IT Administrator/Support IV

Fairweather,-LL; Alaska; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FEHB health plan

401(k) with 4% match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Fairweather is seeking an IT Administrator/Support IV to join our Alaska team. The role focuses on maintaining secure administration environments, documenting procedures, and leading infrastructure upgrades while coordinating with application teams.

The position requires senior IT experience (7+ years), strong problem solving, and the ability to guide others within the department. Expect a rotation of 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off, with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of senior IT experience.
• Expert in advanced disciplines and problem solving.
• Ability to influence and guide others.
• Provides specialized/technical guidance to team members.

Responsibilities

• Document network and operating procedures.
• Conduct security assessments and provide recommendations.
• Maintain secure and robust administration environment.
• Perform server and desktop maintenance; apply patches and updates.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades and project implementations.
• Monitor backups, replication and disaster-recovery environments.
• Report project status and collaborate with end users.

Skills

Senior IT experience

Expert in field

Guidance to others

Security best practices

Job description

Overview

IT Administrator/Support IV

About Fairweather

Fairweather is a trusted service provider in Alaska, delivering specialized solutions in remote and Arctic environments. Our mission is to support operations with safety, integrity, and excellence. We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees are equipped with the tools and support needed for success.

Why You Should Work for Us

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Supportive and collaborative work culture
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Commitment to employee safety and well-being

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Medical Coverage: Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plans, including medical, dental, and vision
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) up to 4% company match
• Insurance: Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and voluntary supplemental coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and support services
• Paid Holidays: Observance of major federal holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care options

North Slope Rotational Schedule: 3 weeks on 3 Weeks off and 12 hour days

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Accountabilities

• Provides and updates documentation of network and operating procedures and guidelines.
• Performs security assessments and provide recommendations for existing configurations.
• Ensures a secure and robust environment for the administration system.
• Performs maintenance on servers and desktops.
• Performs patch/security updates to physical and virtual servers.
• Ensures proper security protocols and guidelines are followed.
• Protects the network from vulnerabilities.
• Monitors and performs replication, backups and recovery.
• Monitors, improves and maintains the disaster-recovery environments.
• Uses project management tools and techniques to implement new initiatives.
• Reports project status.
• Works with end users or lower-level staff to achieve common goals.
• Performs cost/benefit analysis of proposed IT projects.
• Provides system analysis/troubleshooting by reviewing logs and working with application teams on production issues.
• Leads projects for infrastructure and systems upgrades/implementations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required and Preferred Skills and Experience

• Senior level, typically 7+ years of experience.
• Understands advanced aspects of discipline and is viewed as an expert in a given field.
• Applies broad range of competencies to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Influences others to achieve objectives.
• Often provides specialized/technical/functional guidance to others within department and/or business asset.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

It is Fairweather's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT

Fairweather is a Doyon company. As such, it grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first and, second, to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference, in all phases of employment and training, including, but not limited to, hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

Fairweather is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.