NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

In this position you will utilize the same technical skill sets you've developed in your career behind a desk and apply them aboard the US Coast Guard's largest Ice Breaker in some of the most remote and amazing environments on earth. The Healy is the US Coast Guard's largest ship in its fleet, and the largest Ice Breaker dedicated to Science and Science Research. We provide complete IT infrastructure aboard the Healy for all Science parties from the US and around the world utilizing the Healy for their research.

Chugach is looking for a systems administrator with cross-functional knowledge and experience to ensure the availability, reliability, and optimization of server compute, virtualization, storage. Position provides all aspects of IT support for Scientific Research Vessel USCGC Healy, working both underway and on shore, supporting research scientists, technicians, outreach personnel, and military personnel. If you are looking for the chance to break out of your cubicle but continue utilizing your technical skills, this is your chance.

Salary Range: $33.65 - $34.85 per hour

This position offers the following salary and benefits package.

• This position is classified as exempt.
• Employees are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, vision, and, in addition, have company-paid life/accidental death and disability, short-term and long-term disability.
• Retirement Plan: Enrollment in our 401K plan begins immediately upon hire, and after one year of work, the employee will be eligible for our matching program.
• PTO: New hires accrue an annual rate of 20 days.
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays

Work Model: Onsite

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Provide local site administration of IT infrastructure: Server, security, networking, storage systems, client systems.
• User administration in Active Directory, Office 365, and other systems.
• Provides proactive maintenance of virtualization server hardware and hypervisor, including security patching and driver/firmware updates to optimize performance and availability of applications.
• Troubleshoots and resolves incidents related to virtual server infrastructure, compute, storage, and data protection environments.
• Follows security management practices, auditing of server logs, and other security management processes.
• Troubleshooting of Laptops/desktops.
• Performs shell and kernel-level programming and system-specific requirements.
• Ensures availability, reliability, and scalability of servers to meet business demands.
• Implements policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure server security.
• Manage and tune data center monitoring tools to ensure availability of critical hosts and services.
• Available to provide occasional on-call support as required.
• May perform other duties as required.

Accountable for:

• Solid background in Windows Server 2016 and later.
• Microsoft Active Directory, including user accounts and Group Policies.
• Knowledge in server technologies, including server hardware, storage, backup solutions, data, and security.
• Experience with hardware and software troubleshooting.
• Strong technical documentation and writing skills.
• Responsible, self-motivated, and able to work with limited supervision.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Windows Server 2016 and later experience.
• Microsoft Active Directory experience in Group Policies and Users Accounts.
• Valid state driver's license with acceptable driving record pertinent to position.
• Ability to successfully pass any background checks and/or drug testing required on the contract.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• 2+ years of relevant IT experience in a similar role.
• 1+ years of background in enterprise server hardware administration.
• 1+ years of experience with network stack and fundamentals.
• Following certifications: CCNA, CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA).

Working Conditions:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Work may require occasional weekend and/or evening work.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Must be able lift and carry 25 lbs.
• Must be able to climb on a ladder to ten feet.
• Must be able to work underway on the ship for up to 30 days or more at a time.

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.