IT Specialist I, II, Sr.- IT Consultant - St. Francisville, LA

VetJobs•St. Francisville, LA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Operational Information Technology (OIT) team supporting cyber security systems at River Bend Nuclear Station. These stand-alone systems are isolated from the corporate LAN and WAN, and the team manages their full life cycle, including operation, maintenance, security, upgrades, vendor support, and continuous improvement. Team members participate in an on-call rotation, and the selected candidate must live within 60 minutes of the plant. The position may be filled at the IT Specialist I, II, Senior, or IT Consultant level depending on related experience and qualifications. The role maintains and troubleshoots hardware, software, databases, networks, interfaces, and security controls; plans and executes system upgrades and life-cycle improvements; and develops scripts, interfaces, reports, and client tools. It also supports cyber security compliance and recurring security activities, evaluates vulnerabilities, participates in incident response, documents issues and corrective actions, coordinates vendor and program support, and provides IT project and meeting support as assigned. The posting identifies the position as on-site; travel may be up to 25%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or cyber security; alternatively, relevant certifications plus 2 to 4 years of experience installing and repairing computer hardware, software, and network systems.
IT Specialist I: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or cyber security, and 0–2 years of relevant technology delivery experience.
IT Specialist II: 2+ years of demonstrated relevant technology delivery experience.
IT Specialist Sr.: Meet the IT Specialist II minimum requirements and have 4+ years of relevant technology delivery experience.
IT Specialist Sr.: Experience supporting environments with strict uptime requirements.
IT Specialist Sr.: Strong networking and network security skills, including Layer 2 and Layer 3 topologies, VLANs, Spanning Tree, and IP routing.
IT Specialist Sr.: Experience with virtual servers such as VMware Workstation.
IT Specialist Sr.: Ability to evaluate project requirements and select appropriate solutions.
IT Consultant: Meet the IT Specialist Sr. minimum requirements and have 6+ years of relevant technology delivery experience, or 5 years with an advanced degree.
The selected candidate must live within 60 minutes of the plant.
Team members are required to participate in an on-call rotation.

Nice To Haves

DCS, SCADA, or centralized monitoring experience.
Experience with SIEM and monitoring tools such as WUG, Splunk, Tripwire, or Trellix.
Nuclear power experience for IT Specialist II, IT Specialist Sr., and IT Consultant roles.
Advanced degree preferred for the IT Consultant role.

Responsibilities

Maintain assigned hardware, software, databases, networks, inventories, and vendor support agreements.
Troubleshoot legacy and modern computer systems, networks, interfaces, and security controls.
Plan and execute upgrades, updates, database changes, and system life-cycle improvements.
Develop scripts, interfaces, reports, and client tools to meet operational needs.
Review engineering changes and support cross-functional troubleshooting.
Perform cyber security impact analysis to ensure compliance with NRC 73.54 Cyber Security requirements.
Prepare portable media and digital devices for controlled use with critical digital assets.
Perform recurring security tasks, including definition updates, walkdowns, log and alert reviews, password changes, and access-control reviews.
Evaluate Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).
Participate in or lead cyber incident response and procedure development.
Document issues, analyze causes, recommend solutions, and support the Corrective Action Program.
Coordinate vendor communications, contracts, services, training requirements, and fleet program administration.
Provide IT project support as assigned.
Represent the Site IT Manager in scheduled or emergent meetings when directed.