IT/OT Jr. Administrator

City of Lincoln; Sumterville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SECO Energy is seeking an IT/OT Junior Administrator to manage and maintain critical IT and OT systems including ICS, SCADA, DCS, OMS, and DERMS. You will support Active Directory, backups, and disaster recovery while ensuring security and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications include a 4-year degree, 1 year AD/backup experience, and willingness to obtain Windows Server Hybrid Administrator cert within a year. Normal hours are 8–5, with on-call flexibility for emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field.
• 1 year of Active Directory management experience and backup focus on Disaster Recovery.
• Preferred: experience in electric utility.
• Preferred: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (required within 1 year).
• Ability to work irregular hours and respond to emergencies on short notice.
• Normal hours: 8:00 am–5:00 pm, Mon–Fri.
• Pre-employment background check, physical, and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain IT/OT systems, including ICS, SCADA, DCS, OMS, and DERMS.
• Manage rack servers, blades, and virtualization platforms for high availability.
• Oversee and configure network components (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS).
• Administer Active Directory, group policies, and authentication protocols.
• Maintain VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter, HA, and FT (7.x+).
• Implement and manage enterprise storage (NAS, FC, iSCSI) integrated with VMware.
• Support Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Entra, and Azure cloud environments.
• Develop and implement backup, replication, and clustering for Disaster Recovery.
• Apply IT/OT cybersecurity measures to safeguard critical infrastructure.

Skills

Active Directory management

Backup & Disaster Recovery

IT/OT cybersecurity

SCADA/ICS security

VMware vSphere

Networking (TCP/IP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems

Tools

Microsoft Exchange

Office 365

Entra

Azure

VMware vCenter

Job description

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• Job Category 2D
• Employee Type Exempt - FT
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

Description

Energize your Career at SECO Energy!

General Purpose of Job

The IT/OT Jr. Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining the critical IT (Informational Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) systems, ensuring reliability, security, and compliance with regulatory requirements. This role requires expertise in industrial control systems, SCADA, outage management, distributed energy resource management, and compliance with NERC CIP standards. The IT/OT Jr. Administrator will assist with the integration and operation of various IT/OT infrastructures, including network components, virtualization platforms, enterprise storage, and backup solutions.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements

Education

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in information systems or a related field.
• Job-related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Experience

• Minimum: One (1) year of experience working with Active Directory management, and associated components, and experience with backup, with a focus on Disaster Recovery implementation.
• Preferred: Experience within an electric utility or related industry.

Certifications

• Preferred - Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate. (Required within one-year of employment)

Other Requirements

• Ability to work irregular hours for assignment completion and flexibility to change scheduling and report to work on short notice during emergency situations.
• Normal work hours will be eight (8) hours Monday through Friday, between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen.

Living Requirement - Yes - Toensure timely response to Call outs, must live within one (1) hour from the assigned reporting location. Employees who live more than one (1) hour from their assigned reporting location must relocate within 6 months of employment.

Driving Requirements - Yes - ValidFlorida Driver's License

Core Competencies

• Safety: Follows safety procedures diligently, identifies potential hazards, and takes appropriate action to maintain a safe working environment.
• Member Commitment: Provides exceptional service to members, actively listening to their needs and ensuring their satisfaction.
• Honesty & Integrity: Acts with honesty and integrity in all tasks, maintaining transparency and ethical standards.
• Work Ethic: Demonstrates a strong work ethic by consistently meeting deadlines and achieving high performance in all tasks.
• Inclusive Culture: Contributes to an inclusive culture by respecting and valuing diverse perspectives and collaborating effectively with all team members.
• Accountability: Takes responsibility for their actions and decisions, ensuring they meet commitments and deliver high-quality work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with team members, sharing information and supporting collective goals.

Job Specific Competencies

• NERC CIP Compliance: Knowledge and application of NERC CIP Version 3 and/or Version 5 regulatory requirements.
• Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Management: Proficiency in maintaining and securing IC, SCADA, DCS, OMS, and DERMS.
• Active Directory Administration: Expertise in managing AD, including group policies, user authentication, and security protocols.
• Virtualization Technologies: Strong ability to manage VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter, HA.
• Enterprise Storage Management: Knowledge of NAS, FC, and iSCSI SANs, and their integration with VMware systems.
• Cloud & Office 365 Administration: Experience managing Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Entra, and Azure environments.
• Network Infrastructure: Understanding of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, and other core networking components.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery Solutions: Competence in implementing and managing backup, replication, and clustering strategies.
• Cybersecurity Best Practices: Ability to apply IT/OT cybersecurity measures to safeguard critical infrastructure.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Strong problem-solving skills for identifying and resolving IT/OT system issues.

Regulatory Compliance & Security

• Ensure compliance with NERC CIP Version 3 and/or Version 5 standards.

IT/OT Systems Administration

• Administer and maintain Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Outage Management Systems (OMS), and Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS).
• Manage rack server hardware, blade servers, and virtualization platforms to ensure high availability and efficiency.
• Oversee and configure network components such as TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS.
• Administer Active Directory (AD), including group policies, user permissions, and authentication protocols.
• Maintain and optimize VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter, High Availability (HA), and Fault Tolerance (FT) in vSphere 7.x and above.
• Implement and manage enterprise storage solutions (NAS, FC, iSCSI SANs) and ensure their seamless integration with VMware platforms, including proprietary SAN operating systems like NetApp.
• Support and manage Microsoft Exchange Office 365, Entra, and Azure cloud environments.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Develop and implement backup, replication, and clustering strategies, ensuring Disaster Recovery (DR) preparedness at multiple levels.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by or those an employee encounters to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. This position has general sedentary office environment with some business travel for training and development. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Summary

We are the third-largest electric co-op in Florida and the seventh-largest in the nation and we are looking for qualified, energetic and committed candidates to join our successful TEAM!

Sumter Electric Cooperative is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with our company values and will not be tolerated.

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SECO Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from applicants. SECO Energy will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from any search agencies, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, headhunters and recruitment agencies (hereinafter ‘vendors’). Unsolicited referrals and resumes sent to SECO Energy are deemed gratuitous. If any vendor (included but not limited to recruitment agency, headhunter, staffing agency) supplies any job applicant to SECO Energy without having a valid written and signed an agreement with SECO Energy, SECO Energy is not obligated to pay any kind of referral fee to such vendor. Any resumes submitted in the absence of a signed agreement become the property of SECO Energy and no fee shall be due.

*This posting will be closed and no longer available to receive applications upon SECO Energy ’s discretion.

* Qualified employees will be considered on an equal basis with external applicants.