GMS Application Developer Grid

Taylor, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texass electrical grid the Texas Interconnection which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the states electric load. Our client is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America. Our client works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid. Our client is a membership-based 501(c) nonprofit corporation and its members include consumers electric cooperatives generators power marketers retail electric providers investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers) and municipally owned electric utilities.

Job Title: GMS Application Developer - Grid

Location: Taylor TX 76574

Duration: 24 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Remote

Job Description:

Client offers the flexibility to work both in and out of the office within the state of Texas providing our employees with an enhanced work life balance.
EMS Application Developer develops design and performs software development for suite of Electric Power Grid Applications.
The suite includes Energy Management System (EMS) applications such as Topology Processor Power Flows State Estimator Contingency Analysis Load Frequency Control Dispatcher Training Simulator (DTS) ICCP SCADA CIM Importer Interfaces and Dynamic Stability Analysis Load & IRR Forecasting PMU Network Model Management system (NMMS) applications.
Adhere to software development life cycle (SDLC) processes that includes performing testing and validation of Grid Applications and User Interface changes to deliver quality software to customers.
This position will report to the Supervisor/Manager of Grid & Market Solutions (GMS) Technology Development Grid team.

JOB DUTIES

Broadly applies principles theories and concepts related to the profession. A seasoned experienced professional with an in-depth/full understanding of area of specialization.
May provide recommendations regarding issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Wide latitude for decisions within assignments programs and projects; impact is generally limited to the project or department.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES

Works under the direction of a senior developer or supervisor/manager to complete departmental goals and assignments.
Performs all work according to applicable rules and regulations including regulatory requirements and organization policies and procedures.
Good Knowledge on core electric power systems operations and control functions like power flow studies state estimation contingency analysis economic dispatch Unit Commitment and electric power market operations.
Works with internal stake holders closely review and understand grid applications functional and non-functional requirements.
Develops design performs software development (using Fortran C/C Java Perl Python etc. programming languages) and testing for suite of grid applications and its interfaces in windows and Linux environments.
Designs develops and tests grid applications backend oracle database changes using Oracle PL/SQL programming language.
Performs grid applications user interfaces display development using GE EMS FGbuilder and Siemens WebSDK platform.
Performs GE EMS applications software code migration to port all ERCOT customs from current EMS system to upgrade EMS system as part EMS Upgrade project.
Participates in requirements and design review discussions with grid systems vendors (GE Powertech Siemens EPG Itron).
Adheres to software development life cycle (SDLC) standards for all the software changes within portfolio.
Understands and follows grid applications software release process and best practices to deliver software changes to customers seamlessly. Adheres to change management processes during software release delivery.
Participates in interdepartmental meetings and present software design and implementation details.
Good Knowledge on Linear and Non-Linear Optimization techniques and understand grid applications (SCOPF SCUC etc.) optimization objective functions formulation.
Analyzes electric power grid operations and congestion management related requirements and designs develops software solutions in core EMS applications like Power Flows State Estimator Contingency Analysis Load Frequency Control Load Forecast Dispatcher Training Simulator (DTS) and in ERCOT developed custom EMS applications to meet the requirements.
Works closely with Network Modeling team on CIM Model data modeling designs CIM Importer Schema and performs EMS CIM Importer software development.
Analyzes troubleshoots identifies root cause of Voltage and Transient Stability Analysis (VSAT/TSAT) applications issues and works with Powertech to develop and deliver software solutions to resolve the issues.
Designs and implements IRR (Wind/Solar) forecast requirements in Siemens WebSDK based forecast presentation platform.
Deploys configures integrates and tests software releases from grid systems vendors in development environments and delivers quality software releases to customers. Vendor software includes GE EMS Siemens Network Model Management System (NMMS) Powertech DSA/VSAT/TSAT EPG PMU/RTDMS iTron MetrixIDR.
Provide timely software solutions to address grid applications critical production issues on 24x7 basis as level 2 support team.
Works closely with GMS production support teams Grid Operations & Training teams Network Modeling team and provides technical support on EMS DTS and NMMS applications.
Automates software development processes using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools such as Bitbucket Apache Maven/Jenkins etc.
Creates and gives presentations for training on GMS grid applications enhancements.
Assists in developing tools processes and procedures that improves grid applications software development and departmental/organizational efficiencies.
Designs and develops integration and data flows between EMS applications and downstream systems such as VSAT/TSAT Market Management System (MMS) market reports settlements Itron Load Forecasting IRR forecast interfaces and control room situational awareness applications.
Analyze troubleshoot identify root cause of all grid applications database and system issues and develop software solutions.
Maintains and supports grid systems in development environments.

Senior Level - In addition to above Level 3 job duties

Works with vendors on grid applications and its interfaces improvements and proposes design changes.
Performs code reviews and approve code changes developed by other developers.
Automates grid applications and user interfaces unit and regression testing as much as possible by developing scripts and using third party automation tools such as Selenium.
Conducts all phases of product software development lifecycle including the analysis design test and integration of products.
Creates and gives presentations for product solutions and training on GMS grid applications.

All Levels -- Preferred Work Experience

Experience with one of the vendors (Hitachi Energy/ABB GE Siemens Resource Innovations/Nexant OSI Inc) Energy or Market Management Systems and applications preferred.
Power industry experience in grid and market arena preferably with software vendors or ISO/utilities.
Experience with programming languages such as FORTRAN C C Java Perl and Python.
Experience with Oracle PL/SQL
Experience with Commercial Optimization Solvers: CPLEX/AMPL Gurobi
Experience with CIM/XML model-based tools.
Experience with developing integration layers using Messaging Services: Tibco JMS AMQ

SKILL REQUIREMENTS (All levels)

Programming Languages/Packages/Scripting: C C VisualC FORTRAN Java Perl Python PL/SQL Shell Scripting
Web Application Servers: JBOSS Tomcat
Message Queues: Tibco JMS AMQ
Web Based Development J2EE Servlets SOAP Java Script HTML/CSS XML
Database: Oracle SQLSERVER
Source Code Control Tools: Git GitHub
Optimization Solvers: CPLEX/AMPL Gurobi
Operating System: Windows Linux AIX

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Level 3: Requires minimum 3 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements
Senior: Requires minimum 5 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree: Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related field (Required)
Masters Degree: Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related field (Preferred)
or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texass electrical grid the Texas Interconnection which supplies power to mor...