Hybrid Operational Technology Network Engineer

Job ID
132483
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Pay Rate
$50 - $57 an hour
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States

Talascend is currently seeking a hyrbid Operational Technology Network Engineer for a W-2 contract position located in Seattle, Washington.

Summary

The Operational Technology (OT) Network Engineer will provide technical infrastructure support for the utility, including the Energy Management System (EMS) and its supporting technologies, the distributed network and computing resources at power plants and substations, and the physical security network and network resources across all utility locations.

In this role, the OT Network Engineer will apply sophisticated knowledge and experience with networking, switching, firewall configuration, data communications, cyber security and NERC Critical Infrastructure, protect (CIP) standards to develop, operate and maintain the highly available 24x7 OT infrastructure. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Location:

  • This client is located in the Seattle, WA area.
  • The candidate must be local and able to be onsite 2 weeks per month.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain quality network support processes and design standards for:
    • High availability, redundancy, and operational continuity and configuration management
    • NERC compliance, cyber security protection, and intrusion detection.
  • Collaborate with customers and vendors to:
    • Design network solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements
    • Serve as a central point of contact for network concerns
    • Maintain lifecycle management, system performance metrics and reports
    • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Develop and support system changes that include:
    • OT infrastructure, operating system, and application patches and upgrades
    • Configure, test and deploy network equipment, hardware, software.
    • System interfaces, performance and reports with vendor supported software.
  • Operations & Maintenance:
    • Maintain asset databases and design drawings all systems
  • Design, deploy, configure, and lead network systems tasks and integrate vendor products, including:
    • Network switches, network firewalls, physical security and access control systems, and intrusion protection and detection systems in both IT and OT environments, including Cisco Systems switches, Palo Alto Networks firewalls, and various Fortinet network systems
    • Tripwire, SolarWinds, Dell EMC Avamar/BRM, Rsyslog.
    • IBM Security QRadar SIEM, Cybereason, Tenable / Nessus
  • Assessing current network design and making recommendations for changes to improve operational reliability and cyber security
  • Monitor, diagnose, resolve, and report incidents and user issues
  • Coordinate with colleagues and customers on deliverables
  • Attend weekly team meetings to discuss status
  • Provide recurring onsite support for field systems
  • Administer network routes to enable communication between sites.

Requirements:
  • US Citizenship
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience in network engineering roles
  • Experience with Cisco, Fortenet, Palo Alto or other similar network devices.
  • Knowledge of Firewall rule best practices.
  • Strong understanding of network design concepts and best practices.
  • Experience creating complete design drawings and as-built drawings for networks.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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