Associate System Engineer at City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$70,000–$79,438from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within the City of Philadelphia's IT operations and focuses on supporting the technology infrastructure used by the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. Day-to-day work involves monitoring Windows Server environments, troubleshooting applications and scheduled jobs, writing and maintaining automation scripts in PowerShell or Python, and keeping technical documentation current. It suits an early-career IT professional with a background in systems administration, help desk escalation, or application support who is eager to develop deeper engineering skills.
Junior level · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 350 people in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 150–630
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 (6)
The title 'Associate Systems Engineer' and the framing ('intended for a motivated IT professional who wants to grow') clearly signal a junior/entry-level role. No minimum years of experience are stated at the role level.
The role sits at the boundary between systems administration (15-1244) and scripting/automation-focused software development (15-1252). The primary day-to-day work — monitoring, troubleshooting, supporting Windows Server environments, scheduled tasks, and operational processes — leans toward systems administration, but scripting and automation are a meaningful secondary component.
PowerShell and Python appear together throughout the qualifications section as interchangeable scripting options; they are captured as a single skill with alternatives. Python is also listed separately as a preferred/growth skill the candidate is 'willing to learn.'
Git (source control) and Docker (containerization) are listed under the 'Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities' section as concepts candidates 'should have knowledge, experience, or demonstrated ability in' — but the framing is clearly aspirational/contextual rather than a hard gate, so they are marked preferred.
AI-assisted tools are explicitly called 'a plus, but not required' in the qualifications section and are not extracted as a named technology skill.
Candidates must become City of Philadelphia residents within six months of hire — this effectively rules out fully remote work.
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