Vistra Corp.

Network Engineer, Technology Services

Vistra Corp.$85K — $100K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years in network engineering or related roles.
  • Strong grasp of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies.
  • Experience with network equipment from vendors like Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, and Arista.
  • Familiarity with network monitoring tools and terminal server interfacing.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and maintain network infrastructures.
  • Configure and optimize network performance, security, and reliability.
  • Collaborate with project managers, architects, and stakeholders.
  • Conduct network assessments and audits.
  • Troubleshoot network issues and perform root cause analysis.
  • Document network configurations and best practices.
  • Provide technical support to clients and internal teams.

Benefits

  • On-call rotation for 24x7 GCS network support.
  • Opportunity to work closely with senior engineers and diverse teams.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge network technologies and tools.
  • Involvement in regulatory compliance-based security practices.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Network Engineer will work closely with senior members of the team to maintain the integrity of Vistra's OT network for GCS, following NERC CIP guidelines. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting GCS network systems for real-time systems.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities
• Design, deploy, and maintain network infrastructures.
• Configure and optimize network performance, security, and reliability.
• Collaborate with project managers, architects, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct network assessments and audits.
• Troubleshoot network issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Document network configurations and best practices.
• Stay current with emerging technologies.
• Provide technical support to clients and internal teams
• provide support for setting up IPSec tunnels necessary to integrate new resources as Vistra portfolio grows
• Upkeeping of systems security per regulatory compliance obligations
• Be on-call on rotation schedule for 24x7 support of GCS network

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or related experience gained through college degree programs and or certifications in related field
• 3+ years of experience in network engineering or a related field.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies.
• Hands-on experience with network equipment from vendors such as Palo Alton, Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper, Arista, etc.
• Familiarity with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools and interfacing with terminal server, and RTU is preferred.
• Familiarity with Panorama, TACACS, Splunk, TripWire, etc.

Good Experience in Managing a fleet of firewalls through Panorama including the below features
  • Centrally manage policies
  • Upgrade and patch management from Panorama
  • Monitor and troubleshoot from Panorama
  • Good knowledge of LSVPN including running OSPF over LSVPN
  • Setting up B2B VPN tunnels with third parties

Good knowledge of IP Address management (IPAM), Active Directory and DNS

Key Metrics
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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Job Family
Information Technology

Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations
Irving, Texas

Texas

About Vistra Corp.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Based in Irving, Texas, Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient, power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Vistra Energy was ranked as the 756th-largest public company in the world. The company owns the Moss Landing Power Plant in California which currently contains the largest battery energy storage system in the world. In 2016, Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, parent company of TXU Energy and Luminant, emerged from Chapter 11. TCEH was then rebranded as Vistra Energy. Vistra acquired Dynegy in 2018. In 2019, Ambit Energy was acquired, resulting in a 32% residential market share in ERCOT, with NRG Energy as its largest competitor. It also acquired Crius Energy in 2019.
Learn more about Vistra Corp.
Size
5,060 employees
Market Cap
$9,272
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