Engineer - Network

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

4d•$96,400 - $120,500•Onsite

About The Position

A Network Engineer in Avangrid’s telecommunications organization is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, resilient, utility-grade communications systems that support electric and gas grid operations across a large, distributed service territory. The role spans IP networking, telecom transport, mobile radio systems, and point-to-point communications, ensuring high availability for mission-critical SCADA, field operations, and corporate connectivity. The position is based in the office five days per week in Rochester, New York. Employees may be assigned a system emergency role and, in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside their regular schedule or job duties. Depending on business responsibilities, employees may also be assigned NERC Reliability Standards compliance duties involving additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and evidence retention.

Requirements

Relevant experience and training.
Must be self-directed and demonstrate initiative.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is preferred.
Cisco CCNA, covering foundational networking, routing, switching, and security.
NERC-CIP Training Certificates, relevant to utility compliance.
Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Design and optimize enterprise WAN/LAN, MPLS, fiber, microwave, and supporting grid and corporate systems.
Engineer, maintain, and troubleshoot LMR systems, including VHF/UHF, P25, and DMR, used by field crews, substations, and emergency response teams.
Deploy and maintain microwave, licensed or unlicensed RF, and fiber point-to-point links for substation backhaul, SCADA, and operational telemetry.
Implement BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, ACLs, and QoS across Cisco enterprise and industrial platforms.
Support VPN encryption, MACsec, 802.1X, and NERC-CIP-aligned network security controls.
Support DWDM, SONET, and carrier-grade Ethernet services for high-capacity backhaul.
Use SNMP, DPI, and analytics tools to ensure uptime, plan capacity, and respond rapidly to incidents.
Create Visio diagrams, engineering packages, method-of-procedure (MOP) documents, and telecommunications standards.
Partner with operations, field crews, IT security, NMC, and external carriers to support projects and resolve issues.