Senior IT Systems Engineer
Evolv Technologies Inc. · Waltham, MA
$120,000–$196,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Waltham, MA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role responsible for designing, administering, and hardening enterprise IT infrastructure across cloud platforms, identity systems, network equipment, and endpoint management. The position also covers cybersecurity tooling, SaaS portfolio operations, and compliance readiness, while mentoring junior staff and serving as an internal escalation resource. It suits an experienced infrastructure engineer comfortable working across AWS, Azure, Okta, and Palo Alto environments in a hybrid, office-anchored setting.
Senior level · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 35 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 10–60
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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). 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 (7)
This role sits at the intersection of IT systems administration and cybersecurity — the primary day-to-day work is operating and maturing existing infrastructure (networks, endpoints, cloud, identity), which maps most closely to 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators). However, the strong cybersecurity framing (risk reduction, compliance, security controls) makes 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) a credible runner-up.
No explicit minimum years of overall experience is stated in the posting; seniority is inferred from the 'Senior' title, the scope of responsibilities, and the expectation of mentoring junior staff.
Okta and Entra ID are both listed as primary identity platforms used at Evolv and appear throughout the required work section; they are distinct products used together rather than interchangeable substitutes, so each is listed separately. Where the JD treats them as alternatives (e.g. 'Okta / Entra ID'), alternatives are cross-referenced.
Intune and Jamf are presented as the endpoint management tools in use ('Intune/Jamf'); Intune is listed as required with Jamf as an alternative since Intune appears first and both serve the same function. Jamf is also listed separately as preferred given the slash pairing.
CIS Controls, NIST CSF, and ISO 27001 appear in context sections describing frameworks to align to rather than hard gates; they are marked preferred accordingly.
Linx appears only once in the 'gain familiarity' onboarding narrative (not a requirements section), so it is marked preferred.
The role is hybrid (3 days/week on-site at Waltham, MA HQ); fully remote candidates are explicitly excluded.
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