Senior enterprise technology engineer

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Role Synopsis

Generation Management System Engineer in the bp Disciplines Model

We are looking for people who enjoy working at pace, love embracing challenges, and have a passion for building and leading highly capable, multi-functional teams. As a Senior Enterprise Technology Engineer for Generation Management Systems, you will support the operations and expansion of Generation Management System (GMS) and its related applications and systems. A working knowledge of maintaining GMS (Monarch) and data integration with ISO and non-ISO SCADA systems will be required.

We embrace a culture of change and agility and expect our teams to continuously evolve and adapt to our changing world. We value great teammates who can transcend organizational boundaries to consider the bigger picture and make those around them better. We actively seek out those who consider the perspective of others, while understanding and respecting cultural differences.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with business to understand ongoing strategy, GMS functional, technical, and support requirements, and to provide or develop technical solutions for meeting their short-term and long-term business goals.
• Responsible for technical support, design, implementation, and maintenance of all OSI Monarch GMS/SCADA related applications: SCADA, AGC, FEP, ICCP, ECA, PI Historian, etc.
• Perform Generation and SCADA modeling and testing of various generation or load resources across ERCOT, conduct point-to-point checkouts prior to commissioning.
• Facilitate outage investigation/restoration of service to production environment, quickly troubleshoot all GMS/SCADA application problems in order to minimize outage and adverse business impacts.
• Provide technical support for projects as needed. Support architecture, design and implementation efforts including documentation of requirements and coordination amongst business users.
• Support leadership directly as well as engineers, I&E specialists, architects, and analysts from various disciplines to achieve desired business outcomes.
• Ensure business process and requirements are adhered to and market changes (regulatory or other) are safely managed as business growth and expansion occur.
• Effectively manage stakeholder communication portfolio status with business and I&E management.
• Support activities involving business, I&E teams, and vendors in the day-to-day operations and maintenance of bp systems (GMS, PI Historian and Bid-to-Bill) including after-hours tier 3 support, and critical project efforts.
• Ensure maintenance and support activities are in compliance with I&E IT processes and adhere to Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Perform analysis, consult, and develop recommendations to address complex technical issues as they relate to the operation and control of resources, generation or load acting as a resource (LAARs), initially in the ERCOT market.
• Support the implementation and deployment of replacement, upgrade, or enhanced versions of the GMS applications and platforms.
• Responsible for continuous improvement of GMS / SCADA systems and customer process.

Essential Education

• Bachelor’s Degree CS, CE, EE or equivalent experience.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

• 3+ years of experience supporting OSI Monarch Energy Management System.
• Experience with SCADA communication protocols (ICCP, DNP3.0, Modbus, etc.).
• Familiarity managing Windows Server configurations, security patches and applications.
• Extensive knowledge of Operational Technology Systems implementation, system integrations, and software development.
• Strong understanding of ERCOT QSE operations and managing portfolios of generating resources.
• Able to provide on-call support for production systems outside of normal work hours.
• Knowledge of North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) requirements and implications for GMS operations.
• Working knowledge of varying Delivery Methodology and Support.

Desirable Criteria

• Proficient in C, C++, .NET, or Java.
• Strong organizational, conflict resolution, and influencing skills.
• Ability to balance strategic and tactical concerns and apply good judgement to decisions.
• Adaptability, fluidity, speed, and initiative in unstructured contexts.
• Ability to rapidly self-teach and a self-motivated desire to learn new technologies.
• Genuine curiosity and a strong drive to innovate.
• Unwavering desire to have a high impact on the organization.
• An active seeker of personal feedback and a desire for continuous growth.
• Enjoys mentoring and developing more junior team members.