Sr. System Administrator

Overview

Doyon Utilities provides excellent career opportunities for motivated individuals. As the primary utility provider for the U.S. Military in Alaska, we offer stability and opportunity even in uncertain times. If you want to be a part of a work family that values professionalism, dedication, collaboration and innovation, we're the right company for you. Full health care coverage, a generous 401(k), and a month of annual paid time off are some of our amazing Company benefits.

Our Company culture will make you feel right at home.

Under the general direction of the IT manager, the Senior System Administrator designs, installs, configures, troubleshoots, and resolves complex system issues. Working with minimal supervision, this position helps build, grow, and shape the organization's needs through independent and collaborative work across the company, and mentors and teaches junior staff.

This is an in‑person position located in Fairbanks or Anchorage, Alaska.

Starting salary range: $ - $ DOE

• Strategize, manage, and maintain Windows and Linux servers, workstations, Microsoft Cloud Solutions:
  Azure/InTune/Entra/Purview, and other O365 environments.
• Install new, and rebuild existing, servers, configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with best practices, security, standards, project, and operational requirements.
• Support information technology and operations technology system design, deployment, and maintenance in alignment with information security standards to mitigate risk exposure.
• Evaluate, recommend and install new software releases and system upgrades, direct, test, evaluate software patches.
• Recommend solutions and configurations based on best practices; document and review current environment, manage and implement hardware & software based monitoring, environmental monitoring and notifications.
• Investigate and complete root cause analysis on software & hardware related issues and outages.
• Maintain data files and monitor system configurations to ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Perform system backups and recovery; test disaster recovery, data restoration, and business continuity at given intervals.
• Lead the organization’s hypervisor and system virtualization installation, maintenance, planning, implementation, and upgrades.
• Oversee, troubleshoot, and direct maintenance of workstation hardware, operating systems, applications, patching, and upgrades. Create and maintain a gold image for operating systems for IT and OT; coordinate with Cyber Security to implement patching schedules and STIG compliance for hardware and software.
• Manage and maintain domain policies (GPO), troubleshoot tier 2+ issues.
• Proactively monitor and resolve information system environment problems/incidents including hardware, software, and security related issues both on‑prem and cloud deployed.
• Document all changes, change requests, standard operating procedures (SOPs), system installs, review and close tickets.
• Dedicated and willing to support a 24x7 critical infrastructure environment, including routine, on‑call, and emergency support.
• Learn, adopt, and apply safety programs.

Must pass a pre‑employment drug test, random drug test thereafter in accordance with the published policy of Doyon Utilities. Must have a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Alaska. Must be eligible to work on a military installation in Alaska. Eligibility to work on a military installation includes compliance with Department of Defense mandates with respect to employee background and health directives.

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, or related field, or a>
• Self‑starter capable of setting and maintaining high standards of performance without direct, daily oversight. (required proficiency)
• CompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent certification. Required and
• Azure Admin, Azure Solutions Architect, or Azure Security Engineer certifications. Preferred

Doyon Utilities will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with…