Systems Administrator
Lentech Inc. · Annapolis Junction, MD
$156,262–$166,882from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior systems administrator role supporting federal IT infrastructure, covering day-to-day operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting across client, server, storage, and network environments. The position handles both first- and second-tier problem resolution, manages UNIX and Windows systems, and involves configuration, capacity planning, and OS-level performance improvements. DevOps and AWS experience is expected alongside a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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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 $120,891 (middle half $92,899–$159,798). 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 role is primarily a Systems Administrator (SA) position focused on operating and maintaining IT infrastructure — day-to-day ops, monitoring, Tier 1/2 help desk, OS configuration, and network component management — which maps to 15-1244. However, the explicit mention of DevOps and AWS in the Required section introduces a software/cloud engineering dimension that could push toward 15-1252; 15-1244 is the better fit given the overall operational framing.
An active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) is explicitly required. The posting references 'MD Ten (10)' suggesting the work location is in Maryland, but no specific city or CBSA is named.
DoD 8570 IAT Level I or higher is listed as a hard requirement. This is a compliance/certification gate rather than a named technology tool, but it is a firm eligibility criterion.
DevOps and AWS appear in the Required section with the phrasing 'Experience with DevOps, AWS' — they are treated as hard gates despite the brief framing.
The salary range ($156,262–$166,882) is described as a 'national average' for the position; actual pay may vary by location and contract wage rates.
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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