NetSuite System Administrator

📋 Job Overview

Location: On-site at our Pinehurst, NC area facility
Kraken Kinetics is seeking an experienced NetSuite Administrator to lead the implementation, administration, and ongoing optimization of our Oracle NetSuite ERP platform. This individual will play a critical role in partnering with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing to ensure NetSuite supports our rapidly growing business. Following implementation, this role will serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the platform, driving continuous improvement, system enhancements, user adoption, and business process optimization.

🏢 About Kraken Kinetics

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ABOUT KRAKEN KINETICS
Kraken Kinetics designs and manufactures advanced kinetic solutions that enable modern warfighting capabilities for the United States Armed Forces and its allies. We specialize in mission-tailored warheads and firing systems for unmanned and autonomous weapon platforms, delivering production-ready solutions at speed to address urgent national security challenges.
Our team brings decades of specialized Department of War experience across the full lifecycle of kinetic system development—from concept and design through testing, manufacturing, and operational deployment. Built on a foundation of work that helped lead the DoW into the era of kinetic drones, Kraken Kinetics combines commercial agility with deep technical expertise to deliver DEFINITIVE LETHALITY™ when it matters most.

🎯 The Role

Position Summary
Kraken Kinetics is seeking an experienced NetSuite Administrator to lead the implementation, administration, and ongoing optimization of our Oracle NetSuite ERP platform. This individual will play a critical role in partnering with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Manufacturing to ensure NetSuite supports our rapidly growing business. Following implementation, this role will serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the platform, driving continuous improvement, system enhancements, user adoption, and business process optimization.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for Oracle NetSuite.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and implementation consultants throughout the NetSuite implementation lifecycle.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable NetSuite solutions.
• Configure and maintain NetSuite modules including Financials, CRM, Inventory, Procurement, and Order Management.
• Configure workflows, saved searches, dashboards, custom records, fields, forms, and role-based permissions.
• Support system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and go-live activities.
• Maintain overall system health through ongoing administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities to streamline and automate business processes.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that improve operational efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives following implementation.
• Evaluate new NetSuite functionality and recommend adoption where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, saved searches, KPIs, and reports to support business decision-making.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across the ERP platform.
• Support business reporting and operational analytics.
• Support integrations between NetSuite and other business applications.
• Collaborate with internal IT resources and third-party vendors to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Assist with SuiteScript, SuiteFlow, SuiteAnalytics, SuiteTalk, and other NetSuite customization tools as needed.
• Monitor integration health and proactively resolve system issues.
• Provide advanced user support across all functional departments.
• Develop documentation, standard operating procedures, and user guides.
• Deliver end-user training and promote adoption of NetSuite best practices.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for NetSuite questions and system support.
• Manage user accounts, roles, permissions, and security controls within NetSuite.
• Maintain system governance and ensure adherence to company security policies.
• Perform periodic audits to maintain data integrity and compliance.
• Assist with change management and release management activities.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administrating NetSuite or other ERP platform or technical support
• Experience participating in or leading a NetSuite implementation, migration, or major ERP deployment.
• Strong experience configuring NetSuite modules, workflows, saved searches, dashboards, custom records, forms, and permissions.
• Experience supporting Financials, Inventory, Procurement, and Order Management within NetSuite.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience with user management, role-based access, and ERP workflows
• Experience with SuiteFlow, SuiteAnalytics, SuiteTalk, and basic SuiteScript.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• NetSuite Administrator Certification and/or SuiteFoundation Certification.
• Experience implementing NetSuite within a manufacturing, aerospace, or defense environment.
• Experience supporting inventory, warehouse, production, or supply chain operations.
• Experience with SuiteScript 2.x development.
• Experience integrating NetSuite with third-party applications.
• Experience with SQL and reporting tools.
• Experience supporting organizations operating in highly regulated industries (ITAR, DFARS, CMMC, ISO, AS9100, etc.).
• Project management experience, including requirements gathering, testing, documentation, and change management.

🎁 Benefits

Kraken Kinetics is committed to offering a competitive compensation package to attract and retain top talent. This full-time, on-site exempt position offers an annual salary range of $100,000- $130,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
Benefits included:
Generous PTO policy
Comprehensive medical coverage (80% company-paid for employee + dependents).
Vision & dental (100% company-paid)
Short and long-term disability coverage (100% company-paid)
Generous 401(k) retirement plan
Company-paid life insurance
Great teammates and

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