
Last confirmed open
Sep 24, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A Windows System Administrator role supporting a government customer in Arlington, VA, on a mid-day/evening shift. The position serves as the senior SME for enterprise Windows Server environments — owning architecture, hardening, patching, lifecycle management, and incident resolution — while also providing basic Linux cross-platform support. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and an IAT Level II certification.

Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time

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Must have (3)
Windows ServerLinuxSecurity+, Ccna Security, Cysa+, Cnd, Gicsp, Gsec or Sscp

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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What won't set you apart
Linux75%Windows Server55%

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 Aug 11, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (5)

The IAT II certification requirement lists Security+ as the primary example alongside CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, GICSP, GSEC, and SSCP — any one of these satisfies the gate; all alternatives are captured.

Linux is listed as a minimum qualification ('Working knowledge of Linux systems'), though the role's depth expectation is basic/cross-platform support rather than deep Linux administration.

The posting specifies a shift of 12:00pm–8:00pm, which the employer labels 'night shift' — worth noting for candidates evaluating schedule fit.

No compensation figures are provided in the posting.

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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