Senior Network Engineer - Operational Technology Infrastructure

SRP • Scottsdale, AZ

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for working on a team that supports energy management and advanced distribution system application network infrastructure. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be responsible for helping design, maintain, support, and life cycle existing and new network infrastructure devices that reside in a high security environment that falls under NERC-CIP compliance. The ideal candidate will have obtained a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certificate and have multiple years of experience trouble shooting, maintaining, and supporting Cisco devices and networks.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required. In lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 9 years may be considered.
• Hold or pursue relevant industry certifications.
• Possess multiple years of experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and supporting Cisco devices and networks.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to implement, support, and troubleshoot IP network infrastructure technologies, including Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, network routing, network and server load balancing, and network security technologies such as Palo Alto firewalls.
• Demonstrate experience with network automation, monitoring tools, access control, DNS, network domains, security frameworks, and network architectures.
• Administer multi-site environments using Nexus data center switches, vPC redundancy, and spine-and-leaf architecture.
• Diagnose and resolve critical outages on operational technology networks under high pressure and outside normal business hours when required.
• Understand cyber security recovery processes following a compromise and execute associated disaster recovery procedures.
• Understand NERC-CIP compliance standards and associated requirements; prior experience is preferred.
• Manage multiple concurrent assignments effectively while working under pressure.
• Build positive working relationships with employees at all organizational levels and across SRP and Operational Technology teams.
• Learn and support other relevant technologies deployed within Grid Management System Infrastructure networks.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, reporting, presentation, and project leadership skills, along with a growth mindset toward advancing technical knowledge.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.
• Preferred certifications include CCNA and one or more of the following is a plus: CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Data Center, CCNP Security, Palo Alto Networks certifications, CISSP, or GIAC.

Responsibilities

• Work within operational technology grid management system infrastructure, security, and compliance team through hardware lifecycles and cutover migrations while minimizing impacts to production.
• Focus on leading the optimization of multi-site infrastructure redundancy that support the Energy Management System and Advanced Distribution Management System applications.
• Works within governance of infrastructure administration and provides peer review of work performed by the grid management system infrastructure team, outside consultants, and third-party vendors.
• Prepares and conducts reports and presentations for all areas of network infrastructure that the team supports.
• Maintain and enhance cyber security frameworks and IT governance plans while remaining NERC-CIP compliant for all responsible network infrastructure areas.
• Create, review, and update process documents, network diagrams, and all other relevant documentation for compliance, knowledge transfer, and historical purposes.
• Recommends solutions to new and complex network problems, while developing innovative strategies to evaluate the potential impact of changes.
• Perform on-call duties on a 24/7 call-out rotation.
• Diagnose and fix network technical issues on all levels of criticality and perform post issue root cause analysis if necessary.
• Supports a positive working environment through learning, educating, and collaborating with fellow team members and other SRP departments.

Benefits

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior