Senior ASIC Diagnostic EngineerThis role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.Who We Are:Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud…
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Systems Administrator jobs in Minneapolis, MN
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-ID29347043Reference26-26713 - need to get a good mainframer who can learn a very complex system and be based in the MN office. Solid Non-Hogan COBOL programming Strongly prefer Exposure to VSAM databases Exposure to…
software#LI-BM1QualificationsRequired Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering A minimum of 10 years in mechanical system design of commercial or institutional buildings Professional Engineer (PE or P.E…
learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.HDR Engineering is looking for a System Protection and Studies (SPS) Project Engineer to join our growing and nationall…
$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…
$60 - $73 per hour
grow their businessDescription:As a Sr Engineer you will be considered a technical expert in one or more phases of application and/or systems engineering (Salesforce). This includes providing design recommendations based…
$98.8k - $133.3k
assignments by supporting Engineer of Record design packages and construction support for wind collection, medium voltage distribution systems and renewable projects through 500kV. Candidate will be responsible for worki…
$149.83k - $159k
Hardware Design Engineer, you will be a key part of a cross-functional team responsible for designing complex and mission-critical systems. You will have the opportunity to be involved in all program phases, including re…
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…
$30.53 - $53.44 per hour
JOB SUMMARY: The Sr. Systems Administrator supports and maintains enterprise Linux/UNIX systems across on-premises and Microsoft Azure environments, with a strong focus on RHEL and Ubuntu. This role is responsible for sy…
maintenance, data integrity, Audits the current environments, provides capacity planning. Provides technical knowledge working with system administrators, technical managers, developers, and architects. Position: Sr. Ora…
$60.15 - $75.18 per hour
Infrastructure & Patching: Assess Linux environments and drive operating system patching from planning and dependency validation through... ...Required Qualifications: ~4+ years of hands-on Linux server administration an…
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What systems administrators earn in Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis 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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