Pearl Harbor, HI

Salary
Posted
Jul 13, 2026
Location
Pearl Harbor, HI
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A systems administrator role supporting IT infrastructure for a major US military command in Hawaii, operating within a team that manages servers, virtual environments, and enterprise services for thousands of users across the Pacific region. Day-to-day work covers server installation, monitoring, troubleshooting, Tier-2 incident response, and DoD security compliance. Suited to experienced enterprise IT administrators holding an active Secret clearance and DoD 8570 IAT-II certification.

Senior level · 6+ years · Urban Honolulu, HI · Secret clearance · Full-time

Must have (12)
Windows ServerActive DirectoryDNSDHCPExchangeSharePointSQL ServerWSUSLinuxVMware, Citrix, Azure, Hyper V or Nutanix AhvSTIGsSecurity+, Casp+, Cnd or Sscp
Nice to have (3)
ServiceNow, Jira or RemedyITILRed Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA) or Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
Linux75%Windows Server55%Active Directory55%VMware45%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $104,294 (middle half $89,312–$132,317).

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 (7)

An active in-scope SECRET clearance is a hard gate — candidates without one cannot be considered.

DoD 8570 IAT-II compliance (Security+ CE or equivalent) and a Server Administration certification (Microsoft or Linux+) are both explicitly required at hire.

The VDI/virtual environment requirement names Citrix, VMware, Azure/Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV as examples; VMware is listed first and used as the primary skill name with the others captured as alternatives.

The role is on-site at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Honolulu, HI — no remote option is indicated. Occasional travel within the USINDOPACOM AOR is mentioned.

No compensation range is published in the posting.

The title carries no seniority modifier, but 6+ years of experience and the breadth of enterprise responsibilities support a Senior classification.

Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.

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