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Grid Systems Senior Solution Architect -1898 & Co.

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

1898 & Co., a division of Burns & McDonnell, is seeking an experienced Grid Systems Solution Architect to provide utility grid operations modernization consulting services for our electric utility clients. The role involves leading efforts in grid automation support services, focusing on various systems such as SCADA and EMS, while providing strategic guidance and project execution.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Apply industry experience and leading practices to architect, design, develop and implement SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS solutions to support complex business requirements

Utilize in-depth knowledge of SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS to support commissioning, testing and deployment

Provide field support, troubleshooting, and project coordination to enhance and maintain SCADA, EMS, OMS, DMS, ADMS, and DERMS. This includes leading efforts in commissioning new SCADA systems and performing point testing and/or field data verification for advanced distribution applications such as FLISR, VVO, and DER Dispatch

Lead or assist with program estimating, planning, and budgeting efforts and be accountable for the program/project delivery execution

Support Analysis, Design, Build, Test, Triaging defects, Configuration, and Deployment activities. Ability to support Enterprise Program Management activities utilizing various methodologies, such as but not limited to Waterfall and Agile methods

Responsible for the successful completion of the project by budget, scope, quality, and attainment of the business objectives. In addition, supervise the overall project status and progress and ensure all scheduled milestones and delivery dates are met

Responsible for overall project quality of deliverables

Act as an application architect and solution architect, with responsibilities on the application and technical architecture teams

Assist with or lead the business process design activities to drive out the complete application requirements: functional, quality, integration, and security

Work with the application designer to create a high-level design of an end-to-end integration solution that provides a common structure for mapping the data between the applications

Based on the activity and data flow diagrams, create an inventory of all cross-application interactions or interfaces, referred to as business events or messages

Validate that the application requirements meet overall business process needs, are within the project scope, and are internally consistent

Validate that the integration solution and integration architecture designs utilize the integration architecture components appropriately

Lead or assist with completing high-level project communications and status reporting to the supporting executive team

Assist with providing a central point of contact for all project interdependencies, internal and external

Assist with the timely development and implementation of all stages of the system

Use Project execution experience and knowledge to provide input and influence project execution processes and quality assurance/quality control protocols

Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

SCADAEnergy Management SystemsOutage Management SystemsDistribution Management SystemsAdvanced Distribution Management SystemsDistributed Energy Resource Management SystemsEnterprise ArchitectureProject ExecutionAgile MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred. Applicable work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement

Minimum 7 years of experience providing enterprise or operations architecture strategies, enterprise or operations integration solutions, and services leveraging various applications and technical platforms

Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills, including data architecture, cloud architecture, middleware, communications, and other architectural methods and practices

Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation projects using industry enterprise architecture strategy solutions and standard industry technologies

Strong ability to influence or lead project execution

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience with leading-edge applications, operations technology, and solutions utilizing various industry standard tools

Experience with a variety of project execution methodologies, including but not limited to Waterfall and Agile

Experience developing executive-level technology assessments, roadmap strategies focusing on enterprise, and operational technologies for clients in the utilities industry

Preferred

5 years working in the Electric Utility Industry or equivalent

Experience with electric utility clients implementing and integrating operational systems such as OMS, DMS, ADMS, AMI, Distribution Automation, and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Company

Burns & McDonnell

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Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm and it provides engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting services.

Founded in 1898

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.burnsmcd.com

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