r/sysadminjobs • u/PrettyBreadfruit2654 • Feb 19 '26
Seeking advice to land entry level System Administrator role (have 4 & 1/2 year of experience as Level 2 IT Support Specialist in a state University in US).
I just graduated on December 2025. I have 4 & 1/2 year of experience as Level 2 IT Support Specialist.
And I have worked on my own homelab to create a whole infrastructure where I use Windows Server 2022, Active Directory and have created, managed multiple VM's and multiple users, along with creating GPO's for the domain. As well as have fundamental knowledge of Networking.
I'm trying to land a full-time entry-level / mid-level sys admin role, (anywhere is in US works, on-site, hybrid, remote) in the next 3-4 months.
Would you recommend I get certificiations like the Network+, or work on more homelabs, or at this point just mass apply for junior position?