Job Description
Job Overview:
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Professional, Operations Technology Support Specialist implements, maintains and participates in designing network infrastructure to provide reliable and secure communication across the organization. With limited supervision, this job partners to configure and handle network devices such as routers, switches and firewalls, performs regular maintenance and upgrades, monitors network performance, troubleshoots moderately complex issues, and provides suggestion to optimize and automate systems for efficiency and scalability. This job also supports security measures to protect against threats and maintain compliance with industry standards.
Key Accountabilities
- NETWORK SOLUTIONS: Implements and partners to design network solutions to meet organizational needs, including creating network diagrams and blueprints.
- NETWORK DEVICES CONFIGURATION: Sets up and configures various moderately complex network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, virtual private networks and software defined networking to maintain optimal performance and security.
- TROUBLESHOOTING & DIAGNOSTICS: Performs moderately complex troubleshooting and diagnostics to resolve network issues, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining network reliability.
- NETWORK MAINTENANCE: Conducts routine maintenance and updates on network systems, including applying patches, service packs and security configurations.
- PERFORMANCE MONITORING & OPTIMIZATION: Monitors network performance and applies various tools to maintain system availability and reliability, and suggests necessary adjustments to optimize performance.
- SECURITY MEASURES: Sustains network security by implementing appropriate measures such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption technologies.
- DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING: Implements and partners to develop disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity in case of network failures.
- NETWORK AUTOMATION: Implements and partners to develop automation and tools to streamline network operations, including configuration management, device provisioning and software updates.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
- Ability to work in an underground mining environment.
Position Information
Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
Position location: NY - LANSING
The expected salary for this position is $80,000 – $100,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.
At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
