Hey everyone,

I’m 23 with a BS in IT, CCNA, Security+, and a digital forensics certification. I’ve been in a helpdesk role for a healthcare company which is 100% remote almost two years and recently got offered a government contract position as a system/network admin. It’s a 25% pay bump from what I currently make, and they’ll sponsor me for a Secret clearance.

Here’s the gist of the role:

• Small team working for AFN, contracted with DoD/Gov.
• Rotating with another admin and about 20 techs, taking turns being on-call for user issues.
• Primary responsibilities include working with cloud devices, switches, routers, data centers, security logs, and firewall traffic, vms etc.
• Going to be alternating shifts and is sometimes remote sometimes onsite (onsite for the majority of time)
• 6-3 with every 3 month rotation to graveyard or second shift

Here’s the curveball:

• Part of the job involves servicing/administering broadcast systems (TV and IPTV-based radio). If a broadcast goes blank or a specific channel has issues, I’d need to troubleshoot it.

While everything else aligns with a typical sys/net admin role, the broadcast aspect feels a bit… out of character for what I expected. Is this normal for a system/network admin role, or is it just a unique requirement of the position?

Would love to hear from anyone with similar experiences or advice on whether this is a solid move for my career. And if anyone has anything odd that they are expected to work on that is not usually under the network or system admin umbrella.

Thanks in advance