GHG Corporation

Systems Administrator, Sr - South Pole, Antarctica (Austral Summer 2026 / Winter 2027)

GHG Corporation  •  Onsite  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

Job purpose

The System Administrator Sr position performs critical IT activities in support of the users. This position is responsible for the administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of all servers, network operating systems, backup systems and production database servers. This position ensures that all systems meet the program standards for the production environments.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Direct role in data center operations & backup tape management.
  • Supports the backup management application and Tape library
  • Vendor coordination for offsite data protection
  • Server asset (Physical & Virtual) management
  • Backup, Restore monitoring & Trouble shooting
  • Work with engineers to diagnose and repair hardware problems in lab environments
  • Document and communicate status, procedures, and plans
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited university 2 year's experience
  • Solid Microsoft Windows Server, mandatory; Linux a plus
  • Basic networking Windows and MS Office knowledge, a must
  • Ability to lift 25 lbs
  • Excellent English communication skills both written and verbal
  • Documentation writing skills
  • Ability to prioritize tasks
  • Ability to work both independently with little supervision and in a team environment.

Competencies

  • Technical Capacity.
  • Organizational Skills.
  • Strategic Thinking.
  • Problem Solving/Analysis.

Physical requirements

  • The individual in the position must successfully complete physical and dental examinations, and psychological examination for winter-over positions, as required by the NSF for deploying to Antarctica
  • Failure to meet these requirements may result in withdrawal of employment offer or other employment action. Complies with applicable USAP/ASC safety, environmental, health, and waste management policies and procedures.
  • US citizenship is required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Position Expectations

This is a full-time position

Performance Period: Oct 2026 - Nov 2027

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer as defined by the EEOC

GHG Corporation

About GHG Corporation

GHG Corporation is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with a proven track record of excellent performance delivering high quality services to a broad range of Government and Commercial customers including NASA, DOD, DoE, and NSF. In addition to providing quality Engineering and IT support, GHG also delivers cost-effective human resource management solutions, including a web-based time-sheet management solution that has a proven record for cutting administrative and accounting costs.

GHG has provided top-caliber Engineers, Scientists and Technical Professionals to every phase of the engineering life cycle. We partner with commercial, industrial, institutional and government clients to deliver specialized technical and engineering talent and supply cost-effective, complete solutions. We offer comprehensive services ranging from conceptual design to maintenance and support. From application development for IBM to quality assurance and engineering support for NASA. Our clients have consistently praised our dedication to excellence and customer service satisfaction.

GHG Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Corporation which values and respects our employees by providing competitive benefits for our full-time, permanent employees, such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance; along with Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave and Companywide Events throughout the year. We realize that these are among the considerations you make when choosing a company and you will find that GHG is an employer that is supportive and concerned with it's employees well being.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Webster, TX
Year Founded
1979
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