System Administrator at Kraken Kinetics
Pinehurst, NC
$125,000–$145,000
Jul 20, 2026
Pinehurst, NC
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An on-site infrastructure and systems administration role at a defense manufacturer, responsible for owning the company's IT hardware, network equipment, and endpoint fleet across Windows, macOS, and iOS. A central near-term project is standing up the organization's first on-premises server environment, including Windows Server, Active Directory, virtualization, and backup systems. The role suits a mid-to-senior sysadmin who coordinates closely with a cybersecurity manager and a help desk lead, but holds clear ownership of infrastructure rather than compliance strategy or front-line support.
Mid level · 4+ years · Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC · Full-time
Pay in the description: $125,000–$145,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3 people in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 1–5
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $80,053 (middle half $67,370–$106,205). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title is 'Systems Administrator' with no level modifier; advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 4–7 year range and scope (standing up a first on-premises server, Tier 3 escalation, no direct reports) best maps to Mid-level on the career ladder.
The posting does not require a formal degree — no degree is mentioned in the requirements.
No active security clearance is required, but the role requires US citizenship and 'special access to U.S. government information.' This is a citizenship gate, not a clearance gate, so clearance is set to None.
Microsoft 365 GCC / GCC High is listed as a requirement with 'preferred' applying only to the GCC/GCC High variant — the M365 familiarity itself sits in the Requirements block and is treated as a hard gate.
CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate, and Azure Administrator Associate are listed under Preferred Qualifications and explicitly noted as 'not required at this time.' Azure is captured as the representative certification/platform skill from that group.
Network hardware skills (routers, switches, firewalls, VPN) are listed as a single requirement; they are emitted as separate skills since they are distinct technologies used together rather than interchangeable alternatives.
Endpoint OS platforms (Windows, macOS, iOS) are similarly emitted as separate skills — they are all used concurrently, not interchangeable alternatives.
Experience in DoD/aerospace/DIB environments and ERP/MRP/IMS integration support appear only under Preferred Qualifications; no specific named technology is associated with them, so they are omitted per the concrete-technology floor.
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