SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT I (IT SERVICES)

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 Subject Matter Expert I (IT Services) will provide high-level subject matter expertise to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) IT Services team regarding many different USCGC installs. This position will be based out of Chesapeake, VA.

Work Model: Onsite/In-Office

• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for USCG IT Services systems to include KVH, Starlink, Iridium, and other systems.
• Develop/integrate/troubleshoot various communication systems in support of NIWC and the US Coast Guard.
• The tasks required vary with each system integration requirements.
• Build all types of connectors, be familiar with different types of cables, antennas, and radio systems.
• Provides expert input on internal communications equipment documents.
• Aids during onsite visits to US Coast Guard Ships.
• Other duties as assigned.

Accountable For:

• Working under pressure and time constraints.
• Works well individually or in a team environment

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active SECRET Security Clearance.
• Six (6) years' general government military (Active duty and/or Contractor) experience
• Four (4) years of specific DoD communication systems support to include:
  • Cell phone equipment (4G/5G), KVH, Iridium phone systems, 1MC, Interface Alarm Generator Panel (IAGP), Star link, and other Coast Guard systems.
• Travel required to CONUS and OCONUS facilities.
• Able to provide driving record upon request.
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Working Conditions:

• Shipboard and Shore sites with work generally performed indoors (sedentary). Outdoor work, if any, is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Position may be exposed to and is expected to protect internal/external confidential/unclassified information.
• Work hours are subject to change, with pre-approved overtime work as needed.
• Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclined, hard and soft-carpeted floors, cement structures and surfaces.
• Travel required to CONUS and OCONUS facilities.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds and follow safe lifting procedures.
• While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk for long periods at a time, sit, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, climb ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, or smell.

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.