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IT Advisor - Operational Technology Services
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 12
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 107,000.00 - 135,300.00
Position Highlights
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an IT Advisor in the Operational Technology (OT) Services team within the
Technology Business Solutions & Services Division. Part of this multidisciplinary team’s responsibilities includes ensuring
that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliance
processes and requirements are met, and for ensuring cyber security principles are applied in BC Hydro Generation
Stations.
What you'll do
- Investigate, analyze, and solve a variety of system problems in implementation and support of Generation plant industrial
networks, intelligent electronic device (IED) integration and plant NERC CIP processes.
- Evaluate and recommend technical designs or improvements related to plant industrial networks. Activities include
planning, design, implementation and testing in accordance with CIP Standards and engineering best practices.
- Troubleshoot problems related to communications, infrastructure, operating systems, databases, and software related to
OT applications and plant devices.
- Provide ongoing support to plant and maintenance personnel during upgrades to the plant industrial network
infrastructure.
- Develop, implement, and maintain procedures, programs, processes, internal controls, work instructions and reports,
associated with the assigned standards to ensure ongoing OT cybersecurity programs are well defined and executed.
- Work closely with BC Hydro Cybersecurity, Engineering design teams and IT service providers to execute required tasks.
- Work with vendors to solve infrastructure, system, or device related problems.
- Represent the team and provide technical expertise during periodic cybersecurity reviews.
- Ensure NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Compliance processes are correctly interpreted, understood, and
compliance evidence is successfully delivered by operational, project delivery and maintenance activities.
- Leverage existing tools and/or advocate for systems and tools to support more effective and efficient cybersecurity
tracking and coordination.
- Track progress and report on status of assigned work including status of sub-tasks assigned to other departments, field
works and vendors.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and
experience may be considered.
