Systems Engineer at Lyntris
Saint Paul, MN
$112,017–$141,190
Aug 6, 2026
Saint Paul, MN
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role provisions, maintains, and secures AWS cloud infrastructure hosting enterprise PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software for DoD customers. Day-to-day work spans Linux and Windows server administration, Ansible automation, RDS database management, and application patching/upgrades. The position suits a cloud-infrastructure generalist comfortable operating in a defense environment and working toward or already holding a U.S. security clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Secret clearance · 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
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,050 (middle half $85,428–$134,003).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 8, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The SOC classification is a genuine judgment call. The role primarily operates and maintains AWS infrastructure and enterprise application environments (patching, upgrades, database admin, OS-level config) rather than writing and shipping software — pointing to 15-1244. However, it also involves Ansible automation authoring, containerization, and performance tuning, which edge toward 15-1252. 15-1244 was chosen as the primary because the dominant day-to-day work is running and maintaining systems someone else built.
The clearance requirement is stated as 'active U.S. national security clearance or be able to receive and maintain one.' The posting does not specify the level (Secret, Top Secret, etc.). 'Secret' was selected as the most common baseline for DoD programs of this type, but the actual level required may differ.
No compensation figures are provided despite the posting referencing a 'listed pay scale' — no actual numbers appear in the text.
The posting lists Oracle and SQL Server and PostgreSQL as database experience requirements under the same bullet ('e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL'). Oracle and PostgreSQL are also called out explicitly in the duties (RDS Oracle, RDS PostgreSQL), so both are captured as separate required skills. SQL Server is listed as an alternative to Oracle since the bullet frames them as examples of the same category.
The preferred qualifications section explicitly labels its contents as 'Not Required'; all skills drawn from it are marked preferred accordingly.
The role is titled 'Systems Engineer' with no seniority modifier; the title states no level. The 2–5 year experience range and scope of responsibilities support a Mid-level classification.
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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