$37.44k - $52k
Salary: $37,440 - 52,000 per year Requirements: Experience with Windows 10 and Windows 11 is required. A strong customer service background is required. Help desk experience of one year is preferred. One year of experien…
Engineering & IT · Milwaukee, WI
Systems Administrator jobs in Milwaukee, WI
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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mechanical projects. The role is responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, and quality for HVAC, plumbing and building systems work. Key ResponsibilitiesLead mechanical and MEP projects from design throug…
$94.94k - $185.62k
Job ID: 43746Reference: 300016198339457Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, United States | Arlington, VA, United States | Chicago, IL, United States | Houston, TX, United States | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Milwaukee, W…
About the RoleAs Reliability Engineer, you will ensure the resilience and availability of Kohl’s systems and applications and collaborate closely with development teams to review designs, conduct risk assessments and imp…
$105.4k - $207k
Position Summary Our Deloitte Enterprise Performance team is at the forefront of enterprise technology, working across finance, supply chain, and IT operations to deliver holistic performance improvement and digital tran…
Develop, test, troubleshoot, and optimize PLC programs, HMI applications, and industrial communication networks.• Support electrical system design activities, including schematics, panel layouts, component selection, and…
integration, transformation, and reporting initiatives. This hybrid role combines database administration in AWS with data engineering and analytics, ensuring accurate data movement across systems and delivering actionab…
$5,000 per month
standards of quality and performance.An Oil and Gas Pipeline Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, and integrity of piping systems that support oil, gas, and water conveyance and transportation operations. Th…
$92.82k - $109.2k
moderate complexity, significance, and risk. Creates comprehensive test plans and test cases; defines automation data needs across systems and creates a plan to coordinate this test data. Creates and executes performance…
$90k - $100k
Job Title: Systems Engineer Location: Milwaukee, WI Onsite/ Remote: Day 1 Onsite at customer location The pay range for this role is $90k- $100k per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers…
Hi, Title: Systems Engineer Location: Milwaukee, WI Job Type- Contract Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week... ...experience Qualifications Experience supporting and administrating Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environm…
$58.5k - $93.6k
thinking/design for excellence concepts in projects. Responsibilities: ~ Sales Support: - Collect data from ABB and competitive systems for baseline performance and future performance guarantee development. - Provide pro…
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What systems administrators earn in Milwaukee
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $23–$33 | $48k–$68k |
| Mid level | $33–$45 | $68k–$93k |
| Senior | $43–$60 | $90k–$124k |
Adjusted for the Milwaukee 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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