Windows Systems Engineer
James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA
$75,000–$77,500from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Harrisonburg, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on administering a hybrid email environment — Exchange on-premises, Postfix, and Microsoft 365 — including managing SPF/DKIM/DMARC, patching, vulnerability remediation, and tenant quotas. Beyond email, the engineer handles day-to-day administration of Windows physical and virtual servers and related systems such as Active Directory, VMware, and backup tools. The position suits an experienced systems engineer comfortable owning complex infrastructure independently while also handling customer-facing support and technical documentation.
Mid level · Harrisonburg, VA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $81,422 (middle half $75,668–$99,378). 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 (6)
The title is 'Windows Systems Engineer' with no seniority modifier; the title states no level. The required qualifications describe a 'mid-level or higher' independent contributor with ownership of complex mission-critical systems, supporting a Mid seniority assessment — though the role could reasonably be read as Senior given the 'mastery' language.
The role is primarily operational/administrative (maintaining, patching, troubleshooting, supporting Exchange and Windows infrastructure) rather than building new software, supporting 15-1244 over 15-1252. However, the scripting/automation expectations (PowerShell) introduce some ambiguity.
Exchange (on-prem and hybrid), Postfix, M365, and SPF/DKIM/DMARC are called out as the primary responsibility in the required qualifications and duties, so they are treated as hard gates. Crowdstrike is explicitly named in the required qualifications ('Crowdstrike or similar software'), making it a hard gate on the capability even though a substitute is accepted.
Active Directory, VMware, PowerShell, Commvault, Pure Storage, and Dell hardware appear under 'Additional Considerations' (a secondary, preferred-style heading), so they are marked as preferred.
The posting states this is an on-site position with hybrid work options — it is NOT fully remote.
No minimum years of experience are stated at the role level; the qualifications use qualitative language ('demonstrated experience', 'significant professional experience') without specifying a number of years.
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