Electric Utility Network Administrator

the department:

as a community owned, not-for-profit municipal electric utility,
silicon valley power (svp)has been providing dependable electric service to the city of santa clara residents and businesses since 1896. Svp is the only full service, vertically integrated publicly owned utility in silicon valley owning generation, transmission and distribution assets.silicon valley power is not driven by profits, as reflected in its significantly lower utility rates when compared to other private sector utilities.

Silicon valley power is dedicated to our community, customers, and employees. Svp provides safe reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy services with exceptional customer focus.

today, svp owns, operates, and participates in more than 2,000 mw of electric generating resources delivering 4,800 gwh of electricity. Svp is growing due to data center expansion, high density developments and electrification initiatives. Svp’s peak load will be increasing from 700 mw to 1300 mw in the next 5-10 years. To accommodate the future growth, svp is in the process of implementing a $400 million system expansion and aging infrastructure replacement plan.

the position:

this is a professional position in the classified service assigned to the city of santa clara’s electric utility department, silicon valley power (svp). This position works directly for svp’s systems support group (ssg) which is the technology backbone of svp. Ssg is a growing division, we directly support a large range of technology projects and modernization efforts within svp, including activities in support of the unprecedented load growth of the utility.

we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced network administrator to design, implement, and support both enterprise and utility-specific network infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on cisco technologies. The incumbent plays a critical role in ensuring the availability, performance, and security of the organization’s overall network environment, including svp’s utility communication and control systems.

in this role, the network administrator is responsible for administering and monitoring network services, managing a variety of advanced network and security products—including cisco firewalls and intrusion prevention systems- and maintaining compliance with federal energy regulatory commission (ferc) requirements as well as applicable state and local mandates. This position involves supporting and maintaining complex infrastructure components such as enterprise-grade cisco firewalls, routers, switches, wireless controllers, such as hp aruba switches, and rsa authentication manager, while also managing secure vpn access and routing protocols and future state zero trust network access initiatives.

the incumbent will oversee dns infrastructure, support voip systems to ensure call quality and reliability, and proactively monitor network performance to detect and resolve issues related to

connectivity, latency, or system failures. The role also requires accurate documentation of network configurations and changes, collaboration with internal teams on infrastructure projects and upgrades, and participation in organizational capacity planning.

in addition, this position supports business continuity by ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities across all network components, investigates and reports on security incidents in accordance with departmental policy or direction from senior management, and provides technical leadership and mentorship to others.

additional information:

applications must be filled out completely (e.g. Do not write “see resume, na, or personnel file.”). To receive consideration for the screening process, candidates must submit a 1) cover letter and
2) resume.
incomplete applications will not be considered.

application packets may be submitted online through the “apply now” feature on the job announcement atwww.santaclaraca.gov. this position is continuous: applications will be reviewed on a bi-weekly basis for consideration to the position. If you are interested in applying you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, before the position is…