Required Experience:
- Three plus (3+) years of enterprise networking experience (LAN/WAN, firewalls, wireless, VPN, microwave)
- Working knowledge of:
- Structured cabling (Cat 5/6, fiber optics, etc)
- Network fundamentals (switching, routing, dot1x, firewalling)
- Cisco IP Telephony or other UC platforms (Teams/WebEx/Zoom)
- Wireless and microwave technologies
- Overlay technologies (SDWAN, VXLAN, LISP)
- Strong understanding of routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP), application layer (DNS, DHCP, NTP, HTTP, SIP, SMTP, SNMP, SSH, TLS/SSL), transport layer (UDP/TCP), and internet/link layer (ICMP, IPsec, ARP)
- Knowledge of data security administration, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISA-62443)
- Position requires the employee to maintain residence within 1 hour of the office location to facilitate a timely response to Network outages, etc.
- Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
- Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical staff
Desired Experience:
- Experience with Azure infrastructure services or AWS desired
Required Education/Certification/License:
- Associates degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience in enterprise network administration
- Valid Texas driver’s license
- Cisco CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification, or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire
- Must pass a Texas DPS/FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) criminal history background check and maintain CJIS eligibility
Desired Education/Certification/License:
- Higher-level certifications such as CCNP, Azure, or security certifications desired.
Success Factors/Job Competencies:
- Strong documentation and compliance skills
- Ability to create and follow policies, procedures, and standards
- Excellent problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities
- Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Self-motivated, with ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Effective collaborator and strong team player
- Demonstrated accountability and solution-oriented work approach
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Must not be afraid of heights. Must be able to drive necessary distances when required. Employees must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work both in office/cubicle settings and fieldwork that will expose the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time at various facilities such as lakes, pump stations, and pipelines.
