# System Administration

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/system-administration

System administration is the IT discipline of installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting computer systems, servers, and networks to keep an organization's infrastructure running reliably and securely. Sysadmins manage user accounts, software updates, backups, security patches, and performance monitoring across Windows, Linux, or cloud environments. It's a core role in corporate IT departments, data centers, and managed service providers.

## System Administration in the job market

- Open roles: 3
- Employers hiring: 2
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Roles that use System Administration

- [Cybersecurity Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cybersecurity-analyst) — 1
- [Systems Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/systems-engineer) — 1

Related skills: [Linux Administration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux-administration), [Networking](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/networking), [Active Directory](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/active-directory), [Shell Scripting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/shell-scripting), [Windows Server](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/windows-server), [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux), [Group Policy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/group-policy), [Servers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/servers), [Cloud Computing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cloud-computing), [Patch Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/patch-management), [Unix](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/unix), [Software Installation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/software-installation)

## Open roles requiring System Administration (3)

- [Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level 4](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bd0a46ae-bd22-42d9-a653-c441531601cb/computer-network-defense-analyst-cnda-level-4-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Jessup, MD, $83,500 – $210,000
- [Load Balancer Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/750679ca-4b4f-4bca-ab0b-01baa2de099a/load-balancer-network-engineer-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, $105,300 – $175,210
- [System Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fbc818a3-200d-454c-a4a5-3dc3573c2104/system-engineer-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Jessup, MD, $102,000 – $153,000