Data Engineer vs Systems Administrator
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Pay
Data Engineer
$150,000 typical, a year
Most Data Engineers earn $126,800 to $177,100 a year.
From 1,328 postings that list pay
3,163 open jobs now
Systems Administrator
$112,000 typical, a year
Most Systems Administrators earn $94,000 to $135,000 a year.
From 1,313 postings that list pay
3,268 open jobs now
Data Engineers typically earn about $38,000 more a year than Systems Administrators.
What each one does
Data Engineer
- Design and build scalable data pipelines to ingest and process large datasets.
- Develop and maintain data models using SQL and transformation tools.
- Implement data quality controls and monitoring to ensure system reliability.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Optimize data systems for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
- Document data architectures and provide technical guidance to the team.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Systems Administrator
- Install, configure, and maintain servers, operating systems, and related infrastructure.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot hardware and software issues.
- Manage network devices, connectivity, and security protocols.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery plans.
- Administer user accounts, access rights, and identity management systems.
- Provide technical support and training to end users.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Data Engineer
More common in Data Engineer postings
- SQL 6 in 10 postings
- Data Engineering 6 in 10 postings
- Python 6 in 10 postings
- Data Pipeline 4 in 10 postings
- Data Modeling 4 in 10 postings
- AWS 3 in 10 postings
- Databricks 3 in 10 postings
- ETL/ELT 3 in 10 postings
- Snowflake 3 in 10 postings
- Data Warehousing 3 in 10 postings
Systems Administrator
More common in Systems Administrator postings
- System Administration 5 in 10 postings
- Linux 3 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Windows Server 3 in 10 postings
- Active Directory 3 in 10 postings
- PowerShell 2 in 10 postings
- Scripting 2 in 10 postings
- Firewalls 2 in 10 postings
- Bachelor's Degree 2 in 10 postings
- Azure 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Data Engineer
Lead Data Engineer
Mizuho Financial Group$112k - $200k/yrstated New York, NY (1271 AOA/6th Ave) HybridPythonAWSSQLApache AirflowAzure +18- Pay not stated GeorgiaTerraformDockerAWSApache KafkaCI/CD +15
Systems Administrator
- Pay not stated Jacksonville, FL, United States OnsiteChange ManagementLinuxLog AnalysisRoot Cause AnalysisSystems Analysis +1
JWICS Systems Administrator
System HighPay not stated Hurlburt Field, FL 32544SAPCCNANIPRNETCOMSECCISSPSenior System Administrator
SambaNova$160k - $190k/yrstated San Jose, California, United StatesKubernetesDHCPNetAppAnsibleDomain Name System +9
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