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

Description

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

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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*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.