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Systems Administrator jobs in Austin, TX
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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gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.What you'll be doingDesign and develop solutions to applications, system administration, or network issues.Design, develop, and test product features that mee…
$117.6k - $176.4k
What will you do?Our US Digital Buildings System Architects are the trusted technical experts to create and apply innovative solutions by combining the latest technologies with our EcoStruxure offer to help drive sales a…
Job DescriptionThe Role: General Motors is seeking a software engineering leader to modernize and scale the build systems that support software-defined vehicles. This role will help lead the transition from a legacy Make…
$189.3k - $290.7k
their immediate organization, and connect software, tooling, infrastructure, test, and release activities into a coherent engineering system. What You'll Do (Responsibilities):Be a critical leader of software engineering…
engineer with disciplines that incorporate aspects of software systems engineering and operations. We are combining these skills to... ...Skills: • 6-8 years of experience with enterprise-level administration and support…
deployment of enterprise AI platforms and services. Own day-to-day administration and operational support of AI platforms. Monitor platform... ...AI platform operations, infrastructure provisioning, system integrations,…
electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, our industry-recognized engineers and scientists have been at the forefron…
access issues in a timely manner.• Support a primarily Mac-based environment while also assisting with common endpoint and operating system troubleshooting needs across the business.• Set up and maintain laptops, monitor…
Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract. Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Do project planning and raise warnings to management abou…
We are excited to announce we are expanding and looking to grow our team with a new System Administrator! Our Company Culture: Our diverse workforce allows Centre to develop and leverage knowledge, skills, and experience…
$60 - $70 per hour
Position: SQL Server DBA / System Administrator Duration: 6 month contract-to-hire Pay: $60-70/HR Work Location: Austin, TX Remote: 2x per week, onsite 3x per week This position is eligible to enroll in medical, dental,…
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What systems administrators earn in Austin
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $25–$37 | $52k–$76k |
| Mid level | $37–$50 | $76k–$103k |
| Senior | $48–$65 | $100k–$136k |
Adjusted for the Austin 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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IT Infrastructure Manager
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