Senior Engineering Technician (Network)

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) + 457

Cal PERS retirement

Tuition reimbursement

Training and advancement

Positive work environment

Job summary

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California seeks a Senior Engineering Technician (Network) to maintain and optimize the OT SCADA network. You will lead asset management, perform root-cause analysis, and work with IT, project teams, and external consultants to ensure reliability.

Hybrid schedule with two in-person days weekly; start times vary between 6 am and 6 pm; California driver’s license required; extensive network experience in SCADA and secure architectures preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency and two years of college in engineering.
• Eight years of relevant experience, two at Engineering Technician III level.
• Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Lead lifecycle asset management for SCADA network infrastructure, including condition assessments, asset inventory governance, end-of-life tracking, risk-based replacement planning, and capital improvement roadmaps.
• Develop, deploy, and oversee network strategies for SCADA environments including servers, PCs, PLCs, RTUs, LANs, WANs, wireless devices, VMs, and DMZs.
• Review, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network and system issues with expert-level root-cause analysis.
• Apply secure SCADA network architecture and cybersecurity best practices to protect critical infrastructure.
• Lead and contribute to planning, deployment, configuration and upgrade of Metropolitan SCADA network systems.
• Collaborate with IT, project managers, and SCADA consultants to review designs and guide decisions for successful projects.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, documentation, and procedures while mentoring junior staff.

Skills

Network maintenance

LAN/WAN support

Troubleshooting

Education

High school diploma and two years college in engineering

8+ years relevant experience (Engineering Technician III)

Tools

SCADA network infrastructure

Microsoft/Linux servers

Networking hardware

Job description

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and toaccomplishthis,we rely onateam of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, andcollaboratorswho make it all possible.

This recruitment may result in an eligibility list*.

As the Senior Engineering Technician (Network), you will be part of the team that ensures and maintains optimal network performance and reliability in an Operational Technology (OT) environment. You will provide day to day support and participate in the modernization and maintenance of the SCADA network infrastructure. This position guides technical decisions and solutions while working cross functionally with IT, project teams and external consultants.

What You’ll Do

• Lead lifecycle asset management for SCADA network communications infrastructure, including condition assessments, asset inventory governance, end-of-life/end-of-support tracking, risk-based replacement planning, and development of capital improvement roadmaps.
• Initiate, develop, deploy, and oversee network strategies for SCADA environments which include servers, PCs (Microsoft and Linux), PLCs, RTUs, LANs, WANs, wireless devices, virtual machines, and DMZs.
• Review, analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex network and system issues, providing expert-level troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Employ secure SCADA network architecture and cybersecurity best practices to protect critical infrastructure.
• Lead and contribute to the planning, deployment, configuration and upgrade of Metropolitan SCADA network communications systems.
• Partner closely with IT teams, project managers, and SCADA network/security consultants to review designs, guide technical decisions, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, documentation, and procedures while mentoring junior staff and promoting operational excellence.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

Schedule:

44/36. Start times are no earlier than 6 am and end times are no later than 6 pm.

Hybrid:

Metropolitan’s current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or high school equivalency certificate (HSEC), and two years of accredited college or university in engineering

AND eight years of relevant experience, two years of which must have been at the Engineering Technician III level.

Relevant Experience is defined as a combination which include all of the following:

Experience maintaining network infrastructure; support of LAN/WAN infrastructures; and resolving network performance issues.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

License(s)

Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

CLOSING

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail].

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period:

Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*:

An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process—but are not selected for the initial vacancy—may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience:

Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship:

Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).

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