This INTERNAL opportunity is open to current MSF employees only. This posting is scheduled to close on May 21, 2025 at 11:59pm. 

If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received, this posting may close early. Apply today!

About the job:

At Montana State Fund, the integrity of our digital infrastructure is paramount to our mission of being an indispensable partner, ensuring seamless communication and robust security that supports a safer, healthier, and more prosperous Montana. Our dedicated Information Technology team plays a vital role in maintaining this framework, and we are looking for a new member to contribute their skills and enthusiasm.

As a Network Engineer I at Montana State Fund, you'll have the exciting opportunity to directly contribute to the administration and maintenance of our vital technology ecosystem. This includes our unified communications (UC) platform, Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), network transport, cyber-security, and cloud environments. This position is a fantastic fit for someone with a foundational grasp of networking principles who is passionate about gaining hands-on experience and expanding their technical skills within a supportive and impactful team setting.

Required Skills

What you will do:

• Audio/Video & Cloud Phone System Management: Provide support and administration of Montana State Fund unified communications (UC), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), and audio/video (AV) environments and solutions.  Monitor systems/service configuration to ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
• Network Security & Cloud Infrastructure Management: Under guidance of the Network Engineer III, designs, implements, administers, and maintains the Montana State Fund data network, cyber-security, and cloud infrastructure. Maintains and monitors the on-premises and cloud networking and disaster recovery environment. Monitors system/service configuration to ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability. Identifies, tests, and releases network transport, UC, and cybersecurity services and system changes.
• System Administration & Maintenance: Under guidance of the Network Engineer III, provides administrative functions (maintains L7/cloud/WAF firewalls, network configurations, audio-video conferencing, incident response, cloud collaboration, and contact center). Installs software solutions, applies service policies, performs upgrades, evaluates and installs patches, and resolves infrastructure problems for the unified communications, cloud, cyber-security, and data network environment. Troubleshoots network, cloud transport, UC, and CCaaS-related problems and issues. Interacts with personnel across the company and externally to assist with network transport, cyber-security, and UC performance-related issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

What you will need (minimum qualifications):

• Required:
  
  • Associate or technical degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer/Data Science or related IT field.
    AND a minimum of (4) years experience in an IT technical role, OR an equivalent combination of education & experience

Job location: This position requires regular presence at the Helena, Montana office. 

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay range 3A: Starting salary for the position begins at $71,600-$89,400.  The maximum pay is $107,300 per year. This is an exempt position.  

Montana State Fund offers excellent benefits, paid time off, and a competitive compensation program, including:

• Excellent health insurance with dental, vision, life, long-term disability and more, with optional dependent coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts for dependent care and medical expenses.
• Public employees’ retirement plan tax-deferred contributions with a generous employer match.
• Optional 457(b) deferred compensation to further increase retirement savings.
• Higher education reimbursement and other training and development programs.
• Robust personal leave, paid holidays, and extended leave.