PJM Interconnection · 12 hours ago
Sr. (Lead) Analyst/Engineer I (II)
PJM Interconnection is responsible for ensuring the safety and reliability of the electric power system for over 65 million people. The Sr. (Lead) Analyst/Engineer will manage the lifecycle of PJM's Energy Management Systems, ensuring security, operational readiness, and coordination of system upgrades and enhancements.
Energy
Responsibilities
Responsible for PJM EMS's lifecycle management to include the planning and execution of the system enhancements, upgrades and releases. These include vendor technology lifecycle roadmaps, plans and coordination of resources within Operations Engineering Support division
Coordinate and engage with security groups within PJM for provable, documented adherence to good security policy
Collaboratively work with PJM’s Enterprise Security and Architecture teams to ensure all EMS applications are appropriately security hardened with appropriate resiliency patterns throughout system lifecycle changes
Coordination, planning and execution of Operations and ITS staff for system upgrades, software releases, security tests and vulnerability management activities
Collaborate with project teams to design, develop, manage architecture resiliency within the Energy Management System (EMS) technology architecture stack. Participate and actively draw upon industry lessons learned and human performance feedback of system events for incorporation within PJM EMS design and architecture
Coordinate EMS application business impact assessment for hardware and software changes initiated by the PJM organization
Responsible for planning, coordination, and execution of drills, test events and remediation activities to ensure the operational health and readiness of PJM tertiary and quaternary environments
Brainstorm, contribute and collaborate to identify areas for administration efficiencies, potential automation ideas and process improvements
Responsible for managing and oversight of PJM’s EMS Vendor Management activities including personnel, contracts, defect management and statements of work necessary for the technology lifecycle management activities
Grant, modify or reject application maintenance outage requests based on the needs of system operations
Develop and maintain relationships with Operations Engineering support Subject Matter Experts to ensure the systems are meeting functional and performance expectations
Develop and maintain relationships with Information Technology Services Subject Matter Experts to ensure the security controls new and revised, technology road maps, infrastructure changes are assessed for impact and socialized
Develop and maintain relationships with vendor support Subject Matter Experts to collaborate on diagnostic, troubleshooting and technical architectures
Provide 24x7 callout coverage as dictated by the needs of the business and respond, as necessary, to support calls in off hours
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology or equivalent work experience
At least 5 years of work experience supporting and managing mission critical systems running on multiple operating system platforms and middleware
Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail
Experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis
Ability to use mathematical and electrical theory
Ability to troubleshoot and provide technical support
Ability to use mathematical and electrical theory
Preferred
Master's degree in Engineering
Experience supporting and managing Energy Management Systems
Power system operations, EMS network modeling and/or EMS Network Applications experience
Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions
Company
PJM Interconnection
PJM Interconnection is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity.
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