Systems Administrator Level 5
MTA Headquarters · Jamaica
$86,703–$123,862from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Jamaica
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level infrastructure role focused on installing, configuring, and maintaining server hardware, operating system software, and storage area networks for a large public transit organization. The position involves troubleshooting complex environments, coordinating with database and network teams, evaluating new technologies, and providing technical guidance to junior staff. It suits an experienced systems administrator with a strong background in Windows, Linux, VMware, or similar platforms.
Senior level · 10+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
We read this from the posting text with AI. Skim the description below before ruling yourself out.
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 $122,015 (middle half $98,091–$145,542). 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 (5)
The title 'Systems Administrator Level 5' carries a numeric level but it maps to an internal MTA pay grade, not a standard career-ladder level (Junior/Mid/Senior); it is treated as Unspecified for advertised seniority.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD explicitly accepts '12 years of experience' as a full substitute for a Bachelor's degree.
The 10-year overall experience requirement (hardware, OS, networking, Windows services) is the binding floor; the 12-year alternative applies only to candidates without a degree.
Windows, HP-UX, Linux, VMware, and ESX are listed together as examples of qualifying OS experience — they are treated as a family of interchangeable qualifying technologies rather than separate independent gates, with Windows Server as the primary named skill.
The role is firmly in the operate-and-maintain camp (installation, troubleshooting, configuration, asset management of server and storage infrastructure) rather than building new software, supporting the 15-1244 classification.
Read the full posting
The employer publishes the full description on their own site — read it there ↗. Or sign in to read it here — it's free, and it also lets you track this application.