Systems Administrator (Microsoft Identity Management) at Ardent Principles, Inc.
Hart's Location, NH
$130,000–$260,000
Jul 26, 2026
Hart's Location, NH
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-time, onsite systems administrator role centered on Microsoft Identity Management within a secure enterprise environment. Day-to-day work covers OS, application, and SQL database patching, Active Directory administration, configuration management, and maintaining data integrity across complex data flows. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph, and suits an experienced administrator with strong SQL and identity management skills.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $130,000–$260,000
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What the occupation pays Median $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The posting requires an active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) performed within the past six years — this is a hard gate stated twice in the JD.
The role is classified as a Systems Administrator but centers on Microsoft Identity Management (Active Directory, Entra ID, SQL-backed identity stores), placing it at the boundary between 15-1244 (Network/Systems Admins) and 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts); the primary day-to-day work described — OS/DB patching, configuration management, service restoration, data integrity — aligns more with systems administration than security analysis, so 15-1244 is the primary code.
The compensation range ($130,000–$260,000/year) is unusually wide; the upper bound likely reflects the TS/SCI + FSP polygraph premium common in the Washington Metro cleared-contractor market.
No minimum years of experience or degree requirement is explicitly stated in the posting.
Microsoft Entra ID is listed under 'Highly Desired' alongside its former name Azure AD; both are captured as a single preferred skill with the alternative noted.
SailPoint and Saviynt are listed together as interchangeable preferred options under the same 'Highly Desired' bullet; PowerSyncPro is listed separately in the same section.
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle) are listed as a single preferred bullet under 'Highly Desired'; AWS is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
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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