Systems Administrator
Search Results · Greenwich, CT
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Jun 28, 2026
Greenwich, CT
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on infrastructure role at a hedge fund, responsible for maintaining and evolving a mixed environment of Windows Server, Rocky Linux, VMware vSphere, AWS, and enterprise networking gear. Day-to-day work splits roughly 70/30 between Microsoft and Linux administration, with additional duties covering physical server hardware at a headquarters site and an offsite data center. Suits an experienced generalist sysadmin comfortable working independently in a regulated financial services setting.
Senior level · 5+ years · Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 5–40
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 $117,200 (middle half $86,960–$151,720).
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 role is titled 'Systems Administrator' with no level modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience and broad ownership scope support a Senior classification.
The 5+ years experience figure appears under 'Desirable Background' (the preferred/nice-to-have section), not under 'Required Skills'. It is nonetheless the only stated experience threshold and is treated as the effective minimum for total years.
A Bachelor's degree is listed under 'Desirable Background' and explicitly allows 'equivalent experience', so no hard degree requirement is set.
Compensation is described only as 'competitive, commensurate with experience' — no figures were provided.
Palo Alto and Fortinet are listed as interchangeable firewall examples ('or similar') under the required Networking bullet; Palo Alto is used as the primary with Fortinet as an alternative.
PowerShell, Python, and Bash are listed as interchangeable scripting options ('or') under the required Scripting & Automation bullet; PowerShell is used as the primary with Python and Bash as alternatives.
VMware ESXi cluster build experience is called out as 'a plus' within the VMware bullet, but the broader VMware vSphere management experience is in the Required Skills section and is marked required.
Ansible appears only under 'Desirable Background' and is listed as preferred.
The alt SOC (15-1252 Software Developers) was considered because the role includes scripting/automation, but the primary day-to-day work is clearly operating and maintaining infrastructure (Windows/Linux/VMware/networking), making 15-1244 the right fit.
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