IT Expert - Power Control Systems

Job Overview

We are looking for a self‑motivated individual to fill the position of IT Expert, Industrial Control System within our IT Power System group based in Houston, TX. This is a hybrid 9/80 role.

• Architect, design, configure, implement, and support Aspen Tech GMS solutions, ensuring alignment with operational objectives, regulatory requirements, and long‑term system strategy.
• Lead and support generation scheduling, dispatch, unit commitment, and performance optimization, enabling efficient and reliable power system operations.
• Own and drive system integrations between GMS and adjacent platforms, including SCADA, EMS, DMS, market systems, and data historians, ensuring seamless data flow across operational and business layers.
• Perform advanced system performance analysis, identify optimization opportunities, and deliver recommendations that enhance reliability, efficiency, scalability, and compliance.
• Serve as a trusted technical partner to operations, engineering, IT, and cybersecurity teams, ensuring secure, resilient, and highly available system functionality.
• Lead system upgrades, version migrations, patching, hotfix deployment, and testing, ensuring minimal operational disruption and adherence to best practices.
• Proactively improve the system’s cybersecurity posture, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies aligned with corporate and industry security standards.
• Develop, maintain, and govern technical documentation, system architecture artifacts, operating procedures, and support playbooks.
• Provide expert‑level troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and corrective action planning for complex system issues.
• Mentor and train operational and technical teams, driving knowledge transfer, user adoption, and operational excellence.
• Provide Tier 1 and escalation support, serving as a subject matter expert for critical incidents and high‑priority operational issues.
• Lead and drive power systems projects, including system modernization initiatives, new deployments, and enterprise integration efforts.
• Support and enhance data management and integration strategies between automation systems and enterprise business platforms to enable analytics, reporting, and decision support.
• Support integration of data management between IT and OT.

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, power systems engineering, information technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with generation management systems (GMS).
• Strong understanding of power generation operations, including thermal, renewable, and/or Cogen assets.
• Experience with real‑time operational systems and OT/IT environments.
• Knowledge of system integration standards, data flows, and interfaces (e.g., APIs, OPC, messaging).
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Basic knowledge of Inter‑Center Communication Protocol (ICCP). A good understanding of IT networks.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Fair understanding of project‑management concepts and methodologies.
• Experience with software programming languages.

• Master’s degree in a related technical field.
• Experience with Aspen Tech EMS, SCADA, or related energy management solutions.
• Knowledge of electricity markets, generation scheduling, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity practices in OT environments.
• Experience supporting 24/7 operational systems.
• Basic knowledge of DCS, BPCS, and OPC protocol (Open Platform Communications).