Infrastructure Specialist

Iberdrola; Town of Vestal (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits and growth

12% performance-based bonus

401(k) match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development and career-av

Job summary

Avangrid in the United States is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist to maintain and support OSG network infrastructure, policies, standards, and projects. You will work with technical teams, project managers, and external vendors to deliver operational support for enterprise services.

Responsibilities include incident response, designing and implementing changes, maintaining regulatory compliance under NERC/CIP, and ensuring strong security controls around SCADA.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience working with infrastructure solutions in an enterprise environment.
• Experience in Data Center Operations, Disaster Recover/Business Continuity, Security & Compliance, UNIX/Linux and Windows OS, VMware, Citrix.
• BS/BA Degree in Business, Computer Science, or related technical discipline; additional certifications may substitute for degree.
• Ability to collaborate with customers, co-workers and managers, and work both in a team and independently.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; commitment to safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely responses to all incidents, tasks and requests to meet SLAs.
• Work with clients, suppliers, project teams and staff to design and support technical solutions.
• Plan and implement changes to the environment for improvements or projects.
• Maintain and support network equipment in OSG.
• Develop technical implementation plans for infrastructure technologies.
• Evaluate, select, and test hardware and software products.
• Maintain regulatory compliance under NERC/CIP guidelines.
• Maintain high-quality security controls around SCADA systems.
• Coordinate special assignments from OSG Infrastructure Management.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support including possible visits to substations.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Customer service

Education

BS/BA Degree in Business, Computer Science, or other technical discipline

Tools

UNIX OS

Linux OS

Microsoft Windows OS

VMware

Citrix

Job description

Position Information

Job Title: Infrastructure Specialist

Location: Binghamton, NY

Salary Range: $79,680 - $99,600

Schedule: On Site, 5 days

Job Summary

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.

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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.)

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

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

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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].

Job Posting End Date

November-27-2026

Company Overview

We are one of the main energy companies in the world, a leader in renewables, which champions the energy transition towards a low‑emissions economy. We supply energy to nearly 100 million people in dozens of countries and develops its renewable, network and commercial activities in Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil and Australia and maintains markets such as Japan and Poland, among others, as growth platforms.

Do you want to be part of the energy of the future? Do not hesitate, join us!