Network Systems Administrator (TS/SCI) at COLSA Corporation
Patuxent River, MD
$92,500from the description
Jun 29, 2026
Patuxent River, MD
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves administering and engineering IT and communications networks for Special Operations Forces (SOF) systems at a Navy facility, with up to 50% remote work. Day-to-day work covers installing, configuring, patching, and monitoring IT equipment, diagnosing hardware and software issues, integrating military communications systems, and maintaining servers and operational records. It suits candidates with a background in network systems administration and experience working with military or SOF communications environments, and requires a TS/SCI clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Patuxent River, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $118,290 (middle half $90,900–$156,360). 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 job title is 'Computer Systems Analyst (Network Systems Administrator)' — the day-to-day duties (installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, patching, backup/recovery of network and IT systems) align more closely with 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) than with 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts), though the formal title creates ambiguity; 15-1211 is listed as the alternate.
The role is up to 50% remote but candidates must reside within 50 driving miles of NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) in Maryland — it is not fully remote.
TS/SCI clearance is explicitly required ('U.S. Citizenship required; TS/SCI clearance').
Three education/experience pathways are offered: Bachelor's + 3 years, Associate's + 7 years, or HS diploma + 9 years — the overall years minimum is set to the lowest qualifying threshold (3 years with a Bachelor's); no degree is hard-required because equivalent experience is accepted.
Compensation is stated as a minimum salary of $92,500 with no upper bound published.
Skills such as 'requirements analysis', 'functional analysis', and 'trade studies' appear in the required section but name no specific tool; only 'requirements analysis' was retained as it represents a concrete analytical discipline gating the role. 'Functional analysis' and 'trade studies' were omitted as they are methodologies rather than named technologies.
Industry certifications (MCSE/MCA/VMware) are listed under Preferred Qualifications and are not a hard gate.
Ignored 6 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network systems administration, IT automation equipment configuration, OS patching and upgrades, system backup and recovery, military/SOF communications systems, SCIF/secure facility networking.
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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