System Administrator at Authentic8
- United States
$115,000–$120,000from the description
Jul 23, 2026
- United States
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on systems administration role responsible for managing and securing endpoints across macOS, Windows, and mobile platforms, alongside cloud infrastructure spanning Azure, GCP, Google Workspace, and Okta. Day-to-day work covers MDM administration via Jamf Pro and Intune, Active Directory, VMware-based server environments, corporate networking, and end-user support. Suits an experienced sysadmin comfortable working independently in a security-conscious hybrid environment.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 20 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 8–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,293 (middle half $104,938–$171,398). 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 (9)
The role is hybrid, requiring 2–3 days per week in the Redwood City, CA office; it is not fully remote. Redwood City falls within the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA.
US citizenship is a hard requirement stated in the posting, but no formal security clearance is gated.
The 5+ years experience requirement appears twice: once for IT systems administration (macOS, Windows, mobile) and once for MDM/SaaS/cloud identity. Both point to the same overall experience floor, so the overall years minimum is set to 5.
Jamf Pro and Intune are listed together with 'and/or', making them interchangeable alternatives for the MDM requirement; both are also listed separately as responsibilities, so each is captured individually with the other as an alternative.
PowerShell and Bash are listed as alternatives for the scripting requirement ('PowerShell, Bash, or automation scripting experience').
GCP, Google Workspace, Parallels Desktop, SAML, and SSO appear either in the responsibilities narrative or under Preferred Qualifications, so they are marked preferred.
A Bachelor's degree is listed only under Preferred Qualifications and the posting explicitly accepts 'equivalent hands-on experience' — the degree requirement is set to None.
AI-assisted tools are mentioned as a requirement but name no specific product, so no skill entry is emitted for that item.
The salary range of $115,000–$120,000 is stated as a base; a bonus is also mentioned but no figure is given.
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