Infrastructure Specialist

United Illuminating; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Performance-based bonuses

12% 401(k) match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

United Illuminating seeks an Infrastructure Specialist in Orange, CT to maintain and support OSG network infrastructure, security, and related projects. You will work with internal teams and vendors to deliver reliable services and drive efficiencies.

Required: 5+ years in enterprise infrastructure, strong routing, firewall, VPN and security tool experience. The role includes on-call duties and compliance with NERC CIP standards.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or related field; additional experience/ certs may substitute.
• 5+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience across multiple domains.
• Strong knowledge of network security, routing, and firewall policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide incident response and rapid resolution to meet SLAs.
• Design and support infrastructure solutions with internal teams and vendors.
• Maintain and improve network equipment and security controls in OSG.
• Coordinate on-call support including substation visits as needed.

Education

BS/BA Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Check Point

Cisco ASA

Palo Alto

VMware

Citrix

VPNs

Job description

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Position Information

Job Title: Infrastructure Specialist
Location: Orange, CT
Salary Range: $87,600 - $109,500
Schedule: Office, 5 days

Purpose

This Network Security Engineer role will provide maintenance, and support of Operational Smart Grids (OSG) network infrastructure, operational policies, standards, best practices, procedures, tools, and projects in support of OSG. Works with technical teams, project manager\owners and external vendors to provide operational and project support for a diverse set of operational enterprise services.

Qualifications

Education: BS/BA Degree in Business, Computer Science, or other technical discipline. Will consider additional years of relevant experience and/or related technical certifications in lieu of degree requirement.

Required Experience

Networking, Networking protocols (vxLAN, vPC, Spanning tree), Experience with Dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), firewalls (Checkpoint, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto), Security tools. Experience with DNS and load balancing (Associated certifications are preferred)

Other Experience

Position requires a minimum of five (5) years’ experience working with infrastructure solutions in an enterprise environment. Position requires professional experience with more than one of the following areas:

• Data Center Operations
• Disaster Recover/Business Continuity Planning & Execution
• Security & Compliance Management
• Fundamental understanding of UNIX Operating Systems (OS)
• Linux OS
• Microsoft OS
• VMware
• Citrix

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely responses to all incidents, tasks and requests assigned to meet Service Level Agreements.
• Work with internal clients, suppliers/contractors, project teams and other technical staff to identify, design and support technical solutions.
• May design, plan and implement changes to the environment for improvements or projects.
• Perform maintenance and support of network equipment in OSG.
• Works on technical implementation plans in support of infrastructure technologies.
• Evaluation, selection, and testing of hardware and software products.
• Maintain regulatory compliance under NERC/CIP guidelines.
• Maintain high quality security controls surrounding the critical SCADA systems.
• Perform/coordinate special assignments from OSG Infrastructure Management.
• Provide 24x7 on call support which would include potential visits to substations when necessary.

Key Technical Working Skills

• Knowledge of professional standards and trends within area of responsibility.
• Experience in deploying firewalls and VPNs.
• Understanding in multiple security technologies, including network security, NAC, Micro segmentation, network security architecture.
• Experience with Network Access Control deployment in a large enterprise.
• Experience with authentication systems such as RADIUS, TACACS+, SSO, LDAP
• SD-WAN and other tunneling\encryption transport technologies desired
• Network Security Automation and DevOps experience is a definite plus
• Routing and Switching experience (BGP, OSPF, VPC, vain traffic engineering, Multicast, etc.)

Note: The above Key Responsibilities/Duties are not intended to be all inclusive. Employees in this position may be required to perform other related aspects of the job not listed above or listed under Purpose/Major Objectives as assigned by the supervisor.

• Must possess ability to deal collaboratively, diplomatically, and successfully with customers, co-workers and other professional colleagues, managers, and staff.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, as well as work independently with limited supervision.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills while providing first class customer service. Requires outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Each employee must accept responsibility for their own safety and health as well as the safety and health of their fellow employees.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance-based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways

For more information, please visit: Benefits - Avangrid;

Company

THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [e-mail].

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee's management.

Job Posting End Date

November-23-2026