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Leidos is seeking three (3) highly skilled CAEG Systems Administrators to provide specialized technical support, administrative oversight, and ensure the high availability of mission-critical engineering assets across th…
Engineering & IT · Atlanta, GA
Systems Administrator jobs in Atlanta, GA
Systems administrators keep an organization's servers, networks, and core services running — handling installs, patching, backups, permissions, and the problems that surface in between.
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We are looking for an experienced Systems Admin / Tier-3 Support specialist to join a healthcare-focused organization in Baltimore... ...requiring strong expertise in Microsoft technologies, endpoint administration, and…
• Configure and pair Apple Watch devices with participant mobile phones • Ensure proper installation of required applications and system settings • Verify device connectivity, data synchronization, and functionality • Tr…
$75.24k - $144.21k
’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role description:Arcadis is currently seeking a highly motivated Power System Planning & Study Engineer to join our Power Delivery team.Arcadis’ Power Delivery…
we’ll work out together.We use AI heavily across engineering, administration and documentation, and we expect fluency with it, including a... ...team plays an important role in supporting the people, systems, and operati…
Job Summary Seeking an experienced Mainframe Engineer / z/OS Systems Programmer with strong expertise in IBM Z hardware, z/OS administration, system upgrades, ISV products, performance tuning, automation, and disaster re…
$136k - $187k
initiatives, influences InfoSec and IT partners to align on identity and directory strategy, and drives improvements to the backend systems that keep authentication and authorization running reliably at enterprise scale.…
drawing reviews, site investigation and overall construction administration. Passion, self-motivation, and strong leadership skills are a... ...edit mechanical specifications, selects equipment, mechanical systems and de…
DescriptionAt HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas t…
Hiring: W2 Candidates Only Job Description: We are seeking a Systems Administrator to manage, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot enterprise IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting Windows…
We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support and maintain production systems hosted on AWS. The role focuses on production support, incident management, monitoring, observability, troubleshoot…
$80 - $90 per hour
Summary We are seeking an experienced Teamcenter Infrastructure Administrator to manage the installation, configuration, deployment, upgrade... ...TcRA. *Experience with AWS cloud architecture. *Windows system administra…
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What systems administrators earn in Atlanta
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $25–$35 | $51k–$73k |
| Mid level | $35–$48 | $73k–$100k |
| Senior | $47–$64 | $97k–$133k |
Adjusted for the Atlanta market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Windows Server and Active DirectoryLinux administrationNetworking (DNS, DHCP, VPN)Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V)Backup and disaster recoveryScripting (PowerShell, Bash)Microsoft 365 / Azure ADPatch and endpoint managementDocumentation
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Users report they cannot access a shared drive. How do you troubleshoot?
Work in layers: scope (one user or many), network, permissions, and the server itself. Narrating a clear elimination process is the whole answer.
Walk me through your backup and restore strategy.
Cover the 3-2-1 principle, retention, and — most importantly — actually testing restores. 'Backups exist' means nothing until a restore succeeds.
How do you roll out patches without breaking things?
Talk about test groups, maintenance windows, rollback plans, and prioritizing by severity. Balance security urgency against stability.
Tell me about a major outage you handled.
Structure it: detection, communication, fix, and what you changed afterward. Mentioning how you kept users informed matters as much as the fix.
How do you manage user onboarding and offboarding securely?
Describe standardized checklists or automation, least-privilege access, and prompt deprovisioning. Orphaned accounts are the risk they are probing.
What do you automate in your day-to-day work?
Give real script examples — account creation, monitoring checks, cleanup jobs. Automation instinct is what separates admins who scale.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For systems administrators specifically — generic advice costs you here
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State the environment size you supported: users, servers, sites — it frames everything else on the page.
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List the platforms precisely (Windows Server versions, Linux distros, VMware, M365) since job postings screen on exact matches.
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Quantify reliability: uptime maintained, ticket backlog reduced, restore times improved.
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Show scripting and automation work explicitly; it is the main lever for moving up from this role.
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Include certifications that are current (Microsoft, CompTIA, Linux) and drop expired ones.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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