Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (OEC) is a nonprofit electric cooperative and is owned by those we serve—our members. We work for our members, not for distant investors. That means any revenue we make in excess of the cost to do business is returned to our members—similar to profits made by investor-owned utilities being distributed among their shareholders. OEC strives to be our members’ trusted, preferred energy provider and impactful community partner.
We believe one avenue to accomplish this is by hiring individuals who will partner with us in providing outstanding service to our members.
OEC is currently accepting resumes for the open position of Network Technician II. This is a full-time position located in Norman, OK.
The Network Technician II is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of OEC and OEC Fiber’s communication, local area, and wide area networks. He/she works proactively to resolve issues and provide optimum services to OEC personnel and OEC Fiber data, voice, and video subscribers.
This position will be part of an on-call rotation and will occasionally need to be available to respond to calls on short notice. Interested applicants should live, or be willing to relocate, within a reasonable distance of OEC's main office located in Norman, OK.
Responsibilities include:
Assists with back office networking required for administrative support of the day-to-day operations of OEC and OEC Fiber's networks.
Maintains day-to-day security of networks and servers including operating systems and applications.
Assists with designing and implementing network connectivity for LAN and WAN connections, including documentation of network connections.
Provides second tier support to Technical Support team to enable OEC Fiber subscribers to access the network successfully.
Helps perform maintenance of all network devices with all firmware and software updates and security patches and features.
Assists with Fiber TV planning, programming, and maintenance.
Assists with Fiber network monitoring and issue resolution.
Researches and makes recommendations on new hardware and software and determines functionality with the Cooperative’s existing hardware and software.
May assist with researching and negotiation with vendors and contractors for equipment and services.
Ideal candidates meet the following qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and minimum of 4 years' experience OR Associate's degree and a minimum of 6 years' experience OR minimum of 8 years' experience
Education should be in Information Technology or a related field with courses in Network Administration, Microsoft, Linux, and CIsco preferred.
Experience should be of a progressively increasing responsibility in telecommunications, network or server administration, or related field.
Work experience may be substituted for education requirement as well as additional education may be substituted for work experience.
Cisco Certifications preferred
Working knowledge of a broad range of networking technologies, hardware, and software, including by not limited to: Windows Server, Linux, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, VoIP including Latency and Jitter management, QOS, routing protocols, server virtualization, VPN, VLAN, broadcast and multicast traffic, UPS backup technologies, CPS, and SSL
Working knowledge and understanding of Cisco and/or Juniper networking equipment, such as routers, switches, telephony, and security devices-IOS
Working knowledge and understanding of broadband and fiber technologies, including but not limited to: IPTV, GPON; fiber connections related to the plant and outside the plant in a field setting
Shows great attention to detail and thorough in completing tasks, able to make decisions and work independently, skill in monitoring/assessing performance of systems and making changes as appropriate, and communicates and collaborates well with co-workers
About Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative (OEC) is a nonprofit electric cooperative and is owned by those we serve—our members. We work for our members, not for distant investors. That means any revenue we make in excess of the cost to do business is returned to our members—similar to profits made by investor-owned utilities being distributed among their shareholders. OEC strives to be our members’ trusted, preferred energy provider and impactful community partner.
We believe one avenue to accomplish this is by hiring individuals who will partner with us in providing outstanding service to our members.
