Senior Network Engineer

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!

The TSS Network Engineer will be responsible for high‑level Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) support, integration, and configuration for all CANES subsystems. This role will support the Tactical Networks (TACNET) Capabilities Based In‑Service Engineering Agent (CB‑ISEA). TACNET CB‑ISEA supports the sustainment and modernization of Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES), Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS), Integration Shipboard Networking System (ISNS), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Networks as well as integration and support of additional Program of Record and Non‑Program or Record systems.

• Provide break/fix Information Technology support in a fast paced, high-energy environment.
• Analyze issues in an Enterprise LAN shipboard and shore environments to determine the best course of action for resolution.
• Provide root cause analysis and recommend permanent configuration changes when necessary.
• Work in cooperation with external partners, including consultants, agencies, and vendors, to troubleshoot intra-system issues, and to assist with system integration design solutions.
• Provide server break‑fix and provide remote support for server, network, desktop, and peripheral equipment.
• Interface and direct US Navy Customers regarding the proper approach to maintaining US Navy Afloat networks and the associated network components supporting data, voice and/or audio communication activities.
• Attend and participate in technical meetings, report on technical progress, prepare briefs, and provide presentations.
• Participate in integrated product teams and engineering/design reviews.

• We expect the employee to keep managers and supervisors appraised of their progress, maintain ability to work well with others, adhere to contract requirements, and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to adhere to contract requirements and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Must be a US citizen
• Must have a Secret clearance or higher
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree or Five (5) years or more of experience; or
  • Ten (10) years of experience and a high school diploma may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Must be able to become IAT II certified within 6 months of higher date.
  • IAT II certification includes a minimum of one additional certification (e.g., CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, Linux+, VCP).
• Experience with ISNS or CANES or SCI or CENTRIXS or ADNS and all associated installed applications.
• Experience with Cisco switches and routers.
• Experience with Window Server 2008/2008R2//2012/2012 R2 or newer.
• Up to 25% CONUS/OCONUS travel.
• Must hold valid US passport.
• Able to provide driving record upon request.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre‑employment background and drug test.

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline from an accredited University.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as Systems Administrator for a complex distributed system.
• MCSA 2012 R2 or later OR CCNA a plus.

Onboard ships and communication rooms in a professional capacity working on communications equipment.

Must be able to lift 50lbs.