Senior Systems Administrator at City of New York
New York City, NY
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Aug 5, 2026
New York City, NY
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems administration role at the New York City Comptroller's Office responsible for managing Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Intune/Endpoint Manager environments, along with patch management, physical security systems, print and fax infrastructure, and Tier 2 IT support. The position also involves writing and maintaining PowerShell scripts integrated with the M365 environment and SQL Server. Open exclusively to current City of New York employees holding a permanent Civil Service title of Computer Associate (Operations) or Computer Associate (Software).
Mid level · 2+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
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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 $122,015 (middle half $98,091–$145,542).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 6, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This posting is restricted to current City of New York employees holding a permanent Civil Service title of Computer Associate (Operations) or Computer Associate (Software) — external candidates are ineligible.
The title is 'Senior Systems Administrator' but the minimum experience requirement is only 2 years of computer operations experience, which aligns more with a Mid-level role than a Senior one.
No salary range is posted. NYC Civil Service pay scales would apply.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (ATP) and LDAP appear in the duties narrative rather than a formal requirements section, so they are listed as preferred.
The alt SOC 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) was considered given the security administration duties (ATP monitoring, vulnerability management, security policy), but the primary day-to-day work is operating and administering infrastructure, making 15-1244 the better fit.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Microsoft Defender for Office 365.
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