Grid Solutions Engineer

About Ameren Services (B&CS) Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment. Our benefits include: Medical coverage on date of hire 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees. ​ About The Position   It has never been a more exciting time to work in the energy industry. The electric distribution grid is in transformation   to   a smarter, more resilient, cleaner, and greener (solar, wind) grid .    Advanced systems for grid monitoring and control will be at the forefront of these efforts. This position requires an Engineer to collaborate with a talented team within Digital and Operations to design, implement, and   maintain   our leading-edge technology suite known as the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS). Our ADMS platform is   utilized   within our Distribution Control Center and provides operators with real time awareness and control of the Ameren Distribution electric grid serving over   2.4 million customers .     From a more technical perspective the ADMS platform is   comprised   of an industry leading vendor solution including SCADA – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Outage Management, Distribution Management (maps and switching), Voltage Optimization, and other advanced functions. In addition, we have integrated the platform with many other corporate systems and technologies to enable interaction with our   Customers   reporting and checking power outages, and field service/mobile workers responding to those situations.   In this   position   you will be involved in crafting and building the future of electric utility operations.   The position   leverages   a flexible time work schedule that is completely remote with occasional visits to the Ameren Headquarters in Missouri and field locations across the service territory .     The ADMS system has a 24x7x365 availability requirement and so applicant will   be required   to provide off   hours   support as needed.    A diverse technology portfolio keeps the ADMS system operational, technologies include: Virtual   VxRail   Linux and Windows Servers, Multiple Database technologies (Oracle,   Sql   Server, Cassandra), Palo Alto Firewalls,   Mulesoft   Enterprise Service Bus, Splunk SIEM, Dynatrace Application Monitoring, GIS Mapping of electrical components to their physical location in ERSI based map systems.   Key responsibilities include:   ​ ​ Provide technical and user support to system operators, division office workers, division engineering, and information technology personnel   ​ Provide training and documentation when needed/requested   ​ Aggregate and model data to create reports and dashboards in various BI tools. ( PowerBI , SSRS, OBIEE)     ​   Analyze, recommend, design, plan, test,   implement   and support ADMS      ​ Perform system/data analysis, design software enhancements, test system functionality, and   maintain   application configuration settings of the ADMS applications      ​   ​ May   assist   senior staff with the following:     ​ Engage with ADMS vendor, user groups, and utility peers to ensure Ameren's requirements are incorporated into future software releases   ​ Provide input into technological process/standards/   methodology   for cloud-based configuration;   identifies   gaps and develops training plans     ​ Enable smart grid with applications including SCADA, Power Flow, Fault Locating, Switching, Outage Management   ​ Perform root cause analysis and develop action plans and priorities for backlogs ( identifying   short- and long-term solutions); may lead implementation of plans   ​ ​   Qualifications - Grid Solutions Engineer ​​​​Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics or computer science  ​Three or more years of directly related experience required  ​Experience with Electric Power Distribution systems and applications such as Advanced Distribution Management System, Outage Analysis System, GIS Geographic Information Systems, and Electric Circuit Analysis systems preferred  ​Experience with software applications development, relational databases, and server / network infrastructure preferred​​​  Qualifications - Senior Grid Solutions Engineer Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics or computer science  ​Five or more years of relevant experience required  ​Experience with two or more of the following systems or technologies is required:   ​Electric Power Distribution,    ​Advanced Distribution Management System,    ​Outage Analysis System,    ​GIS Geographic Information System,    ​Electric Circuit Analysis,     ​Software applications development,    ​Relational databases, and    ​Server / network infrastructure    Qualifications - Lead Grid Solutions Engineer ​​​​Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics or computer science  ​Seven or more years of relevant experience required  ​Experience with three or more of the following systems or technologies is required:   ​Electric Power Distribution,    ​Advanced Distribution Management System,    ​Outage Analysis System,    ​GIS Geographic Information System,    ​Electric Circuit Analysis,     ​Software applications development,    ​Relational