Telecom Lead

Job Description

Through its merger with Oil Search, Santos has acquired and assumed operatorship over a world-class portfolio of oil leases on the Alaskan North Slope, USA.

Our focus in Alaska is advancement of our Pikka Phase 1 project, which includes a single drill site, an oil processing facility, and other infrastructure to support production of 80,000 barrels of oil per day.

Pikka has been identified as being among the top quartile of oil and gas development projects for greenhouse gas emissions performance. Pikka is poised to play an important role in the energy transition and is aligned with our company goal of managing climate change risk.

The Pikka Unit is one of the largest conventional oil discoveries made in the United States in the last 30 years, and the Pikka Phase 1 Project is the most significant development on Alaska's North Slope in more than 20 years.

The permitted Pikka development project includes two additional drill sites. The Alaska assets also include discoveries made from both the Mitquq and Stirrup exploration wells drilled in 2020. These opportunities combine to offer a clear path to long-term growth in Alaska.

The Network Lead will report to the IS Operations Manager and is accountable for implementing and maintaining a stable, secure and efficient network infrastructure, ensuring seamless connectivity and communication for all users in Alaska with critical focus on meeting requirements for production operations and operations technology.

This position is responsible for collaboration with all departments to meet the Network requirements of our Anchorage office and Data Center, North Slope Activity, our winter field work as well as upcoming construction seasons and moving into our production facility. This position will also collaborate closely with Telecom engineering within the Development team as the architect and rollout the permanent facilities and to ensure a smooth transition from engineering to operations.

The Network/Telecom Lead is responsible for developing a system performance monitoring process that would support in diagnosing and resolving network issues, optimizing performance, and upholding Santos security standards. This role will also be responsible for ensuring Alaska infrastructure meets or exceeds the minimum requirements as per the relevant Santos Management System (SMS) Operating Standards and Core Business Processes. This role will work collaboratively with the wider Alaska IT team in providing technology requirements to enable the business.

Formal Qualifications

Team lead experience in large global company

Bachelors degree in computer science

Applicants must be eligible and authorized to work in the United States and must have their employment eligibility verified by a completed Form I-9.

CCNP Certification

Must have strong experience with Cisco switching and routing, basic networking protocols and systems including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANS, Wireless, 802.11x.

Experience with SDN, ISE, DNA and project management.

Skills / Technical competencies

Essential:

Ability to troubleshoot network, firewall Strong experience in:

VMware

Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop

Windows Server 2012 & 2016

SCOM & SCCM

Ability to develop plans to deliver business requirements on time, at a high standard and within budget

Strong self-motivation and initiative to pro-actively support stakeholders and resolve issues.

Strong leadership skills to develop and hold accountable direct reports

Excellent people skills and ability to multi-task in a demanding environment.

Desire and ability to work as part of a global team

Ability to participate in after hours work and rotational on-call

Highly Regarded:

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple assignments simultaneously

ITIL v3 (or higher) Foundations Certification

Experience with Powershell Scripting, Active directory users & computers, Azure, AWS, Service-Now, Office 365

Commissioning of development systems into production

SQL/Oracle database administration

Mobile Device Management Administration

Experience with Netscalers, PowerShell Scripting, Office 365, NetApp, firewall configuration, Appsense

Strong understanding of Cyber Security best practices (eg; role-based access control)

Experience

Essential:

Minimum of 7-10 years' experience in a Corporate IT position, with >5 years leading a team

Delivering end user support in Remote, onsite and over the phone scenarios

Working with remote Vendor support and on-site consultants

Maintaining Knowledge Articles

General knowledge of network design principles, models, and best practices

Familiarity with Cisco IOS and PaloAlto PANOS

Highly Regarded:

Previous experience working in an Oil & Gas Environment

Alaska location

Full-time