
Windows Systems Administrator
Mechanicsburg, PAFull-time$80–115K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a Windows Systems Administrator to support a DoD agency in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The role manages, administers, sustains, and secures infrastructure for development, testing, and production, and supports production and development Windows environments across cloud and on-premise systems. The administrator also monitors performance and resources, coordinates problem resolution, evaluates system changes, communicates status, and maintains cybersecurity compliance.
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Windows Systems Administrator Location US-PA-Mechanicsburg ID 2026-4915 Category IT / Cyber Security / Network Systems Position Type Full-Time Remote No Clearance Required Secret Overview AMERICAN SYSTEMS is looking for a qualified Windows Systems Administrator ready to join a Team working for a DoD Agency based in Mechanicsburg, PA. Support includes full responsibility for managing, administering, sustaining, and securing all infrastructure required for development, testing, and production; certifying success of future production enhancements. Included in managing the infrastructure, is the timely notification to customers and end-users of Planned Maintenance and Outage Events Responsibilities 1. Production and Development direct support to the Cloud and On-premise Windows infrastructures 2. Reviews, evaluates, and fine-tunes system performance to achieve peak efficiency and reliability for Mission Systems/Applications. 3. Monitors the environment to ensure adequate resources (hardware, software, and through-put) are available to meet customer requirements. 4. Coordinates problem resolution with customers, teammates, and vendors. 5. Evaluates new and existing system software/hardware and recommends changes to improve efficiency and functionality. 6. Provides management with status of projects, problem resolution, and/or other system administration statuses that require upward and outward communication. 7. Implement, monitor, and maintain Cybersecurity compliance by completing vulnerability mitigations, working with the Cybersecurity team Qualifications 1. DoD Secret Clearance 2. Comptia Security+ 3. High School diploma 4. A minimum of four years' experience as a Windows Administrator (configuring, managing, and maintaining Cloud and On-Premise Windows systems). Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $80,000.00/Yr. - USD $115,000/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status
How this job compares
Set against the 541 open Systems Administration jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–115K/yr
- US median$84–132K/yr351 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $98K, is 12% below the US median midpoint ($111K) — in the middle half of Systems Administration salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 19 open Systems Administration jobs in Pennsylvania and 541 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company93 open
- Oracle43 open
- Leidos13 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Systems Administration postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (426 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 140 of the 541 open Systems Administration jobs (26%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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