Systems Administrator - Hybrid Tallahassee, FL at Novalink Solutions LLC
Tallahassee, FL
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Jul 26, 2026
Tallahassee, FL
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Systems Administrator role supporting a state transportation agency's IT office, focused on managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and other platforms, alongside Windows Server environments, IIS, networking, and identity/access management. Day-to-day work spans server administration, performance monitoring, Azure DevOps pipeline management, and coordinating infrastructure projects with internal teams and contractors. Suits candidates with several years of hands-on experience in multi-cloud and enterprise server environments.
Mid level · 5+ years · Tallahassee, FL · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6 people in the Tallahassee, FL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 2–9
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 $75,648 (middle half $59,194–$85,346).
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 (11)
The posting is from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) OIT, strongly implying a Tallahassee, FL location, though no city is explicitly stated.
The engagement is framed as a 'Scope of Services' contract vehicle, consistent with a state government IT staffing contract rather than a direct-hire full-time role; employment type is treated as Contract.
The overall experience gate is ambiguous: the posting states both '3–5 years of IT work experience in infrastructure/network environments' and '5–8 years of professional experience in information systems engineering or a related field is required.' The higher figure (5 years) is used as the overall years minimum.
AWS is explicitly called 'required'; Azure and GCP are labeled 'highly desired' and are marked preferred accordingly.
Microsoft software administration, middleware/API Management, and Azure are labeled 'highly desired' — marked preferred.
Linux (Red Hat and Ubuntu) appears in the KSAs section as 'in-depth knowledge' rather than in the formal Experience section; it is marked required given the firm language used.
The role blends infrastructure administration with some DevOps/pipeline work (Azure DevOps, git, pipelines), creating mild ambiguity between 15-1244 and 15-1252; the primary framing is systems/infrastructure administration, so 15-1244 is the primary code.
A Bachelor's degree in a related field is listed but equivalent work experience is explicitly accepted, so the degree requirement is set to None.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): API Management.
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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