Network Engineer I

Otter Tail Power Company; Fergus Falls (MN); On-site; USD 84,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Incentive plans

ESOP

Retirement savings with employer match

Health, disability and life insurance

Education reimbursement

Leadership development programs

Wellbeing and vacation benefits

Job summary

Otter Tail Power Company’s OTP High Tech Center in Fergus Falls, MN is seeking a Network Engineer to design, secure, and optimize our enterprise and industrial computer networks, ensuring reliability and efficiency across the utility. You will evaluate system performance, implement improvements, manage patching and cybersecurity, and collaborate with internal and external engineers to meet OTP standards.

Qualified candidates should have knowledge of IP networking, LAN/WAN, wireless, routing

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher preferred in telecommunications engineering, network engineering, computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of IP networking, routing protocols and networking security is preferred.
• Strong collaboration and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate system performance to ensure reliability and availability meets the needs of the company and recommend projects to enhance or improve.
• Analyze cybersecurity vulnerabilities and execute patch management and root cause mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement continuous improvement strategies that increase efficiencies through automation.
• Collaborate with internal and external engineers to ensure projects meets OTP’s standards.

Skills

IP networking

LAN/WAN

Wireless networking

Routing protocols

Network security

Telephony

Fiber optics

Engineering terms

Education

Associate degree or higher in related field

Job description

OTP High Tech Center
Fergus Falls, MN 56537, USA

Description

Location: Fergus Falls

Salary grade 12

At Otter Tail Power, our employees help us serve the communities we support by producing reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity. Our employees’ impact can take many forms. In this role, the Network Engineer will support OTP operations through system design, security and optimization of the enterprise and industrial computer networks.

• Evaluate system performance to ensure reliability and availability meets the needs of the company and recommend projects to enhance or improve based on the needs of the company.
• Analyze cybersecurity vulnerabilities and execute patch management and root cause mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement continuous improvement strategies that increase efficiencies through automation.
• Collaborate with internal and external engineers to ensure projects meets OTP’s standards.

This position reports to Supervisor Network Engineering.

Qualifications:

Qualified applicant should have demonstrated knowledge of: IP networking, Local and wide area networks, Wireless networking, Routing protocols, Network security, Telephony, Fiber optic technologies, Engineering terms and principals.

We’re seeking candidates with a wide range of skills who are motivated to complete complex projects with many potential variables while aligning with our core values: Integrity, Community, Safety, Resourcefulness, Customer Service and People. Some examples of what we’re looking for include:

• There’s a lot of innovation in our industry and we want positive, can-do people who are resilient through the challenges that sometimes come with change.
• A strategic growth mindset with exceptional analytical and project management skills will allow you to conceive solutions and successfully implement them.
• Demonstrated experience in the network engineering field including IP networking, routing protocols and networking security is preferred.
• An Associate’s degree or higher preferred in telecommunications engineering, network engineering, computer science or equivalent.

What We Offer

We believe employment is a partnership and we expect excellence from our talented employees. To support our employees and help drive their career experience and goals.

• Competitive wage & benefit package.
• The expected offer for base compensation for this role is $84,000 - $116,000 annually. The actual compensation within the compensation range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Incentive plans
• Employee Stock Ownership options
• Retirement Savings Fund with employer match
• Health, disability and life insurance plan options
• Our employees are provided training and development opportunities each year, including education reimbursement. This includes safety – one of our values and key to our success – technical, compliance and developmental training.
• Career development is critical to our long‑term success. Otter Tail Power employees have opportunities to participate in various leadership development programs, gain access to an a la carte online leadership course catalog, receive mentorship from current leaders and more!
• Mental health support from the experts at SupportLinc as well as competitive vacation and sick leave to ensure employees are at their best when they’re working.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time.

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

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