Work for an industry leader and live in one of the top ranked “best places to live” communities in the United States. Mountain View Electric Association (MVEA) is one of the fastest growing mission-driven and member-owned electric cooperatives in Colorado. With offices in Falcon and Limon, our service territory spans 5,000 square miles from the foothills outside of Colorado Springs through the rolling plains of eastern Colorado.
While a lot has changed in our industry since we were incorporated as a not-for-profit electric cooperative in 1941, MVEA still operates on the values we started with years ago—integrity, accountability, innovation, and commitment to community. Today, MVEA is proud to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to more than 54,500 members and over 64,500 meters in portions of eight counties.
Our electric cooperative is financially strong and experiences tremendous growth of over 2,000 accounts per year due to the expanding communities outside of Colorado Springs. MVEA has annual revenues of over $125 million and over 6,200 miles of distribution line. We are a respected leader in the distribution cooperative industry due to a long history of safety, reliable service, member engagement, financial health, rate stability, and employee dedication.
MVEA is a great place to work, and the Colorado Springs area is a beautiful place to call home. MVEA employees live in an area that is a common vacation destination due to outdoor recreation, easy access to majestic mountain adventures, and over 375 miles of urban and suburban trails. Boasting of over 300 days of sunshine a year, Colorado’s front range experiences weather that encourages outdoor activities all year long. U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Colorado Springs as the No. 2 best place to live in the country, and the No. 1 best place to live in Colorado based on quality of life, job market, value of living here, and people's desire to live here. As the second-largest city in the state, Colorado Springs offers residents all the modern amenities of a major metropolitan city, but with a friendly small-town feel.
Competitive Salary and Outstanding Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life, and Paid Time Off
Traditional Pension Plan and 401(k) with Company Match
Stable and Growing Company
Four Day Work Week (Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Ability to telecommute for up to 20 hours per week and flexible work options are available for eligible positions
Great Company Culture
We are looking for an entry level System Administrator, to support Mountain View Electric Association by administering key Information Technology systems and solutions. Focus includes administration of Office365, End User Systems, Active Directory, Privilege Management, and assisting the upper-level System Administrators and Network Engineers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Administer Office365 environment, including email, Teams, and SharePoint sites, adhering to Information Technology Department Standards.
Designs and maintains master workstation and laptop system images and system imaging process. Documents and communicates to the Information Technology team, any changes to the master images or deployment process.
Review, approve, and deploy monthly patching of end-user systems operating systems and third-party applications. Remediate outstanding issues that may arise. Coordinates support with vendors as needed.
Evaluate current end-user systems to ensure they meet business needs. Design and procure future end-user systems that meet business needs. Develop system standards for end-user systems. Review on an annual basis with the business units and IT Supervisor.
Administer Active Directory user accounts and security groups. Manage Group Policy and Privilege Management software for end-user systems.
Assist Network Engineer and System Administrator II/III with infrastructure administration, infrastructure projects, and be the primary backup when either is unavailable. This includes but is not limited to VMWare Administration, System and Data Backups, Server and Storage Administration, Network Equipment (Switches / Routers / Wireless / Firewall) support, infrastructure patching and updates, and end-user VPN accounts.
Maintains system performance by conducting monitoring, analysis, and performance tuning activities; troubleshooting infrastructure problems; escalating problems to vendor(s).
Research current and emerging technology as it relates to end-user systems and infrastructure equipment and suggest changes, upgrades, and improvements as appropriate.
Provides training and technical assistance to hardware and software users as it relates to your position.
Aids in the design of disaster recovery plan and maintains current knowledge of the plan and responds to emergencies in accordance with the plan.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related technical field; or equivalent work experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Working technical knowledge of current protocols, hardware, and operating systems including power supplies, motherboards, network cards, etc.
Must be able to read and understand technical manuals and documentation and research computer issues and products as required.
Detail-oriented, self-motivated, well organized, personable, and able to exercise discretion, and use sound judgment in dealing with people and confidential information.
Communicates and interacts effectively with members and co-workers in a courteous, professional manner.
Hardware, software, and network connection troubleshooting experience.
Working knowledge of network systems, protocols, and standards such as Ethernet, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, fiber, T1, 802.11x, etc.
Ability to troubleshoot software and hardware problems and experience working with networks.
Applications will be accepted until September 17, 2023.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age 40 and over, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status.
