How many system administrator and IT operations jobs are open right now?

There are 221 open system administrator and IT operations jobs at 121 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 17 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most system administrator and IT operations jobs?

Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (20), Elastic (11), Cloudflare (6), Dropbox (5) and Stripe (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote system administrator and IT operations jobs?

43 of the 221 open system administrator and IT operations jobs (19%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do system administrator and IT operations jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $181K, based on 108 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $138K and $226K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for system administrator and IT operations jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Q: What is a system administrator and IT operations job?

In a system administrator and IT operations job, a person runs a company’s own servers, accounts and devices, and decides who may open what. 221 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

System administrator and IT operations: a person in this job runs a company’s own servers, accounts and devices, and decides who may open what. SpaceX, Elastic, Cloudflare, Brex and Databricks have the most open roles with “System administrator and IT operations” or a close variant in the title right now.

221 open roles · 17 posted in the last 7 days · 19% remote · 121 companies hiring · $181K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay108 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $181K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	0
$75K to $100K	7
$100K to $125K	16
$125K to $150K	11
$150K to $175K	15
$175K to $200K	18
$200K to $250K	23
$250K to $300K	17
$300K and more	1

Three numbersOut of 221 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home19%43 of 221 jobs

State the pay59%131 of 221 jobs

Are for beginners1%3 of 221 jobs

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Newest system administrator and IT operations jobs

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What system administrator and IT operations roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$150K	46
Senior	$181K	38
Lead	$260K	24

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about system administrator and IT operations jobs

What is a system administrator and IT operations job?: In a system administrator and IT operations job, a person runs a company’s own servers, accounts and devices, and decides who may open what. 221 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many system administrator and IT operations jobs are open right now?: There are 221 open system administrator and IT operations jobs at 121 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 17 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most system administrator and IT operations jobs?: Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (20), Elastic (11), Cloudflare (6), Dropbox (5) and Stripe (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote system administrator and IT operations jobs?: 43 of the 221 open system administrator and IT operations jobs (19%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do system administrator and IT operations jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $181K, based on 108 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $138K and $226K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for system administrator and IT operations jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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