Senior Energy Control Systems Engineer

This position is a member of the Energy Control Systems Department. This position leverages expertise in system administration, database administration, application support, and application development to maintain systems and applications critical to GSOC's system operations function. This position is responsible for the application and system administration of the Energy Control Systems (ECS), including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and other associated applications. This position ensures the security and operational readiness of technology to support GSOC's real-time System Control Center, Energy Control Center, and Operational Technology Control Center Operators. This position is also responsible for application administration and support for other GSOC operational applications. Among others, these include applications used for Scheduling Member support, load forecasting, interchange scheduling, and generation dispatch.

This position responds to any and all problems that affect or may affect the ECS regardless of the time-of-day or the day-of-the-week. This position is responsible for supporting all matters related to the performance, backup, and maintainability of the ECS, the Scheduling Member System, and other crucial subsystems of the ECS to which they are assigned.

This position is required to maintain awareness of NERC Reliability standards including Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards. This position is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, corporate policies, guidelines, and procedures, including but not limited to, RUS, OSHA, NERC, FERC and ITS requirements. Promotes an environment of security, compliance, and continuous improvement to meet the Corporation's goals and objectives.

Job Duties :

• Senior Engineer :

Perform application and system restoration and / or problem resolution for any and all types of problems, hardware and software related to the EMS system for those applications or systems assigned and within the guidelines of the ECS Department. This position is expected to make recommendations pertaining to performance and restoration. In concert with the ECS Principle / Staff Engineers will direct associates, contractors, and vendors through problem resolution in a manner that maximizes the availability of systems, applications, and data to the system operators.

Required Qualifications :

Education : Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Experience :

Equivalent Experience :

Specialized Skills : Experience in "C" programming is desirable. Also experience in two or more of the following languages C++, VB, Linux, Unix shell programming, SQL, or Java is desirable. Experience in the two of the following is desirable : Object Oriented Design, Analysis, Software & Database modeling tools, XML, Windows Server and Workstation operating environment, Oracle administration or programming, Data Communications protocols, UDP and / or TCP / IP computer network communications. Experience in project management in application development related projects and knowledge of MS Project is desirable. Excellent organizational skills and customer / team communications skills are needed to be successful.

Unusual Hours : Due to the critical nature and continuous operation of the Control Center, this position will be subject to calls and occasionally may be placed on call. This position is required to assist with the resolution of problems whenever contacted. The on-call support staff is responsible for correcting the problem, implementing a work around, or devising a work around.

Georgia System Operations Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including veterans and disabled. We are a drug-free workplace. All applicants are subject to substance abuse testing.

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