Infrastructure Specialist

Job Title:

Infrastructure Specialist

Location:

Orange, CT Salary Range: $87,600 - $109,500

Schedule:

Office, 5 days

Purpose:

This Network Security Engineer role will provide maintenance, and support of Operational Smart Grids (OSG) network infrastructure, operational policies, standards, best practices, procedures, tools, and projects in support of OSG. Works with technical teams, project manager owners and external vendors to provide operational and project support for a diverse set of operational enterprise services.

Education:

BS/BA Degree in Business, Computer Science, or other technical discipline. Will consider additional years of relevant experience and/or related technical certifications in lieu of degree requirement.

Networking, Networking protocols (vxLAN, vPC, Spanning tree), Experience with Dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), firewalls (Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto), Security tools. Experience with DNS and load balancing (Associated certifications are preferred)

Position requires a minimum of five (5) years’ experience working with infrastructure solutions in an enterprise environment. Position requires professional experience with more than one of the following areas:
Data Center Operations, Disaster Recover/Business Continuity Planning & Execution, Security & Compliance Management, Fundamental understanding of UNIX Operating Systems (OS), Linux OS, Microsoft OS, VMware, Citrix.

• Provide timely responses to all incidents, tasks and requests assigned to meet Service Level Agreements.
• Work with internal clients, suppliers/contractors, project teams and other technical staff to identify, design and support technical solutions.
• May design, plan and implement changes to the environment for improvements or projects.
• Perform maintenance and support of network equipment in OSG.
• Works on technical implementation plans in support of infrastructure technologies.
• Evaluation, selection, and testing of hardware and software products.
• Maintain regulatory compliance under NERC/CIP guidelines.
• Maintain high quality security controls surrounding the critical SCADA systems.
• Perform/coordinate special assignments from OSG Infrastructure Management.
• Provide 24x7 on call support which would include potential visits to substations when necessary.

• Knowledge of professional standards and trends within area of responsibility.
• Experience in deploying firewalls and VPNs.
• Understanding in multiple security technologies, including network security, NAC, Micro segmentation, network security architecture.
• Experience with Network Access Control deployment in a large enterprise.
• Experience with authentication systems such as RADIUS, TACACS+, SSO, LDAP SD-WAN and other tunneling encryption transport technologies desired.
• Network Security Automation and Dev Ops experience is a definite plus.
• Routing and Switching experience (BGP, OSPF, VPC, vain traffic engineering, Multicast, etc.).

Note:

The above Key Responsibilities/Duties are not intended to be all inclusive. Employees in this position may be required to perform other related aspects of the job not listed above or listed under Purpose/Major Objectives as assigned by the supervisor. Must possess ability to deal collaboratively, diplomatically, and successfully with customers, co‑workers and other professional colleagues, managers, and staff. Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, as well as work independently with limited supervision.

Must have excellent problem‑solving skills while providing first class customer service. Requires outstanding oral and written communication skills. Each employee must accept responsibility for their…