What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Lead position at Alaska-Santos?
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.
Position Purpose
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 ion 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
VMware
Skills / Technical Competencies - Highly Regarded
Experience - Essential
5 years leading a team
Experience - Highly Regarded