Systems Administrator
OpalSoft
San Diego, CA · Posted November 3, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast78 conferences · of 17
- #2Cities hosting the most human resources conferences6 conferences · of 10
- #3Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs454 openings · of 41
- #3Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs377 openings · of 67
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Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 48 open systems administrator listings that state pay, the middle half runs $100,500 to $133,500 and the median is $110,000.
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About the job
...We are seeking a hands-on Systems Administrator to manage and support IT infrastructure, cloud services, endpoints, and security systems. The ideal candidate will have experience with Intune, Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, and cybersecurity...