IT Security Administrator - Oahu
Date:Aug 7, 2026
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii (HI), US, 96840
Company: hawaiianel
We recognize our competitive advantage -- our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.
Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.
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Posting End Date: This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.
BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:
The P ET DESKTOP SERVICES Department of the P INFO TECHNOLOGY & SVCS Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. (Role: Professional)
JOB FUNCTION:
Develops, administers and maintains security policies, system policies, backup processes, batch jobs, and Identity and Access Management (IAM). Monitors scheduled tasks, IAM alerts and alarms. Collaborates closely with NOSC on cyber defense and system monitoring.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
+ Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures. Comply with organization systems administration standard operating procedures. Implement and enforce usage policies and procedures. Design group policies and access control lists to ensure compatibility with organizational standards, business rules, and needs.
+ Manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment. Manage system/server resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability. Maintain baseline system security according to organizational policies.
+ Monitor and maintain system/server configurations. Perform repairs on faulty system/server hardware. Plan, execute, and verify data redundancy and system recovery procedures. Troubleshoot hardware/software interface and interoperability problems. Check system hardware availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
+ Conduct periodic system maintenance including cleaning (electronically), disk checks, routine reboots, data dumps, and testing. Diagnose faulty system/server hardware. Provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support. Conduct functional and connectivity testing to ensure continuing operability.
+ Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge Requirements
+ Computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
+ Measures or indicators of system performance and availability.
+ System performance tuning tools and techniques.
+ Principles and methods for integrating system components.
+ Risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
+ Systems administration concepts.
+ Server and client operating systems.
+ Basic system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.
+ Operating system command line/prompt.
+ System/server diagnostic tools and fault identification techniques.
+ File system implementations (e.g., New Technology File System [NTFS], File Allocation Table [FAT], File Extension [EXT]).
+ Virtualization technologies and virtual machine development and maintenance.
+ Organizational information technology (IT) user security policies (e.g., account creation, password rules, access control).
+ Network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System.
+ (DNS), and directory services.
+ The type and frequency of routine maintenance needed to keep equipment functioning properly.
+ Enterprise information technology (IT) architecture.
+ Systems engineering theories, concepts, and methods.
+ Virtual Private Network (VPN) security client configurations.
+ Local area and wide area networking principles and concepts including bandwidth management.
+ Information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., firewalls, demilitarized zones, encryption).
+ Specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
+ Cyber threats and vulnerabilities and cybersecurity principles.
+ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data security standards and concepts.
+ Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth).
Foundational Skills Requirements
+ Operating system administration.
+ Corre