Full-Time
Senior IT Telecom Analyst
Posted on 11/11/2025
Duke Energy
10,001+ employees
Electricity and natural gas utility provider
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Raleigh, NC, USA + 3 more
More locations: Charlotte, NC, USA | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | Cincinnati, OH, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; must reside within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.
 IT & Security (1) |
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- Associates degree
- Minimum 5 years related work experience
- In lieu of Associates degree AND 5 year(s) related work experience, High School/GED AND 7 year(s) related work experience
- Creation of network infrastructure designs, configurations, standards and documentation to effectively deliver network solutions
- Define and document technical requirements for new capabilities, work with key suppliers to solution, build and certify ensuring compliance with all functional, operational and business objectives. Develop proposals and communicate outcomes that address business value/risk and gain partner approval
- Collaborate closely with peer IT organizations helping to influence, guide and direct technical outcomes; ensuring mutual strategy alignment
- Maintain accurate diagrams and configurations for all network devices.
- Prepare engineering job packages consisting of detailed parts / equipment lists, and appropriate documentation (drawings, network diagrams, configurations, etc.).
- Ensure cost effective design of systems with the ultimate goal of meeting business needs and providing reliable and efficient service to the customer.
- Prepare and submit cost estimates for planned installations where required.
- Collaborate across the IT organization to provide end-to-end solutions.
- Procure, turn-up, and troubleshoot both private and public WAN circuits
- Troubleshoot complexing routing designs, LAN switching environments, and firewall policy.
- Analysis of QoS policies for various applications and VOIP.
- Work in an Agile engineering environment on team-based projects and assignments.
- Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles and general network management best practices.
- Understanding of communication technology and fundamentals.
- Ability to work well within a team; good interpersonal relational skills
- Effective verbal & written communication
- Experience in coordination with multiple groups, companies, and people simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to work productively with little direct supervision.
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
- Ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills
- Adherence to Change Management practices
- Strong interpersonal skills to support successful performance in a team environment
- Superior working knowledge of the telecommunications systems, associated safety policies, practices, work procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Superior inter-personal skills (listening, conflict management, approachability, negotiations) with ability and willingness to share information and transfer knowledge to others.
- Ability to present information on technically complex subjects in an understandable manner in both oral and written form to business clients and senior management.
- Cisco Certifications: CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP
- Agile Certification: Kanban Management Professional, Scrum Master
- Experience with the following network hardware/software solutions: + Cisco routers, switches, wireless controllers, APs, phones, ASAs, ACS, ISE, DNA, ACI and OTV + Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama
- Advanced working experience with network technologies and protocols such as spanning tree, TCP/IP V4/V6, SIP, ARP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, Link Aggregation, 802.1Q trunking, HSRP/VRRP/GLBP, VSS/VSL, QoS, Multicast, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IPsec, RADIUS/TACACS+, Cisco ASRs/Cisco Nexus/Cisco IOS, HTTP/s, MPLS, IKEv2, IPv6, Route-maps, SNMP, ACL, Palo Alto Firewalls, Opengear Terminal Servers and Syslog
- Datacenter experience with technologies like ACI and OTV around design, implementation, & support
- Experience in leading key network projects, representing the organization and working closely with Product Owners, Operations, Business Units, Suppliers, and Peer Organizations
- Experience with designing communications solutions for SCADA systems
- Ability to design repeatable, reliable, and scalable solutions with fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring systems, statistics/metrics collection, and disaster recovery
- Experience with Python, shell scripts, RESTful APIs, EEM Scripting, JSON/XML, Ansible automation is a plus
- Experience navigating process-oriented workflows, understanding many different internal business partner requirements and building good working relationships.
Duke Energy provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the United States by generating, transmitting, and distributing energy. It uses a mix of traditional sources like coal and nuclear and growing wind and solar projects, supported by grid infrastructure and technologies such as drones to keep operations safe and efficient. Customers are billed for their energy use, with rates set by government regulators and programs to help manage bills and improve energy efficiency. Its goal is to deliver dependable, cleaner energy while expanding renewable capacity and serving communities through diverse, inclusive practices.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Founded
1904
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Signed 2.7 GW data center agreements in Q1 2026, totaling 7.6 GW executed.
