Job Title: System Administrator 2
Job Number: 11720
Location: Vancouver, WA
Travel: Up to 5% anticipated
OT: 10% anticipated
Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years
MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
OVERVIEW
This contract System Administrator 2 position is in the Operations Technology, Control Center Communications Operations organization in the Information Services business line. This position works within a team and provides engineering expertise for the integration, operation and maintenance of mission critical Control Center Systems, as well as the monitoring and management systems required for ongoing support.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support System Operations with O&M and project tasks primarily focusing on LAN/WAN and Packet/MPLS Transport Systems. Tasks include provisioning switches and routers, and Packet Transport Systems (OMET, NGT, etc.) equipment.
- Collaborate with Planning, Design, Construction, and Field Maintenance organizations to address O&M issues and understand their needs in developing and completing projects. Tasks include:
- Active participation in meetings and completing tasks that are either assigned or volunteered.
- Assist in system design and O&M issues of telecommunications backbone with a focus on Packet Transport Systems and WAN with mission critical reliability requirements, to include the infrastructure support systems. Tasks include:
- Document architectural designs using Visio,
- Evaluate systems design with a FISMA/NERC CIP perspective.
- Work to validate MoPs created by subcontractor including high level planning MoPs and low level circuit MoPs
- Provide clear documentation for training proposes after project tasks related to Packet Transport Systems and WAN are completed. Tasks include using training documents to train personnel and completing knowledge transfers with staff oversight.
- Test and develop procedures to publish for compliance and telecom operations. Tasks include working on FISMA/NERC CIP documents related to devices used on the telecom packet transport backbone and endpoints. This includes working with compliance teams to meet schedule driven targets.
- Meet project timelines and milestones, supply deliverables, and provide status updates as requested. Tasks include workload tracking, producing diagram drawings of completed work, and workload balancing.
- Represent System Operations in technical work groups, such as Equipment Specifications, Maintenance Standards & Procedures, New Systems / Equipment Evaluation, as requested. Tasks include active participation in meetings with organizations within the division, verifying that operational standards are understood and communicate results of meetings with operational staff.
- Assist Division Lead Engineer and Information System Security Officers in roll-out of all Network Security projects.
- Assist Control Center craftsmen and engineers with the RSA one-time password authentication appliance, Cisco Secure Access Control Server (CSACS), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Authentication Authorization & Accounting (AAA) Systems. Perform server administration, including the installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting equipment in the area of responsibilities.
- Monitor SolarWinds & work with both control centers, Field Engineers & craftsmen to troubleshoot any potential issue.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience
- An associate or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a directly related technical discipline is preferred.
- 3 years of experience is required with an applicable associate or bachelor’s degree in applicable fields.
- 5 years of experience is required without a degree or applicable degree.
- Experience must include direct work experience in Information Technology performing System Administration.
Required Technical Skills & Experience
- Knowledge and practical experience in telecommunications and network systems administration, including:
- Core Data Networking: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DNS, DHCP, FTP/SFTP.
- Advanced Layer 2: STP/RSTP, VLANs, QinQ, LAG.
- Advanced Layer 3: MPLS, LDP, RSVP, L2VPN (VPLS & VPWS), and L3 VPN
- Experience applying technical evaluation and evaluation process of control system technologies.
- Experience in performing IT administration and troubleshooting.
- Knowledge and experience with best practice test plan development for project certification.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience leading project teams developing telecommunications transport systems.
- Leadership skills in developing teamwork between different organizational boundaries.
- Developing compliance processes and evidence to meet NERC CIP and FISMA standards.
- Experience with Linux administration
- Cisco layer three expertise: Cisco certifications such as CCNP security.
- Nokia Routing certifications such as NRS1/NRS2.
- Carrier Ethernet technology, Packet Transport Systems, and traffic engineering.
- Network Operations Center (NOC) experience.
- Virtual Private Networks and router encryption.
- SolarWinds – System which manages routers and switches through the Network Management System (NMS).
- Relevant work experience in IP/MPLS transport networks
Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.
