Senior System Administrator at Analytica
Silver Spring, MD
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Jul 28, 2026
Silver Spring, MD
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior System Administrator role supporting a federal government infrastructure team, responsible for administering Windows Server and Linux/Unix environments, managing core directory and network services, supporting VMware virtualization, and performing patching, hardening, and scripting-based automation. The role also involves server hardware lifecycle work and escalated support for junior staff, making it a broad hands-on sysadmin position in a cleared federal contractor setting.
Mid level · 3+ years · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting. The role supports a federal mission and requires an active Secret clearance, suggesting an on-site or hybrid arrangement at a government facility, but no city or state is named.
The experience requirement has two paths: a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of sysadmin experience, OR 7+ years of hands-on experience with no degree. The overall years minimum is set to 3 (the lower gate when a degree is held); the 7-year path applies only to candidates without a degree.
The degree requirement is set to None because the JD explicitly accepts equivalent experience in lieu of a degree (the 7+ years path).
The advertised title is 'Senior System Administrator,' but the minimum experience gate (3 years with a degree) and the scope of the role — primarily operating and maintaining existing infrastructure — align more closely with a Mid-level band. The seniority field reflects the actual requirements, not the title.
The alt SOC (15-1212 Information Security Analysts) is noted because the role includes RMF, STIG hardening, IAVM, and vulnerability remediation; however, the primary day-to-day work is infrastructure administration, so 15-1244 is the stronger fit.
MECM and SCCM are listed as alternatives since the posting names both ('MECM/SCCM') and they refer to the same product at different naming generations.
Okta is listed as the primary skill for the identity/authentication preferred requirement, with ADFS and SAML as alternatives; SSO is emitted separately as it is a distinct capability concept named in the posting.
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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