System Administrator I
Agile Defense · Shaw AFB, SC
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Jul 13, 2026
Shaw AFB, SC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on server and systems administration role supporting a U.S. Air Force operations center at Shaw AFB. Day-to-day work covers managing physical and virtual server infrastructure, user accounts, security tools such as ACAS and HBSS, and some software development to support operational applications. Suits an IT professional with a background in enterprise systems administration, relevant DoD certifications, and an active or obtainable security clearance.
Mid level · 4+ years · Sumter, SC · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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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 $83,149 (middle half $68,872–$98,387).
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 titled 'System Administrator I' (a Level I / entry-level label), but the actual requirements — 4+ years of IT experience, DoD certifications, Tier 2 support, and broad enterprise infrastructure ownership — support a Mid-level classification.
Clearance gate: the JD states a Secret clearance is the minimum to start, but notes that Top Secret with SCI eligibility is 'strongly preferred' and that at least one person per shift must hold an active TS/SCI. The hard gate is Secret; TS/SCI is a strong preference.
Degree requirement: an Associate's degree in Computer Science or a related field is listed, but the JD explicitly accepts '4+ years of IT Domain Knowledge experience' as an alternative, so no formal degree is hard-required.
Active Directory and Windows Server administration are implied by the MCSA certification requirement and the scope of user account/profile management described, but are not named as standalone skill terms in the JD.
The 'Preferred Skills' section lists only soft skills and work-style attributes — no additional named technologies appear there.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8140 DCWF 451.
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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