Compensation
$72,189.98 - $140,837.17(Based on Experience)
Summary
Job Description SummaryThe Operational Technology Infrastructure Administrator is responsible for overseeing, designing, implementing, managing, documenting, and supporting Great Lakes Water Authority’s (GLWA) Water Operational Technology (OT) components, including operational technology network, storage, process control systems, servers, IoT devices, radio, and data communications.
Job Responsibilities
Responsible for provisioning, installing/configuring, operating, and maintaining Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure, including Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) systems, radio and network hardware and software, and related peripherals
System administration for GLWA’s DCS and PLC servers, including servers, workstations, historians, and controllers
Consult, coordinate, and communicate with business units and Information Technology (IT) and OT staff, providing solutions and recommendations that integrate with current and future databases, applications, and infrastructure architectures
Responsible for capacity planning and management, security planning and management, data management, systems maintenance, and performance management of one or more systems.
Participate in OT planning for hardware, software, and infrastructure
Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the system and infrastructure
Responsible for administering, maintaining, and supporting GLWA's operational technology network and system infrastructure and security, including installation, documentation, administration, and maintenance activities
Responsible for reviewing all technical network and system designs and ensuring that they meet business and technical requirements and GLWA’s network and system infrastructure, and enterprise OT standards
Plan, design, and implement additions, upgrades, replacements, or retirements of network and communications OT infrastructure
Perform new software releases, upgrades, evaluate, and install patches, and resolve network and communications hardware and software-related problems
Determine requirements, design, install, and maintain the network and communications infrastructure
Perform shift work, which includes day, afternoon, night, weekend, and holiday assignments
Follow security and safety policies and procedures in carrying out work duties
Provide on-the-job training
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or related discipline.
OR
Associate's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related discipline with a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a SCADA Technician, Operational Technology (OT) Systems, or Network Administrator; AND possess a technology-specific entry-level certification (e.g., DCS, SCADA, PLC) or a combination of related work experience and education.
OR
High School Diploma or GED; with a minimum of four (4) years of experience as a SCADA Technician, Operational Technology (OT) Systems, or Network Administrator; AND possess a technology-specific entry-level certification (e.g., CompTIA Networking+, Storage+, or Server+) or a combination of related work experience and education.
Other Requirements
Must have a valid Michigan Driver’s License and the ability to drive a motor vehicle on all terrains
Ability to work irregular hours, travel to all GLWA facilities, and work sites
Respond to after-hours emergencies and on-call responses
Essential Requirements
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
This position requires the physical ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions. Essential duties require the mental and/or physical ability to work in a standard office environment; read fine print on blueprints and display terminals; converse by telephone, two-way radio, and in person using writing instruments, calculators, and personal computers; and the strength to lift and carry up to 40 pounds. The work requires the ability to distinguish colors and to hear audible alarms. Incumbents may be subject to potentially hazardous physical conditions, atmospheric conditions, extreme temperatures, intense noise, and/or vehicle traffic.
Environmental Working Requirements:
Work is performed within an office, plant environment, remote sites, or other locations within the GLWA Service Area. Employees within this classification may be exposed to dust and electrical connections, and frequent work with computer equipment.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment. This includes health, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and team member discount programs. Retirement and Retirement Health Savings are effective the first day of employment. Click HERE for more information.
Note: Part-Time employment is not eligible for health benefits, however, is eligible to participate in the 457 Retirement Plan.
GLWA is an equal opportunity employer.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or related discipline
- Associate's degree in computer science or IT with 2+ years of SCADA or OT Systems experience and certification
- High School Diploma with 4+ years of SCADA or OT experience and certification
What We Do
The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) is a regional water and sewer authority that services nearly 40 percent of the water customers in Michigan On June 12, 2015, history was made as the Great Lakes Water Authority and the City of Detroit entered into 40-year leases providing for GLWA’s operation of the regional water and sewer system. On January 1, 2016, GLWA began regional operations. GLWA is an important example of regional collaboration in southeast Michigan, with the City of Detroit, the counties of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, and the State of Michigan officially uniting to ensure that both city and suburban water and sewer customers have a powerful voice in the management and direction of one of largest water and wastewater utilities in the United States. With the stand-up of the new authority, GLWA assumed operational, infrastructure improvements, environmental compliance and budget-setting responsibilities for the regional water and sewage treatment plants, major water transmission mains and sewage interceptors, and related facilities. These facilities are leased from the City of Detroit for an allocation of $50 million per year to fund capital improvements for the City of Detroit retail system and/or Detroit’s share of capital improvements to the regional system. Currently GLWA provides wholesale water and waste water services to 126 municipalities in seven Southeastern Michigan counties, which is equivalent to approximately 3.9 million customers. In keeping with the spirit of collaboration from which GLWA was created, the authority is governed by a Board of Directors that includes one representative each from Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties as well as two representatives from the City of Detroit, and one appointed by the Governor of the State of Michigan to represent customer communities outside the tri-county area
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