What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Network Administrator position at Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC)?
Purpose Of Job
The Senior Network Administrator, positioned in the Glen Allen, Virginia office will be responsible for designing, building, creating, and implementing the IT communications network across the enterprise. This includes, but is not limited to, planning, developing, installing, configuring, testing, modifying, maintaining, and supporting all local and wide area network connections, associated software, and communications links. The qualified individual will utilize effective communication and problem-solving skills when interacting with the user and IT community to ensure that the infrastructure meets existing and planned business needs. We look to this individual to manage the monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network equipment, software, and communication links and analyze and resolve IT communications issues in a timely and accurate manner.
Essential Responsibilities Include
Travel details: Occasional travel required
Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Ability to enter data, look at a computer monitor for long periods of time, interact effectively with others through verbal communication, video and email, work full days (8 hours) in an office environment with occasional evening and weekend work. Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle to occasionally travel within a 3-hour radius to include overnight stays. Must be able to lift/move up to 25 pounds.
We offer a competitive salary, defined benefit retirement security (pension) plan, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) company match, vacation based on relevant years of experience, generous sick time accrual and holiday pay in addition to many other benefits offerings. Please apply via this link www.odec.com/careers for consideration.
ODEC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
The Senior Network Administrator, positioned in the Glen Allen, Virginia office will be responsible for designing, building, creating, and implementing the IT communications network across the enterprise. This includes, but is not limited to, planning, developing, installing, configuring, testing, modifying, maintaining, and supporting all local and wide area network connections, associated software, and communications links. The qualified individual will utilize effective communication and problem-solving skills when interacting with the user and IT community to ensure that the infrastructure meets existing and planned business needs. We look to this individual to manage the monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all network equipment, software, and communication links and analyze and resolve IT communications issues in a timely and accurate manner.
Essential Responsibilities Include
- System Security - Prioritize defense initiatives and coordinate the evaluation, deployment, and management of security technologies.
- Infrastructure Management – Lead design, implementation and review of local and wide area IT communications network.
- Vendor Relationship Management - Negotiate contracts (initial purchase, maintenance renewal, consulting service agreement) with communications equipment vendors and service providers.
- External Relationship (Member, ACES, PJM) - Work with members, transmission owners, generation sites, regional transmission organizations (e.g., PJM), and power marketing group (ACES) to maintain accurate and reliable real-time data flow.
- Business Continuity – Participate in disaster recovery planning, implementation, and testing to confirm appropriate system recovery capabilities or detect faults and perform remediation.
- Financial Management responsibilities.
- 10 years System life cycle - requirements, evaluation, selection, design, development/ configuration, implementation, user acceptance testing, and operation of software solutions.
- 10 years network management software (e.g., Cisco ACS), hardware (e.g., Cisco routers, switches), protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, ISSP, DNP, FTP) and standards, including MPLS and cellular.
- 10 years system implementation management.
- 10 years project planning and management.
- Effective communicator
- Ability to effectively and professionally interact with various people and personalities
- SCADA RTUs, real-time/operation and revenue-quality metering, communications networks, ICCP (inter-control center communications protocol), preferred.
- Contract negotiation and management; software licensing, hardware procurement, and consulting service acquisition, preferred.
- Utilities industry experience, especially generation, transmission, and distribution, preferred
Travel details: Occasional travel required
Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Ability to enter data, look at a computer monitor for long periods of time, interact effectively with others through verbal communication, video and email, work full days (8 hours) in an office environment with occasional evening and weekend work. Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle to occasionally travel within a 3-hour radius to include overnight stays. Must be able to lift/move up to 25 pounds.
We offer a competitive salary, defined benefit retirement security (pension) plan, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) company match, vacation based on relevant years of experience, generous sick time accrual and holiday pay in addition to many other benefits offerings. Please apply via this link www.odec.com/careers for consideration.
ODEC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.