Senior Systems Engineer
LRS · Minneapolis, MN
$104,000–$166,400
Jul 27, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract Linux infrastructure role supporting enterprise RHEL 8 environments spanning on-premises data centers and AWS. Day-to-day work covers server provisioning, patching, performance management, OS hardening, and automation scripting, with a strong ITIL/ServiceNow process component. The position requires four days per week on-site in Minneapolis and suits an experienced systems administrator comfortable operating at scale in hybrid cloud environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Contract
Pay in the description: $50–$80/hr
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 190 people in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 50–250
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 $105,050 (middle half $85,428–$134,003). 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 role is classified as systems administration (operating and maintaining Linux infrastructure) rather than software development, though the automation/scripting requirements (Bash, Python, Ansible) introduce some overlap with 15-1252. The primary day-to-day work is infrastructure operations, so 15-1244 is the better fit, with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
EC2, EBS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and Auto Scaling are all listed explicitly under the required AWS experience section and are treated as hard gates on that basis.
The posting does not specify a formal degree requirement anywhere.
The role is a contract position (hourly rate quoted); employment type is Contract.
On-site requirement is 4 days/week in Minneapolis; 1 day remote — this is not a fully remote role.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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