not be on site. Our client has an opening for ERP Database Administrator (762379) This position is up to 6 months with the option... ...experienced Applications DBA to support our Oracle Financial/HR System (eSCC) runnin…
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Systems Administrator jobs in Richmond, VA
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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been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers... ...Admin M and Domain Admin Z, Cloud or Microsoft Operating System as a…
$109.3k - $157.4k
Title: Data Platform Administrator DSP01436State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist IIIHiring Range: $109,300 to $157,400 Negotiable and... ...be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at a…
$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…
$83.3k - $133.28k
stakeholders to ensure maximum uptime, reliability, and safety for our clients' critical infrastructure, directly managing how energy storage systems interact with, support, and communicate with UPS topology.You will be…
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Job ID: 42022Reference: 300015748662562Location: Virginia Beach, VA, United States | Richmond, VA, United StatesDepartment: Structural EngineeringBusiness Unit: ANA United StatesWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-06-23Ar…
Title: Database Administrator Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid) Duration: Long term Skills: Progressively responsible experience... ...technical problems. Demonstrated ability to adapt to new systems and procedures rapidly…
are integral to our client's manufacturing processes. Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Systems Engineer, preferably with experience in the food and beverage or life sciences industries. As…
Development, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Financial/ERP System Implementation and Infrastructure Management. Arthur Grand’s... .../vets) Job Description Position: - Database Administration Req ID: 810634 Locatio…
We are seeking an experienced Oracle GoldenGate Consultant with strong expertise in Oracle database administration, GoldenGate replication, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and database migration…
Title: Senior Systems Engineer Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national sec…
platform and infrastructure and be responsible for software design, system architecture and code on models at the enterprise level. ·... ....g. automating code builds and deployments) ·-Execute system administration of h…
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What systems administrators earn in Richmond
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $24–$34 | $50k–$71k |
| Mid level | $34–$47 | $71k–$97k |
| Senior | $45–$62 | $94k–$129k |
Adjusted for the Richmond 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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