OT System Integrator

Position Description

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation's largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

Seattle City Light is currently investing in power grid modernization with multiple Operational Technology (OT) computer system projects for power grid management and control that address substation, distribution and power plant facility operations and automation. The OT infrastructure platform is a fundamental component to successful grid modernization.

The Seattle City Light Power Systems Automation (PSA) team is seeking an experienced, mission-driven OT Systems Integrator to support and modernize the server, network, and application infrastructure that powers the utility's 24x7 operations. This position plays a critical role in ensuring reliable energy delivery across the city. You will help design, administer, secure, and continuously improve the OT systems that support grid operations, including the Energy Management System (EMS), SCADA infrastructure, substation computing resources, virtualized server platforms, and associated cyber-security technologies.

If you enjoy working at the intersection of infrastructure engineering, system administration, security, and real-world operational mission support, this is a great opportunity to make an impact.

As an OT Systems Integrator, you'll be part of the team that is responsible for OT design, implementation, operations, and maintenance support. OT infrastructure changes require precise collaboration with application teams, control room dispatchers, communications electricians, cyber security, substation and power plant engineering and regulatory compliance stakeholders. The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to following duties.

• Administer and maintain Linux and Windows servers supporting EMS/SCADA and OT applications.
• Manage server lifecycle tasks including provisioning, patching, hardening, backups, and configuration management.
• Operate and support Dell VxRail and VMware/vSphere hyper-converged infrastructure.
• Improve system availability, reliability, and performance for 24x7 operations environments.
• Develop and maintain automation for server deployment, monitoring, patching, configuration updates, and security tasks.

• Configure, deploy, and maintain OT applications used for grid control, monitoring, forecasting, and analytics.
• Integrate vendor systems, APIs, and data pipelines (OSI EMS/SCADA, OATI market tools, PI and Oracle historians, Oracle NMS).
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning servers, networks, databases, and application stacks.

• Work closely with system dispatchers, engineers, cyber security teams, vendors, and consultants to deliver integrated solutions.
• Participate in the 24x7 callout support rotation for mission critical power grid operations systems.
• Mentor teammates and share technical knowledge to foster team growth.

• Collaborate with network engineering teams to support routers, switches, and firewalls (Cisco IOS/NX OS, Palo Alto PAN OS).
• Assist in designing and maintaining secure communication networks for substations, power plants, and control centers.
• Support and implement cybersecurity tools and monitoring platforms (QRadar, Tripwire, Cybereason, Tenable/Nessus).
• Maintain compliance with NERC CIP and other regulatory security requirements.

• Build automations using Python, Power Shell, Bash, and workflow tools to improve reliability and reduce manual work.
• Create dashboards, reports, and data extracts to support engineering and operational teams.
• Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, design specifications, and change records.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering,…