GMS Applications Developer – Grid

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GMS Application Developer - Grid Duration: 24 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type:
Remote Pay Rate: $65.00-$80.00/Hr Overview:

Tek Wissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texas's electrical grid, the Texas Interconnection, which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the state's electric load. Our client is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America.

Our client works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE), one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid. Our client is a membership-based 501(c) nonprofit corporation, and its members include consumers, electric cooperatives, generators, power marketers, retail electric providers, investor‑owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers), and municipally owned electric utilities.

• Client offers the flexibility to work both in and out of the office within the state of Texas, providing our employees with an enhanced work life balance.
• 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.

• 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.

• Works under the direction of a senior developer 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.
• Performs GE EMS applications software code migration to port all ERCOT customs from current EMS system to upgrade EMS system as part EMS Upgrade project.
• Participates in requirements and design review discussions with grid systems vendors (GE, Powertech, Siemens, EPG, Itron).
• Adheres to software development life cycle (SDLC) standards for all the software changes within portfolio.
• Understands and follows grid applications software release process and best practices to…