IT Specialist I, II, Sr.- IT Consultant

Entergy Corporation; Louisiana; On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking an IT Specialist I, II, Sr. – IT Consultant for the River Bend Nuclear Station in St. Francisville, LA.

The role covers cybersecurity, systems and infrastructure, vendor coordination, and project support within the Operational Information Technology team. Onsite responsibilities demand readiness for on‑call rotations and proximity to the plant. The position has multiple seniority levels with expanding requirements: from IT Specialist I (0–2 years) to IT Consultant (6+ years).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or cyber security.
• 2–4 years installing and repairing computer hardware, software, and network systems.
• DCS/SCADA experience preferred; SIEM experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hardware, software, databases, networks, inventories, and vendor support agreements.
• Troubleshoot legacy and modern computer systems, networks, interfaces, and security controls.
• Plan and execute upgrades, updates, database changes, and lifecycle improvements.
• Develop scripts, interfaces, reports, and client tools to meet operational needs.
• Review engineering changes and support cross‑functional troubleshooting.

Skills

Cyber security

Networking

VMware

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Eng/Cyber Security

Certifications + 2–4 years experience

DCS/SCADA experience preferred

SIEM monitoring experience preferred

Tools

Splunk

WUG

Tripwire

Trellix

Job description

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Location: St. Francisville, Louisiana, United States

Company: Entergy

Job Title: IT Specialist I, II, Sr.- IT Consultant

PS Job Title: IT Consultant - Sr

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite

Legal Entity: Entergy Operations, Inc.-EOI

This position can be filled as an IT Specialist I – IT Consultant depending on related experience and qualifications.

Position Purpose

Join the Operational Information Technology (OIT) team cyber security systems at River Bend Nuclear Station. Because these systems are stand‑alone and isolated from the corporate LAN and WAN, the team manages their full life cycle, including operation, maintenance, security, upgrades, vendor support, and continuous improvement. Team members are required for on‑call rotation. The selected candidate must live within 60 minutes of the plant.

Key Responsibilities

Systems and Infrastructure

• Maintain assigned hardware, software, databases, networks, inventories, and vendor support agreements.
• Troubleshoot legacy and modern computer systems, networks, interfaces, and security controls.
• Plan and execute upgrades, updates, database changes, and system life‑cycle improvements.
• Develop scripts, interfaces, reports, and client tools to meet operational needs.
• Review engineering changes and support cross‑functional troubleshooting.

Cyber Security

• Perform cyber security impact analysis ensure compliance per NRC 73.54 Cyber Security requirements
• Prepare portable media and digital devices for controlled use with critical digital assets.
• Perform recurring security tasks, including definition updates, walkdowns, log and alert reviews, password changes, and access‑control reviews.
• Evaluate Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs).
• Participate in or lead cyber incident response and procedure development.

Program and Department Support

• Document issues, analyze causes, recommend solutions, and support the Corrective Action Program.
• Coordinate vendor communications, contracts, services, training requirements, and fleet program administration.
• IT project support as assigned.
• Represent the Site IT Manager in scheduled or emergent meetings when directed.

Qualifications

Education and Technical Background

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or cyber security.
• Alternatively, relevant certifications plus 2 to 4 years of experience installing and repairing computer hardware, software, and network systems.
• DCS, SCADA or centralized monitoring experience is preferred.
• Experience with SIEM and monitoring tools such as WUG, Splunk, Tripwire or Trellix is preferred.

IT Specialist I

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or cyber security.
• 0 – 2 years of relevant technology delivery experience.

IT Specialist II

• Key responsibilities and qualifications
• 2+ years demonstrated track record of relevant technology delivery .
• Nuclear Power experience preferred

IT Specialist Sr.

• Meet the minimum requirement of an IT Specialist II.
• 4+ years of relevant technology delivery experience.
• Experience supporting environments with strict uptime requirements.
• Strong networking and network security skills, including Layer 2 and Layer 3 topologies, VLANs, Spanning Tree, and IP routing.
• Experience with Virtual Servers such as VMware Workstation.
• Ability to evaluate project requirements and select appropriate solutions.
• Nuclear Power experience preferred.

IT Consultant

• Meet the minimum requirement of an IT Specialist Sr.
• 6+ years of relevant technology delivery experience, or 5 years with an advanced degree.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Nuclear Power experience required.

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Primary Location

Primary Location: Louisiana-St. FrancisvilleLouisiana : St. Francisville
Job Function: Corporate
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option:
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
PS Job Title: IT Consultant - Sr
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

EEO Statement

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility

Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

WORKING CONDITIONS

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.