IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has a career opportunity for a Systems Administrator. Our Remote Operating Center is located at the IHI Power Services Corporate Office in Aliso Viejo, CA, however this position can work remotely anywhere in the U.S.

Joining IPSC means you’ll be joining a team in which employees are recognized as the backbone of the company. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes a 401K and provides a range of benefit options that will cover your wellness needs.

IPSC provides operations, maintenance, management, and power support services to the US Power Generation Industry across the United States. Our team is comprised of experts from diverse backgrounds of technical fields, including power operations, engineering, asset management, as well as finance, human resources, administration, safety and environmental. With this diverse background coupled with extensive years of employee experience, IPSC provides exceptional operations, maintenance, management, and development expertise to a variety of power assets.

All applicants must apply online at www.ihipower.com

Job Summary

The purpose of this position is to provide IT support and system administration for the IHI Power Services Corp’s corporate IT infrastructure and Remote Operations Center.

Job Functions

• Maintain the computer systems including installing, patching, and upgrading servers and supporting hardware. Maintain system compliance with NERC and Cyber Security Standards.
• Ensure the integrity and availability of existing operational platform, including servers (both physical and virtual), application delivery, networking, and telecommunications.
• Lead desktop and helpdesk support efforts, making sure all desktop applications, workstations, and related equipment problems are resolved in a timely manner with limited disruptions.
• Coordinate with managed service providers for server management, security solutions, network hardware, and equipment upgrades.
• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, upgrading, and support of all IT systems, including servers, routers, firewalls, VPN, ERP, and computers.
• Remotely update networking devices to resolve identified issues and restore operation to the system.
• Maintain industrial ethernet networking in the operational technology (OT) space, including configuration of managed switches, use of vLANs, routing protocols, fiber/copper network medium (termination, technical limitations, and proper implementation).
• Responsible for installation and configuration of historian servers and interfaces, along with system administration and monitoring tasks, for both new installations and upgrades.
• Work with datacenter hardware (HP, Dell) and infrastructure software (VM backup, antivirus, etc.).
• Travel to sites to install/configure integration hardware and establish system connectivity.
• Document and develop existing processes, IT policies, and procedures.

Critical Behaviors – behaviors have been identified to be crucial to the success of the position.

• Ability to see tasks through to completion without significant guidance
• Remain even-handed under pressure
• Timely responsive to issues
• Assess complex situations and data to identify process improvement opportunities
• Optimize the utilization and efficiency of resources
• High Performance Standards: business acumen, time management, and organization

Education and Experience – An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.

• Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, other relevant engineering field, or 4 years of relevant industry experience
• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator or similar role and IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields
• Experience in managing Windows Servers, Active Directory, Office365
• Experience with systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols
• Experience in managing virtual infrastructure in VMWare, Azure and AWS cloud (a plus)
• Experience implementing and effectively developing helpdesk and IT operations best practices, including expert knowledge of security, storage, data protection, and disaster recovery protocols (a plus)
• Experience with scripting and automation tools (a plus)
• Experience in power generation industry (a plus)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities which may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.

• Communicates and collaborates with internal and external customers in a respectful and professional manner
• Possesses hands-on experience with installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining operating systems, networks, firewalls, and backup servers
• Able to evaluate service requests and projects and prioritize as necessary
• Quick learner, able to keep up with advances in IT field

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• The functions of this job are conducted at the IHI Aliso Viejo, CA office with 10% travel to sites across the US. Remote work can be considered.
• May require working up to 12 hours with weekend and holiday work (only if necessary to support a project).

Physical Abilities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Extended hours of computer screen time and keyboard operation are required.
• All employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post offer physical examination and drug screening.

IHI Power Services Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

All applicants must apply online at www.ihipower.com