Job Title: Systems Engineer Duration: 6-12 months Location: Onsite. Cincinnati, OH Work Type: Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work…
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Systems Administrator jobs in Cincinnati, OH
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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Job Title: Principal Engineer Systems Engineering Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite) Duration: 24 Months Job Summary Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Principal Engineer Systems Engineering to support complex product develop…
$100k - $145k
5,000 per year Requirements: We require a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Systems Engineering, along with at least 4 years of relevant experience. A graduate degree wi…
$36.5k - $45k
fully train our Help Desk employees on various IT devices and systems that other companies don’t support. Our techs gain experience... ...common productivity software. Assist with user account administration, password re…
Job Description Job Description Senior Salesforce Administrator Who We’re Looking For: We are seeking an experienced Senior... ...and automation. Coordinate Salesforce integrations with ERP systems and integration platfo…
Senior Electrical Engineer – Power Systems & Distribution ABOUT US Matrix Technologies, Inc. has been a leading provider of... ...Personal and Professional Growth Technical, Managerial, and Administrative Career Paths On…
and Responsibilities: Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for product control and control system technology needs. Apply control theory and mathematical modeling to design and control…
Job Description Summary The Staff Model-Based Systems Engineer will provide leadership for initiatives with broad scope & high business impact. They will have a demonstrated record of project leadership and process excel…
cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $1…
Expert (SME) responsible for maximizing the operational availability, compliance, and lifecycle health of critical site-wide utility systems, infrastructure, and core pharmaceutical process equipment across a multi-produ…
Responsibilities Serve as a senior technical resource for Salesforce administration, development, and platform optimization Design, develop,... ...business requirements into scalable technical solutions and system improv…
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What systems administrators earn in Cincinnati
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $22–$32 | $46k–$67k |
| Mid level | $32–$44 | $67k–$91k |
| Senior | $42–$58 | $88k–$121k |
Adjusted for the Cincinnati 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 Support Specialist
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Systems Administrator
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Senior Systems Administrator
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IT Infrastructure Manager
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