Meter Data Analyst , II, III, or Senior

Position: Meter Data Analyst I, II, III, or Senior
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* Job Description:

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* Responsible for the operation and administration of the Meter Data Management System (MDMS) and acting with full responsibility as a project/program leader in the areas of meter data analysis, and associated processes for acquiring, translating validating, analyzing, estimating and editing the data in order to provide timely, accurate, complete and audit-compliant delivery point information. Includes interchange, generation and settlement point bidirectional electric power demand and energy management data.  

Responsible for providing data acquisition and analysis in a reliable, timely and secure manner and ensure accuracy and availability of the data for use by multiple internal and external users.

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* Note:

** There is one position available and the position will be filled at one of four job grade levels:
Meter Data Analyst I, job grade 6;
Meter Data Analyst II, job grade 7, Meter Data Analyst III, job grade 8; or Senior Meter Data Analyst, job grade
9. This decision will be based on the qualifications and experience of the candidate selected, and Tri-State business needs at the time of hire.

** Tri-State recognizes the value of a highly-engaged and committed workforce and provides an excellent benefits program that includes:*
* Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Work Schedules including compressed work week and telecommuting opportunities to work remotely up to 40%, Life Insurance, 401K, Long Term Disability (LTD), Short Term Disability (STD), Employee Assistant Program (EAP) and Paid Leave Benefits.

** Senior Meter Data Analyst*
* Hiring Salary Range: $98,000-$124,000

** Meter Data Analyst III*
* Hiring Salary Range: $88,000-$111,000

** Meter Data Analyst II*
* Hiring Salary Range: $80,000-$99,000

** Meter Data Analyst I*
* Hiring Salary Range: $72,000-$88,000

Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring salary range based upon work experience, education, and/or skill level.

** Responsibilities:*
* + Perform as a project/program leader and/or manager for projects involving the management of the MDMS application to include upgrades, patches, fixes, or other issues related to the collection and maintenance of meter data, stability of the platform and interaction with the OEM vendor.

+ Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to the MDMS and its integration with other metering related information systems.

+ Perform operating system, database administration, programming, data import and export, testing, backups, documentation, maintenance, and security monitoring for the reliable, trusted, high availability operation of the primary and backup MDMS, to assure the accurate, complete, timely, and audit-compliant acquisition, translation, validation, analysis, estimation, storage and archiving, retrieval, and presentation availability of metering data as part of an end-to-end meter data management process comprising the host MDMS and remote metering devices located throughout Tri-State's service territory (the "MDM Process").

+ Interact with and assist Tri-State or other entity metering personnel including, but not limited to, engineers, specialists, analysts, and maintenance technicians, in order to commission, troubleshoot, test, and maintain the integrity of the MDM Process for all necessary meters.

+ Interact with and assist internal (including Tri-State Energy Management, System Planning, System Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering) and external (including Member Systems, other utilities, transmission operators, and power producers) users and providers of meter data to execute direct remote read collection or file transfer uploads, meter data import and export, and to resolve MDMS use or metering data questions, issues, or problems to support the billing, reconciliation, and settlements of power and energy accounts, and contractual requirements with Member Systems, other utilities, transmission operators, and other entities.

+ Provision and administer meter channel, service point, and user accounts in the MDMS.

+ Program functions and calculations performed by the MDMS; produce, or assist users in producing, aggregations, data transfer files, or reports as needed by meter data users.

+ Identify, and assist in the analysis and correction of, meter data anomalies to ensure meter data accuracy and quality.

+ Maintain tracking documentation of all changes to the MDMS database.

+ Interact with MDMS vendor and Tri-State Information Technology staff (I.T.), Transmission Maintenance and Telecommunications personnel to ensure proper, reliable, updated, and fully utilized operation of the MDMS and associated software, servers, and network in the production and test environments.

+ Assist with development and management of requirements, policies, procedures (including testing), documentation, tracking and reporting tools,…