IT Infrastructure Engineer (Critical Infrastructure Engineer)

Job Description:

IT Infrastructure Engineer (Critical Infrastructure Engineer)

Description

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of education from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job plus two (2) years of related experience
• Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years

Licenses or Certifications:

Valid Texas Driver’s License depending on assignment.
Notes to Applicants
The IT Infrastructure Engineer (Critical Infrastructure Engineer) reports to the IT Manager in the Network - Fiber and Wireless business unit. This position operates, documents and provides critical infrastructure engineering by integrating highly complex and highly reliable networks to transport relay protection and SCADA systems along with wireless technologies.

The IT Infrastructure Engineer communicates and collaborates with both internal and external customers. This position requires call-back and on-call assignments and a driver’s license to travel to and from work sites.

Essential Job Functions:

• Engineers, develops, and maintains detailed plans for systems, disaster recovery, and testing.
• Documents complex network architecture integrating and schematically depicting communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configuration documents.
• Installs network equipment, fiber, copper, and power to support network initiatives.
• Conducts field checks to verify correctness of data.
• Monitors network health and responds to outages or issues.
• Maintains project files and records.
• Analyzes, integrates, recommends, communicates, and supports design solutions to resolve advanced enterprise network and wireless issues.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION :

Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click HERE for more information.

WHEN COMPLETING THE CITY OF AUSTIN APPLICATION :

The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be sure that your application is a reflection of your entire work history. A detailed, complete application is required, and applicants must include on their Employment Record all experience (work and/or volunteer) related to this job posting - up to 10 years or more; this will be used to determine your base compensation. Employment Record dates must include month and year. Verification of employment history dates on resume should match online Employment Application. Statements such as “See Resume” will not be accepted, and a resume alone will not be accepted in lieu of a complete online application.

Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.

The responses to the supplemental questions must reference the employment history listed in the employment history section. Once the requisition has closed, the application cannot be changed to update work history, supplemental questions, or any other information.

We reserve the right to verify high school and college education for top candidate(s).

If you have any questions regarding your City of Austin employment application, please use the official website of the City of Austin as reference. www.austintexas.gov.

VETERAN INTERVIEW PREFERENCE :

Military/Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 verifying honorable discharge, at the time of initial interview to receive military/veteran interview preference.

CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK :
This position requires a criminal and NERC background investigation.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT :
This position is classified as EXEMPT and may require to work additional hours outside of the normal schedule to include nights, weekends, and /or holidays.

DRIVING REQUIREMENT :
This position requires a Class C driver’s license or the ability to acquire one by your hire date. External New Hires must meet the City of Austin’s Driver Record Evaluation ( DRE ) requisite. To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months.

CRITICAL :

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.
Pay Range
Commensurate
Hours
Work Schedule:

• Monday - Friday.
• 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - 40 Hour Work Week.
• Additional work hours may be required to support the 24-hour Utility operations, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, inclement weather and emergency closures.

Job Close Date 01/01/2025 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Technical Location 2500 Montopolis Dr. Austin, Texas 78741 Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience interpreting complex wiring diagrams. Experience with Fiber and Copper cabling. Experience with Microwave Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multi Point, cellular or WLAN wireless networks. Experience with MPLS -TP, CE (Carrier Ethernet), or IP- MPLS ethernet networks utilized for Electric Utility critical communications. Experience with Network testing equipment (Viavi TBerd, Albledo, Nettest). Experience managing fiber optic and wireless networks.

Other:
Ability to travel to more than one work location.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

Maintains, monitors, and supports the infrastructure environment and/or facilities. Works on one or more base work initiatives. Follows defined procedures to monitor systems and resolve problems. May support one or more systems or applications of low to medium complexity (complexity defined by size, technology used, and system feeds and interfaces) with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity, and accessibility. May participate in short- term planning efforts and business needs analysis with stakeholders and IT groups. Performs routine maintenance tasks for infrastructure systems such as backups, patch management and hot fixes and performs a health check based on checklists. Monitors system-operating capacity in terms of disk space, storage, and CPU utilization and hardware/software activities and resource utilization for capacity planning. Analyzes and reports on operational metrics to understand performance and to ensure success in process improvements. Provides Tier III support and is part of the on-call rotation. Occasional travel may be required. Troubleshoots problems by analyzing root causes and evaluating multiple options. Monitors ticketing queue and responds to service requests or incidents. Develops scripted solutions and automation. Coordinates installation and maintenance work with outside vendors as needed. Recommends procedures and controls for problem resolution or creates temporary solutions until permanent solutions can be implemented.

Systems Discipline Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Installs, configures and maintains virtual and physical server and software components.
• Collects and maintains tracking and configuration documentation and plans.
• Administers, creates and updates access permissions for system accounts for enterprise systems.
• Administers Azure, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 at the enterprise level.
• Administers SANs.
• Installs and configures new storage systems.

Network Discipline Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Installs, configures, and maintains approved telecom/network hardware and software components.
• Maintains structured cabling systems, telecom systems, WAN , LAN , Cellular/ DAS , Wireless Networks and local Internet, remote access, VPNs, and connectivity protocols.
• Implements predetermined telecom/network software or hardware changes.
• Establishes WAN , LAN , device profiles, device environments, directories, and security for networks being installed.
• Provides support for connectivity or related network/communication issues for the user community.
• Monitors installed network and telecom equipment.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
None
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of Open Systems Interconnection model ( OSI model).
• Knowledge of Directory Services (e.g., Windows Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP ) and Internet Protocols (e.g., DNS , HTTP , SMTP , SSL ).
• Knowledge of firewall configuration and management.
• Knowledge of various network types (e.g., LAN , WAN and WLAN ).
• Knowledge of defining and implementing integration of hardware in the network, including routers, switches, power systems, and cables.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, hybrid cloud models, and platform services.
• Knowledge of performing traffic engineering analysis on network facilities.
• Knowledge of network services and networks such as TCP /IP, OSPF and EIGRP .
• Skill in IoT, hardware and servers, containerization, network security, scripting & coding, automation & orchestration, configuration, firewall and security, network design, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information to other technical team members but also to coworkers in other departments who may not have knowledge of networking technical terminology.
• Ability to design, implement and troubleshoot Wi-Fi, and network security infrastructure.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously from design to implementation.
• Ability to recommend solutions for improving the overall network health by assessing overall effectiveness.
• Ability to secure systems by establishing and enforcing policies.
• Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adhere to required compliance to all change management policies and procedures.
• Ability to adhere to required compliance to all information security policies and procedures.

Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The minimum qualifications for the IT Infrastructure Engineer position are: Two (2) years of education from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job plus two (2) years of related experience in a focused technology. Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?

• Yes
• No

* Please describe how your education and experience 1) meet the minimum qualifications and 2) relate to this position.
(Open Ended Question)
* Briefly explain your experience with Ethernet or SONET transport, along with and TDM protocols used in the utility industry.
(Open Ended Question)
* Are you willing to accept call-back and/or on-call assignments?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a Class C Texas Driver’s License. Do you have a Class C Texas Driver’s License or if selected for this position, do you have the ability to acquire a Class C Texas Driver’s License by your hire date?

• Yes
• No

* The City of Austin Driver Eligibility Standards require that External New Hires meet the City’s Driver Record Evaluation (DRE) requisite. To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) to be hired.

• I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).

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