Infrastructure Specialist - Superior, United States - SPECTRAFORCE

Description

Role: Infrastructure Specialist

Location: Superior, WI, 54880

Duration: 12 months

Pay Range: $38/hr-$41/hr on W2

Reporting Structure: Reports directly to the Manager, Network Operations

Job Summary:

The Senior Infrastructure Specialist assumes responsibility for the design and maintenance of the communications infrastructure under the purview of the Network Operations Manager. This role necessitates a comprehensive grasp of various IT and Radio technologies to ensure the seamless provision of Voice and Data communications across Offices, Pipelines, Plants, Meter Stations, and Block Valves. Crucially, this entails safeguarding the reliability of communications from remote devices to the SCADA system, ensuring adherence to pertinent specifications, policies, industry standards, and vendor-specific requirements for both existing and novel equipment. Furthermore, acting as a subject matter expert for communication aspects within Engineering Projects, this role extends to providing 24x7 on-call support.

The primary responsibilities of the Senior Infrastructure Specialist include:

• Ensuring Reliable Communications
• Ensure the reliability of communications from all remote devices to the SCADA system, making certain that the communication systems are designed and follow all applicable specifications, policies, industry standards, and vendor-specific requirements for existing and new equipment.
• Subject Matter Expertise
• Serve as a communications subject matter expert for Engineering Projects, providing on-call support to the Client Gas Control centers and the Client SCADA group.
• Technical Knowledge and Design
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of WAN, LAN, Wireless, and IP Systems.
• Translate business requirements, create technical architecture, and design technical solutions.
• Understand SCADA systems and electrical/electronic systems.
• Problem-Solving and Innovation
• Be seen as an expert in multiple product problem-solving, create solutions, and propose changes to standards and configurations based on problem resolution.
• Create and propose pre-emptive solutions to address other concerns.
• Collaboration and Communication
• Promote workforce diversity and employee safety.
• Provide input to short and long-term strategies specific to their areas of technical responsibility.
• Provide input to the development of Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery planning and testing as required for their area of technical responsibility.
• Communicate as required to management, IT, and business clients and vendors.
• Interface with vendors and other service providers on architecture and technical design.
• Project Management
• Lead mid-size projects and develop and maintain project plans, including communications strategy.
• Participate in the management of project budgets (both expense and capital).
• On-Call Responsibilities - On-call rotation participation is a job requirement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, networking, or equivalent field experience.
• 7+ years of demonstrable and progressive experience in network automation and scripting.
• Hands on experience with Service ticketing tools (Service Now)
• Cisco or other relevant certifications are a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of human connection, defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:

Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require reasonable accommodation.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This positions starting pay is: $38.00/hr.