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Job Title

IT Specialist (Network & Server Specialist)

Position Number: 0077822

Hiring Unit: UH AT WEST OAHU, ADMINISTRATIVE SVC

Date Posted: 06/20/2026

Closing Date: 07/06/2026

Band: B

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time:
Full-Time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

• Manage and maintain the enterprise wired network infrastructure, including hardware installation, software updates, and firmware updates to keep infrastructure current and secure.
• Manage and maintain the enterprise wireless network infrastructure, including hardware installation, software updates, and firmware updates to keep infrastructure current and secure.
• Manage and maintain the network security infrastructure, including firewall configuration modifications, intrusion detection, and incident response.
• Manage and maintain critical network services such as DHCP, DNS, and web servers.
• Establish and enforce network hardware and operating system standards to ensure efficient management and compliance with industry best practices.
• Implement preventative measures to ensure high availability, robust security, and optimal data flow across all network technologies.
• Manage and maintain the VOIP network, ensuring continuous service, and assisting with phone provisioning and voicemail support.
• Manage and maintain enterprise firewalls through network segmentation (VLANs) and rule configurations to protect campus stakeholders and devices.
• Maintain comprehensive institutional knowledge for network and server infrastructure, including network diagrams, documentation, and change management procedures.
• Provide expert consultation on network design for all construction projects to ensure technology is seamlessly integrated.
• Follow and implement directives and guidance related to best practices from University of Hawai’i System Information Technology Services.
• Ensure the consistent adoption, implementation, and enforcement of recommendations issued through University of Hawai’i System Information Technology Services.
• Continuously monitor and lead initiatives to enhance system reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Supervise and mentor IT staff to assure that administrative directives and industry best practices are understood and followed.
• Assist with the management and maintenance of enterprise server infrastructure that includes installing operating systems, user maintenance, access control through permissions, and disaster management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and propose new network services or modify existing ones to meet business needs.
• Understand and integrate campus-specific services with university-wide environments and services including on‑premises and cloud services.
• Collaborate with the IT Server Manager on server infrastructure design to optimize local, virtual, and cloud‑based services for resilience and security.
• Plan for network technology upgrades and develop proposals for a cyclic replacement plan based on appropriate bids.
• Develop network security strategies with colleagues to ensure all connected devices have appropriate security levels based on their function.
• Collaborate effectively with other IT staff to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network and server infrastructure complaints to meet IT service level agreements.
• Coordinate with stakeholders within the university and non‑university when there are elements that are specific to campus due to campus programs, specialized requirements or unique needs and keep elements within the limits of university systemwide standards and conventions.
• Effectively teach university student assistants and supervise their assigned projects for their job training as directed by the IT Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Possession of a pertinent baccalaureate educational degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or technology related degree and three (3) years of progressively responsible professional information technology experience with responsibilities for data network management or server…