Senior Systems Engineer
Link Technologies · Everett, WA
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Jul 26, 2026
Everett, WA
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract, onsite infrastructure role centered on administering and maintaining enterprise server, storage, and virtualization systems — specifically legacy VMware (vSphere/ESXi) and Nutanix environments — within a mission-critical hospitality and gaming setting. Day-to-day work covers system maintenance, optimization, high availability, and disaster recovery. Prior experience in casino or gaming operations and eligibility for a Massachusetts Gaming License are required.
Senior level · 5+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 630 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 260–1,150
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 $119,338 (middle half $97,590–$141,760).
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 posting requires candidates to currently possess, or have previously possessed, a Massachusetts Gaming License/Card (MA Gaming Card) and be eligible to obtain one — this is an unusual hard gate not representable as a technical skill.
Prior experience in the hospitality and/or gaming industry (preferably casino operations) is explicitly required, not merely preferred.
Networking, storage, and disaster recovery are called out as required knowledge areas but name no specific products or platforms, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
Enterprise monitoring tools appear only under Preferred Qualifications with no specific product named, so no skill was emitted for them.
No compensation was stated in the posting.
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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