- Brookfield invests $6B for 19.7% Duke Energy Florida stake, funding $87B capex.
- US NRC renewed Robinson Nuclear Plant license through 2050 in April 2026.
What critics are saying
- $103B five-year capex strains balance sheet with $1B convertible bonds due 2029.
- NextEra Energy outpaces with 8-10% EPS growth via faster renewables through 2029.
- South Carolina PSC pushback denies cost recovery on 1,365 MW Anderson gas plant.
What makes Duke Energy unique
- Duke Energy serves 7.2 million customers across 104,000 square miles with 58,200 MW capacity.
- Operates diverse fleet including nuclear, coal, hydro, gas turbines, and pumped storage.
- Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, as Fortune 150 electric and natural gas holding company.
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Benefits
Hybrid Work Options
Relocation Assistance
Company News
V Square Quantitative Management has purchased a new stake of 5,753 shares in Duke Energy Corporation, valued at approximately $674,000, according to a recent SEC filing. The investment was made during the fourth quarter. Duke Energy is one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States, serving millions of customers across the Carolinas, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The purchase represents institutional confidence in the utility provider's financial stability and growth potential. Other large investors have also recently adjusted their holdings in Duke Energy, with mixed activity across the institutional investor landscape. The investment signals continued confidence in the utility sector despite broader market volatility.
Duke Energy has received approval from South Carolina's Public Service Commission to build a 1,365 MW natural gas plant in Anderson County, whilst completing the $2.48 billion sale of its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas distribution business to Spire. The moves represent a strategic shift, exiting non-core distribution markets whilst investing in regulated generation under South Carolina's Energy Security Act. The sale proceeds will support Duke's $103 billion five-year regulated capital plan, which now includes the Anderson County plant. The company's narrative projects $36.7 billion revenue and $6.2 billion earnings by 2029, requiring 4.9% annual revenue growth. However, investors face risks around regulatory pushback on cost recovery and the balance between heavy capital requirements and an already stretched balance sheet.
Duke Energy reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $1.50 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.51 by 0.6% and declining 9.6% year over year. However, shares have risen 3.9% in the month since the earnings report. Total operating revenues reached $7.94 billion, beating estimates by 3.9% and increasing 7.9% from the prior year. Full-year 2025 adjusted earnings were $6.31 per share, up from $5.90 in 2024. Operating expenses rose 11% year over year to $5.83 billion, driven by higher costs for natural gas, operations and maintenance. Electric sales volume increased 2.3% whilst the average customer count grew 1.5%. The Electric Utilities & Infrastructure segment reported adjusted earnings of $1.21 billion, down from $1.24 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Duke Energy shares fell 1.1% to $131.01 after the utility announced a private offering of $1 billion in convertible bonds due 2029. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company plans to use proceeds to repay part of its $1.725 billion in 4.125% convertible bonds maturing in April 2026, along with general corporate purposes. Duke Energy has a market capitalisation of approximately $102 billion. Last month, the company increased its five-year capital expenditure plan to $103 billion to address rising power demand from data centres.
Duke Energy Corporation, America's largest regulated electric utility serving 8.9 million electric customers across six states, presents a steady income-focused investment case built on regulated returns and dividend reliability, according to an analysis by Serhio MaxDividends. The company pays a $4.26 annual dividend yielding 3.53%, backed by 20 consecutive years of increases. Third-quarter 2025 revenues reached $8.54 billion, up roughly 4.8% year-over-year, with GAAP earnings per share of $1.81 beating expectations. Duke is positioned to benefit from accelerating demand growth of 3–4% through the decade, driven by data centres and manufacturing expansion. The company has announced a $16 billion five-year capital expenditure plan and recently sold a $6 billion stake in Duke Energy Florida to Brookfield to strengthen its balance sheet.