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As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future! Job Summary: The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Network Analyst has responsibility for maintenance, security, and CIP compliance of network equipment at the enterprise level. Scope includes network segmentation and VPN design, executing CIP compliance activities such as patch assessments on network equipment, change control, disaster recovery testing, cyber vulnerability assessments, and logical segmentation analysis. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Network design and implementation for secure networks relating to NERC CIP compliance and cyber security of the fleet. Network segmentation and protection to meet compliance goals. Working independently, perform and/or coordinate all site-specific activities, tests and controls for meeting program requirements and ongoing compliance of Fortinet network infrastructure. Utilize tools such as FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM to monitor and maintain the operation and security of the Fortinet infrastructure. Assist in preparation for various audits and act as subject matter expert (SME) Lead the maintenance of the CIP network policies and procedures such as change control procedures, back-up, and disaster recovery plans. Serve as SME on hardware, software, and control architectures for CIP. Utilize best practices and knowledge of internal/external issues to improve or recommend technical or compliance solutions. Monitor electronic perimeters for potential breaches/vulnerabilities and act as first responder for any potential incident. Provide input for detailed analysis, diagnosis and mitigation based upon findings and deficiencies for operational or compliance issues. Through cross training, provide backup activities and response for the CIP team. Working Conditions: Majority of work by telecommuting Open office environment, plant or datacenter as needed. Some overtime required as special projects arise. Travel up to 20% Minimum Requirements: 2 years of experience operating and maintaining next generation firewalls. (Fortinet preferred) 5 years of experience in implementation and administration of LAN/WAN/Internet networks and services. Preferred Qualifications: Experience designing, securing, and maintaining networks using Fortinet Firewalls. Experience maintaining security applications such as intrusion prevention, antivirus, patch assessment, security incident and event management (SIEM) Experience in a NERC CIP Low program development and execution Experience with Routing, Switching, Datacenters, VPN, LAN, WAN, Wireless, Network Security, Intrusion Detection, and Anti-Virus. Power industry or other industrial experience in an IT/OT environment. Experience working with Ovation, T3000, Symphony +, or GE Control Systems Experience working with Nozomi, Dragos, Tenable OT, Darktrace, Claroty, or similar product. Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Working knowledge of cybersecurity and security tools Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) with all levels of internal and external customers. Demonstrated project management skills. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member. Demonstrated ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands from multiple sources. Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment in applying established techniques, procedures, or standards. Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work in power plant, data center, or office environment as needed. Experience maintaining servers. Understanding of Citrix and VMWare Physical Requirements: Occasionally requires lifting as appropriate to perform duties and responsibilities. Salary offered will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s education and/or experience and consistent with the job location’s market pay rate. NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. EEO is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) Official description on file with Talent.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.