EMS Network Engineer Lead (Hybrid)

Job No: 500119 FT/PT: Full-time Regular/Project/Seasonal: Regular Location: Austin, TX 78744 City: Austin State: Texas Categories: Information Technology/Cyber, Hybrid

At an expert level, plan, design, and configure networks for real-time controls environments including the Energy Management Systems (EMS), Substation Wide Area Network (SUBWAN), associated ancillary systems and servers.

You will be trusted to:

- design network architecture, network infrastructure, and network solutions

- ensure compliance with NERC, FERC, and ERCOT reliability standards, including NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Cybersecurity Standards

- support compliance with local, state, and federal reliability and cyber security standards

- proactively monitor, analyze, and review multi-platform EMS computing environment and execute problem avoidance practices to maintain a high level of reliability, availability, and Cybersecurity

- troubleshoot network systems including local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), and networks supporting substation operations

- solve problems causing network outages including identifying issues with hardware, operating system, application, and capacity

- maintain network management software

- draft, update, and execute to detailed work instructions relating to EMS network maintenance

- mentor less senior EMS Network Engineers

- provide input to managing supervisor regarding less senior EMS Network Engineers when requested

You qualify with:

- A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Networks and Telecommunication, or Computer Engineering or a closely related field plus eight years of relevant experience, a Master of Science in one of the foregoing fields plus six years of relevant experience, or 12 years of relevant experience without a degree.

- Candidates with any other suitable combination of experience, education, and training are also acceptable. Foreign equivalent degrees are also acceptable.

- In all cases, the position also requires:

- the ability to configure and maintain high-end Juniper SRX firewall clusters to ensure network is secure, highly available, and complies with corporate, state, and federal security compliance requirements

- the ability to configure, maintain, and design a complex, high-redundancy hub and spoke IPsec VPN to ensure critical data will be encrypted

- the ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot large OSPF and BGP networks to ensure all network-related issues in local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN) are quickly identified and resolved to minimize network outages

- the ability to implement security solutions when designing and configuring Intrusion Detection Systems and Intrusion Prevention Systems to control traffic based on predetermined cybersecurity rules

- the ability to research, analyze, and implement software patches or hardware changes on network infrastructure to fix network deficiencies

- the ability to use network monitoring tools to detect anomalies, failures, or performance issues quickly and effectively

You are a great fit with:

See above

You gain:

- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance

- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave

- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option

- Life and disability insurance

- Wellness program including wellness incentive

- Extensive learning & development programs

- And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applications close: 2/05/2026 Central Standard Time