About the position
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and dependable electricity to over 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation's cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy! The Grid Control Systems Department is looking for a Engineer II Tech Applications to join their team in Miami, FL. Under general supervision, this individual contributor within the Transmission and Substation (TS) and Distribution Grid Control Systems (GCS) organization is responsible for the planning, development, application architecture, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and operations of grid control systems and applications. Systems included are Energy Management System (EMS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Residential/Commercial/Industrial Demand Side Management (DSM) systems and other emerging technologies in support of the Power Delivery Business Unit. An intermediate grasp of electrical system principles, computer systems, programming, network architecture and relational database technologies is desired. This position will be required to be on functional area callout rotation to provide 24 by 7 computer support. The person on callout rotation serves as the primary contact for operational activities related to troubleshooting, incident response, and major operational processes within the Control Center Operations organization for a specific functional area. The end results from the effort put in by a person in this position include, but not limited to the following: (a) highly available grid control systems applications that meet or exceed development or operational targets, (b) compliant cyber security and protection processes of grid control systems applications and infrastructure, (c) strong customer relationships to the organization's internal and external customers, and (d) efficient execution of work plan and related activities in the systems development and/or maintenance and support of grid control systems applications and infrastructure to meet or exceed objectives. To achieve these results, a person in this position needs to demonstrate through training and/or acquired experience (a) the necessary technical and functional skills required to contribute his/her expertise to a functional area within the GCS organization, (b) excellent development, operational and organizational skills necessary to deliver highly available grid control systems applications and infrastructure, (c) resource management skills to prioritize work plans to develop, maintain, and support systems critical to the GCS organization, (d) commercial awareness to ensure that risks are properly managed, and (e) an indomitable spirit of seeking value through technical innovation and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Planning, development, application architecture, implementation, maintenance, monitoring and operations of grid control systems and applications.
- Provide 24 by 7 computer support as part of callout rotation.
- Serve as the primary contact for operational activities related to troubleshooting and incident response.
- Ensure highly available grid control systems applications that meet or exceed development or operational targets.
- Maintain compliant cyber security and protection processes of grid control systems applications and infrastructure.
- Build strong customer relationships with internal and external customers.
- Efficiently execute work plan and related activities in systems development and maintenance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical power systems or computer engineering.
- Professional Engineering License (PE).
- Working knowledge of electrical principles and concepts.
- Working knowledge of real-time EMS functionality.
- Proficiency in programming languages and scripting, such as C++, Java, Oracle, Perl, etc.
- Knowledge of applicable policies, rules, regulations, and codes in the electrical utility field and cyber security, especially on NERC CIP Standards.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective oral and written communications skills.
