Engineering & IT · Louisville, KY

Systems Administrator jobs in Louisville, KY

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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Environmental Engineer

Reynolds Consumer Products · Louisville, KY

Overview Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!We currently have an opportunity for an Environmental Engineer at our Manufacturing Facility in Louisville, KY. Responsibilit…

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Senior Electrical Engineer

HDR · Louisville, KY

could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part o…

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could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part o…

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Senior Process Improvement Engineer

GE Appliances · Louisville, KY

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make “good things, for life.” As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we’re powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possi…

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Rail Track Engineer

HDR · Louisville, KY

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…

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Aviation Engineer - Airfield Design

HDR · Louisville, KY

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…

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Electrical Engineer

HDR · Louisville, KY

around the world. We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling... ...drawing reviews, site investigation and overall construction administration. Passion,…

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Senior Civil Engineer

HDR · Louisville, KY

could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.We believe building engineering is more than systems and structures, it’s about powering progress and enabling innovation. As part of…

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Structural Engineer - Hydropower

HDR · Louisville, KY

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…

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What systems administrators earn in Louisville

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $22–$32 $46k–$66k
Mid level $32–$43 $66k–$89k
Senior $41–$57 $86k–$118k

Adjusted for the Louisville 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

01 IT Support Specialist
02 Systems Administrator
03 Senior Systems Administrator
04 IT Infrastructure Manager
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