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System Administrator

nounid 4316·updated May 9, 2026
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Individual responsible for the installation and maintenance of an information system, providing effective information system utilization, adequate security parameters, and sound implementation of established Information Assurance policy and procedures.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Role90%rule-basedr:entity.role.named.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
System Administrators
possessive
System Administrator's
pluralpossessive
System Administrators'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
A person who manages the technical aspects of a system.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Individual responsible for the installation and maintenance of an information system, providing effective information system utilization, adequate security parameters, and sound implementation of established Information Assurance policy and procedures.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Individual responsible for the installation and maintenance of an information system, providing effective information system utilization, adequate security parameters, and sound implementation of established Information Assurance policy and procedures.
NIST SP 800-401 senseview framework →
§1
A person who manages the technical aspects of a system.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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