Infrastructure Engineer II

Duquesne Light Company headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team!

Job Title:Infrastructure Engineer II

Position Summary: Duquesne Light is seeking a motivatedInfrastructure Engineer IIto support enterpriseLinux storage and virtualization platforms.

This role focuses onday-to-day operations troubleshooting incident response and routine system maintenance (including patching)to ensure secure stable and reliable infrastructure supporting both corporate andmission-critical utility systems.

This position offers the opportunity todevelop deeper technicalexpertiseand grow into more advanced infrastructure engineering responsibilities over time.

Location:Pittsburgh PA

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Support & Incident Response

• Provide operational support for Linux storage and virtualization environments

• Respond to alerts and incidents restoring service within defined SLAs

• Troubleshoot issues across compute storage and virtualization layers

• Perform incident triage escalation andassistwith root cause analysis

Linux Systems Administration

• SupportRHEL and Oracle Linux (OEL)environments

• Perform routine administration including:

• System patching and updates

• Provisioning and configuration

• Performance monitoring

• UtilizeRed Hat SatelliteandOracle Linux Automation Manager (OLAM)

Storage & Data Protection

• Support storage platforms:

• Pure Storage

• Dell EMC Isilon

• Assistwith backup and recovery tools:

• Avamar Rubrik Acronis

• Perform backup validation and support restore operations

Virtualization

• SupportVMware vSphereandOracle Linux KVM

• Assist with VM provisioning configuration and performance monitoring

Automation & Tools

• Utilize andmaintainautomation using:

• Ansible

• Basic scripting (Bash/Python)

• Support existing automation and configuration management processes

Application Platform Support

• Support infrastructure for enterprise systems such as:

• Oracle Utility Suite

• IBMMaximo

• Outage Management System (OMS)

• Transmission & DistributionSCADA

• Troubleshoot infrastructure-related issuesimpactingapplication performance

Monitoring & Maintenance

• Monitor system health and respond to alerts

• Perform routine maintenance activities includingpatching and updates

• Follow established change management and operational procedures

Security & Identity

• Support Linux patching hardening and compliance activities

• Assist withRed Hat Identity Management (IdM)and access controls

On-Call Support

• Participate in on-call rotation

• Support after-hours incidents and scheduled maintenance as needed

Additional Responsibilities:

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Storm role duties as assigned

Education/Experience

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

• 2 years of infrastructure experience(Linux storage or virtualization)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes)

• Familiarity with Terraform or automation frameworks

• Experience in regulated or utility environments

• Working knowledge or exposure to NERC CIP standards and their impact on infrastructure operations and security

Skills/Abilities:

Technical Skills

• Linux:RHEL Oracle Linux

• Storage/Backup:Pure Isilon Avamar Rubrik Acronis

• Virtualization:VMware Oracle Linux KVM

• Automation:Ansible basic scripting

• Cloud:Azure (Linux workload exposure)

• Tools:Red Hat Satellite OLAM

Professional Skills

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a production environment

• Effective communication across teams

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

• Demonstrates awillingness to learn and expand technical skillsacross infrastructure platforms

• Strong attention to detailin system changes and operational activities

• Exposure to container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes)

Physical Requirements: Travel:Up to 15% between Duquesne Light facilities

Scope

Primary focus is on daily deliverables outputs and reporting. Typically accountable for managing ones own time and workflow. Responsible for using prescribed guidelines to analyze situations and solve problems. Work is typically of moderate complexity requiring the incumbent to draw on previous knowledge to perform role. Continues to build knowledge base and develop capabilities by partnering with more experienced staff as needed

Decision Impact

Problems and issues faced are vague but may be recognizable based on past experience. Accountable for some direct level of reasoning and decision making in straightforward situations based on precedents.

Hybrid Work

Position follows our hybrid work model with a minimum of two days working in the office and the remaining days working remotely. Reporting location and frequency may be subject to change based on job role and department needs.

Storm Roles

All Non-Union Employees will serve in storm roles as appropriate to their role and skillset. Please be sure to discuss storm roles with the hiring manager for this position as duties can vary across the Company.Examples of storm roles could include but arent limited to duties such as: working with operations for service center support or with the communications customer service or government affairs teams to respond to public and customer requests for information etc.

Data Governance

Utilize data to make business decisions as appropriate for the position support data stewardship activities and partner with IT on underlying data needs.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Duquesne Light Holdings is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship without discrimination because of race age sex color religion national origin disability sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis as defined by applicable law and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including but not limited to hiring compensation benefits terms and conditions of employment opportunities for promotion transfer layoffs return from a layoff training and development and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Holdings commitment is to comply with all applicable federal state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

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