Electronic Engr 3 - Telecom

CorSource; Vancouver (WA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CorSource Technology Group is seeking an Electronics Engineer 3 to support the Control Center Communications Operations. This role focuses on integration, operation, and maintenance of mission critical CC systems, and on monitoring and management of required support systems within a high availability IT environment.

Work includes collaboration with PSC leads, PMs, and field teams to ensure project execution, documentation, testing, and compliance with NERC/CIP and FISMA standards.

Descripción del empleo

We are CorSource Technology Group, a locally owned technical staffing and recruiting firm in Portland, Oregon.

19922Electronic Engr 3 - Telecom12 months

This position closes to submittals on November 9th .

Position requires the ability to meet federal background and compliance requirements.

OVERVIEW

Assignment

This contract Electronics Engineer 3 assignment supports the Control Center Communications Operations (JTO) organization in the Information Services (J-OT) department of the company. This position works within a team and provides engineering expertise for the integration, operation, and maintenance of mission critical Control Center (CC) systems, as well as the monitoring and management of systems required for ongoing support.

Organization

Control Center Communication Operations JTO is responsible for the overall operation of company’s entire operational telecommunications system as well as the maintenance of the telecommunications infrastructure at the CC and jurisdiction. Functions include developing and executing the Telecommunication Systems Infrastructure (TSI) program which supports all communications and transport systems by providing a high availability infrastructure model. The TSI program is a General Support System (GSS) which is currently managed by the company control centers. Functions include integration and implementation, management, operations and maintenance (O&M), and developing security plans for telecommunications systems. This group provides a system perspective for the entire operational telecommunication system.

ASSIGNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.

• Support J-OT and JTO in the integrations and monitoring of existing and new project devices.
• Work with Power Systems Control (PSC) Lead Engineers and project managers (PMs) to identify network administrative tasks by assisting with coordination within the project and helping to execute tasks for assigned projects (i.e. timelines, device integration, running reports, generating step plans, creating documentation, etc.).
• Collaborate with Planning, Design, Construction, and field maintenance organizations to understand specific engineering tasks so the proper scope can be brought back to JTO management in developing and completing telecommunication projects.
• Participate and support the integration of new equipment and procedures into the CC environment; and assist with O&M standards development.
• Support technical team in configurations and integrations of wide area data networks with mission critical reliability requirements and the required support systems. Determine appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables. Interpret functional and non-functional requirements of projects and recommend overall system configurations. Participates in phase, milestone, and final project reviews. Identifies project documentation requirements or procedures. Partition system configuration and integration tasks and provide recommendations to the manager, PM, team lead, or other appropriate personnel regarding team member assignments.
• Review team’s work for completeness and accuracy before integration into overall system as requested.
• Coordinate and assist with configuration and integration efforts for the implementation of projects for company’s Field Sites and CC locations.
• Develop, validate, document, and execute test and O&M procedures to be published for compliance.
• Provide clear technical documentation for all assigned projects.
• Provide training, including training materials, as requested on newly integrated systems to JTO staff.
• Report all project status updates to the Workload Coordinator, including reporting when job assignments are complete. Provide measurable goals, metrics, checklists, Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs), and punch lists for assigned project(s) to validate all in scope requirements are met.
• Represent JTO in internal company technical work groups, related to equipment specifications, maintenance standards and procedures, and new systems/equipment requirements and evaluation, as requested.
• Represent and serve as the organization’s subject matter technical resource on technology teams involving assigned systems and equipment.
• Create, draft, and recommend policies, procedures, standards, and plans for new technology based on operational equipment in gathering performance data.
• Serve as a system trouble‑shooter and notify maintenance personnel of operational problems, the impact of those problems on power system operation, and the relative urgency for repair of the problem.
• Attend technical work groups and communicate information gathered from the groups to others to coordinate a wholistic group strategy, as requested.
• Perform daily checks for health of the servers, trouble shoot device failures, synchronize servers, add/remove devices, ensure database integrity, and run reports.
• Work safely and demonstrate safety awareness practices to JTO group as requested.
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance &Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
• Generate and maintain network, North American Electric Reliability Corporation/Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC/CIP) and Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) documentation, use layer 2 and layer 3 network concepts to deploy and maintain various networking equipment in large high availability LAN/WAN network environments and Packet Transport systems.
• Develop automated database scripting and Super Intelligence (SI)-driven analytics tools to evaluate equipment performance, integrating telemetry from SD-WAN, Automatic Fiber Management Systems (AFMS), and network management platforms (e.g., Telenium, SolarWinds, NSP/NFM-P) to enable predictive outage prevention and operational workflow optimization.
• Maintain Central Authentication Authorization &Account (AAA) systems, like Cisco Secure Access Control Server (CSACS) and ISE, (including daily checks for health of servers, trouble shoot servers, synchronization between servers, adding/removing devices, and database integrity), backend authentication one time password RSA (Remote Server Access) Key server, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Generation Control (AGC), and telemetry systems.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Corresponding Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronics engineering (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
• 10 years of experience and knowledge of computer network and systems concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system is required.

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience on project teams developing computer and/or network systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Telecom/Network systems engineering principles and concepts with minimal guidance.
• Experience reviewing and evaluating design packages (including drawings, material certifications, and submittals) for conformance to the design specifications.

All qualified applicants at CorSource Technology Group will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.