Job Description:
Idaho Power located in vibrant Boise, Idaho is looking for System Administrators or Senior System Administrators to join either our Design Application Support or Metering System Support teams within the Information Technology (IT) department. It's an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we're working hard to provide our customers with safe, reliable, affordable energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Power's downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote.
What does a System Administrator or Senior System Administrator do for us?
They analyze, install, configure, upgrade, test, document, monitor, and maintain software and hardware in support of business processing requirements. The supported systems may include operating systems, business applications, server hardware, security tools, monitoring tools, Web servers, Application servers, Integration servers, and other departmental or enterprise applications or systems. They provide technical support for problems not resolved by the Integrated Operations Center or IT Service Desk. Additional job duties include:
The role requires coordination across infrastructure, cybersecurity, database, and vendor teams to ensure secure, compliant, and reliable operation of the platform, as well as ownership of environment configurations across development, test, and production systems. The position also supports ongoing maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and long-term sustainability of the Accruent Meridian Engineering Document Management System (EDMS) or Metering Management platform within a regulated enterprise environment.
A Senior System Administrator also participates in the development and execution of technology strategies to support organizational activities and direction. They provide an advanced level support for systems, including troubleshooting, performance, monitoring, cost-benefit, security, and licensing analysis. They are expected to stay aware of industry trends, business requirements, and technical design methodologies to aid in the development of creative/innovative IT/OT solutions.
Metering
- Develop, implement, and provide technical support for meter hardware and software related to data acquisition processes, process improvement, and process/performance monitoring
- Ensure that meter hierarchy in the meter data acquisition and management systems match the hierarchy in Customer Information System (CIS)
- Support other departments in data interface problem resolution
- Ensure that accurate customer billing data is transferred to CIS at the prescribed times and in accordance with metering process expectations
EDMS
- Serve on the Design Applications Support Team as the system administrator for the EDMS
- Support a critical system of record for engineering and design documentation
- Maintain system availability and performance
- Managing document workflows including indexing, storage, retrieval, and retention
- Support AutoCAD-based document rendition services within a server-hosted environment
Idaho Power
1221 W Idaho St
Boise
Idaho United States
www.idahopower.com
