GMS Applications Developer

GMS Applications Developer

JOB-10040712

Anticipated Start Date

April 29, 2024

Location

Taylor, TX

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client manages the flow of electric power to Texas customers - representing 85 percent of the state's electric load and 75 percent of the Texas land area. As the independent system operator for the region, they also manage financial settlement for the competitive wholesale bulk-power market and administers customer switching for 6.5 million Texans in competitive choice areas. They are membership-based, nonprofit corporation, governed by a board of directors and subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature. Members include consumers, cooperatives, independent generators, independent power marketers, retail electric providers, investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers), and municipal-owned electric utilities.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as GMS Applications Developer. 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 Description

• 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.
• Acts as a resource to advise and may at times a lead the work of lower level professional and/or support employees. Generally, represents the department on projects and may perform in a project leadership role.

Skills Required

• Works under the direction of a senior developers 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.
• 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
• 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

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field (Required)
• Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field (Preferred)

Additional Requirements

• $93 per hour
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.