GMS Application Engineer Sr.

Job Duties

• Provide support for Energy Management Systems (EMS) power systems applications portfolio including but not limited to Power Flow, State Estimator, Contingency Analysis, Load Frequency Control, Dynamic Stability Analysis, Load Forecasting, Operator Training Simulator (OTS).
• Aid in proactive enhancements, improvements, troubleshooting, and issue remediation.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair EMS and OTS applications and interfaces.
• Cook up application setup and testing with TDSPs, QSEs, LSEs, Res as appropriate.
• Perform EMS network model load testing on a periodic basis and update the model data in real time.
• Design and test EMS interfaces and web and client/server applications changes.
• Verify and support EMS applications during system site failovers, server/system/database upgrades and patching.
• Support Disaster Recovery Drills and business continuity procedures.
• Participate in multifunctional teams to obtain input, address comments, provide application support and conduct studies.
• Assist in developing tools, processes and procedures that enhance system reliability and departmental/organizational efficiencies.
• Participate in selecting and implementing system changes.
• Serve as Technical Lead for EMS portfolio projects and drive the implementation from incubation to go-live.
• Work with database administrators and infrastructure teams on complex EMS application issues triggered from server/network/storage/ database components.
• Test nonfunctional requirements of EMS application changes and coordinate with database/infrastructure teams to perform the tests.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Minimum Experience: Five (5) years of experience as GMS or EMS Applications Engineer, GMS or EMS Project Engineer, or GMS or EMS Project Manager.
• Special Requirements: The required five (5) years of experience as GMS or EMS Applications Engineer, GMS or EMS Project Engineer, or GMS or EMS Project Manager must have involved the development of GMS/EMS applications for the electric utility industry/grid management.

Qualifications

• May telecommute up to 3 days per week from within the State of Texas.

Benefits

OFFERED WAGE: $163,550.00 – $ 185,571.00

Pay

OFFERED WAGE: $163,550.00 – $ 185,571.00

Schedule

Not specified

Skills

• Strong understanding of EMS and related power systems applications.
• Experience with Power Flow, State Estimator, Contingency Analysis, Load Frequency Control, Dynamic Stability Analysis, Load Forecasting, Operator Training Simulator (OTS).
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Knowledge of EMS network model load testing and updating model data in real time.
• Experience with EMS interfaces and web and client/server applications changes.
• Experience with disaster recovery drills and business continuity procedures.
• Experience with multifunctional team collaboration and input addressing.
• Experience with tool, process, and procedure development for enhancing system reliability and organizational efficiencies.
• Experience with system change selection and implementation.
• Experience with complex EMS application issues triggered from server/network/storage/ database components.
• Experience with nonfunctional requirement testing and coordination with database/infrastructure teams.

Benefits

ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected category under federal, state or local law.