Windows System Administrator - JobID-0249 at Innovative Defense Technologies
Mount Laurel, NJ
$90,000–$184,000
Jul 14, 2026
Mount Laurel, NJ
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on systems administration role supporting a defense contractor's on-site virtual and physical infrastructure, covering Windows, Linux (Red Hat), and VMware vSphere environments. Day-to-day work spans OS installation and hardening, patch management, vulnerability remediation, STIG compliance, and scripting to automate routine tasks. Suited to an experienced sysadmin with an active Secret clearance and a background in DoD security frameworks.
Mid level · 3+ years · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $90,000–$184,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
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 $102,669 (middle half $79,920–$128,515). 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 (8)
The posting lists two overlapping pay ranges ($90K–$150K and $114K–$184K), explicitly noting IDT is hiring at multiple levels; the overall advertised range of $90K–$184K/year is used.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is listed as required but immediately qualified with 'or equivalent work experience', so the degree requirement is set to None.
Security+ CE (or equivalent DoD 8140/8570 IAT/IAM Level I or II certification) is listed as a hard requirement; Security+ is used as the canonical skill name with the equivalency noted here.
Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerCLI, Ansible Playbook) appears in the required responsibilities section as a single grouped requirement; Bash is used as the primary skill name with the others captured as alternatives.
PowerShell/Bash scripting and networking technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs) appear under the 'What Makes You Stand Out' preferred section.
The role sits at the boundary between systems administration (15-1244) and information security (15-1212) given the heavy emphasis on STIG/SCAP/ACAS compliance and DoD security posture; 15-1244 is chosen as the primary because day-to-day work is fundamentally systems administration, with security compliance as a key but secondary function.
The role is 100% on-site in Mount Laurel, NJ; the CBSA used is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (37980), which encompasses Mount Laurel.
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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