GMS Systems Analyst

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Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: GMS Systems Analyst (II/III/Senior/Lead)

Bill Rate: $ 120/hr (Senior level)

JOB SUMMARY

Provides technical support and performs system administration and maintenance activities to support the Energy Management System (EMS) and its ancillary systems and applications. Participates in planning and evaluating the impact of system modifications and maintenance activities to ERCOT grid operations. Maximizes EMS uptime and mitigates system failures. Analyzes user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve EMS. This position will report to the Supervisor of Grid & Market Solutions (GMS) Systems Support Team.

JOB DUTIES

Primarily responsible for support, system administration, and maintenance of the EMS upgrade systems through the various testing cycles.

Responsible for the integration of various EMS applications, monitoring, and regular maintenance.

Performs various kinds of structured/unstructured testing and logs defects in the defect tracking tool.

Works closely with the business lead, project manager and technical lead by providing timely updates and feedback.

Works closely with the EMS vendor and ERCOT GMS development teams to reproduce defects and test the fixes.

Works closely with the GMS Applications Engineering teams to get the defect fixes, releases installed across various testing environments.

ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES MAY INCLUDE

Routinely monitors EMS systems and applications, as well as regular maintenance activities

Coordinates and performs Database updates and upgrades in the EMS environments

Assist Operations Engineer, Market Operations, and other business units during EMS acceptance testing of new and/or enhanced applications

Supports effective EMS use and administration by preparing and reviewing technical documentation

Performs code build, patch implementation and migrations in the EMS systems

Performs system setup and testing with Market Participants as appropriate

Responds to system failures and operator questions on a 24/7 basis

Works with market participants to resolve problems and implement changes

Performs emergency recovery and troubleshooting of EMS system and applications

Maintains real-time data collection to support EMS functions

Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs the EMS systems, applications, and interfaces

Proactively identifies design problems and drives resolution

Participates in EMS Disaster Recovery Drills

Tests, certifies, and implements changes to the EMS Production and Test

Performs systems maintenance and improvement activities to support the effectiveness of the EMS

Participates in planning and evaluating the impact of system modifications and maintenance activities

EXPERIENCE

5+ years of work experience in system administration on Linux/Windows Operating systems and working experience with RDBMS (Oracle/SQL DB)

Preferred system administration experience in GE EMS Suite. If not, other EMS vendor experience such as Hitachi/ABB, Siemens, OSI, GE PowerOn Reliance.

Experience with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/Inter Control-Center Communication Protocol (ICCP)

EDUCATION

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)

or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required

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