Platform Engineer

National Grid • MA

217d • $112,000 - $132,000

About The Position

National Grid’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) department provides IT support services for the applications and environments that drive the company’s critical operations. The Platform Engineer position will be part of the team supporting the New England jurisdiction’s Energy Management System (EMS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) application. The EMS/SCADA application is critical for the monitoring and control of the transmission and distribution electrical networks. The successful candidate will join a team responsible for supporting the overall 24x7 operation of National Grid’s EMS/SCADA.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electric Engineering technology is required, with a specific focus on Power Systems.
• Previous experience working in control center operations or IT support is desired.
• Experience in supporting Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems; Data Acquisition knowledge and protocols used in SCADA/EMS systems for power system operation and planning.
• Knowledge of the NERC CIP 001 – 014 Cyber Security Standards and requirements.
• Electric utility market systems experience (ISO-NE and NY-ISO).
• Experience with multi-processing programming.
• Basic understanding of networking infrastructure and protocols including Routers, Switches, Hubs, TCP/IP, Firewalls and SNMP.
• Working knowledge of RTU functions and RTU protocols, such as DNP 3.0.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating Systems.
• Working knowledge of commercial relational database packages (Oracle, SQL, Postgres) is highly desired.
• Experience working with commercial control systems such as Hitachi/ABB, GE, or OSI is highly desired.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively with remote teams and management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with control center operations and engineering & planning groups to maintain and update the EMS model.
• Provide day-to-day EMS support by effectively responding to the needs of control room operating staff, field personnel, and other end users in respect modeling, real-time state estimation and security analysis.
• Interact with the regional ISO and surrounding LCCs to coordinate modeling and data transfer between systems.
• Maintain an operator training simulator and coordinate with training groups to help develop training scenarios.
• Actively update and maintain the annual Load Shed and Voltage Reduction Plans in the EMS databases.
• Actively participate in support and troubleshooting problems in all aspects of the EMS/SCADA system, and specifically data acquisition issues.
• Actively maintain and administer the National Grid EMS remote access interfaces.
• Participate in on-call rotation as required to support operations department and maintain high EMS availability.

Benefits

• Salary range of $112k - $132k a year.
• Career path with advancement opportunities within and across bands.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees