DERMS Intermediate Solutions Specialist

I10285 GE Vernova Electrification Software Canada Company; Canada; Remote; CAD 74,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility: 10% AIP

Job summary

GE Vernova Electrification Software Canada Company is seeking a Solution Specialist to engage utility clients and deliver GE GridOS DERMS solutions, including planning, requirements management, and integration with client environments. The role emphasizes collaboration with technical leads, design of solutions, data preparation, and scripting for automated data processing.

The position requires a power systems focus, a solid software development background, and experience deploying solutions in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant electricity industry experience.
• Ability to automate processes with scripting solutions and data workflows.
• Software development experience and understanding of the SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements management and create traceable requirements to design and test cases.
• Deploy GE GridOS DERMS in client environments and support DER planning scenarios.
• Lead the design/development of adapters, connectors, APIs, or microservices for integration.
• Collaborate with solution teams and ensure deliverables meet needs, timelines, and budgets.
• Provide client-facing demos, document outcomes, and present findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering degree

DER management knowledge

Automation/Scripting

Software development

SDLC understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary You are a passionate and technical client-obsessed Solution Specialist who understands emerging energy industry trends and implications on utilities and their clients. You are on your way to becoming a trusted advisor to the client, providing technical expertise in the planning, requirements management, design, build (including custom software development) and implementation of GE GridOS DERMS solutions to meet client needs.

Job Description Job Description

Who are you?

You are a passionate and technical client-obsessed Solution Specialist who understands emerging energy industry trends and implications on utilities and their clients. You are on your way to becoming a trusted advisor to the client, providing technical expertise in the planning, requirements management, design, build (including custom software development) and implementation of GE GridOS DERMS solutions to meet client needs.

What will you as our new Solution Specialist work on?

Engage with our utility clients to understand the impacts of distributed energy resources (DERs) on the distribution system by providing our utility clients with solutions to manage and plan for the emergence of more DERs.

Engage with our utility clients to understand their Business Needs and how our solution can align, meet and exceed their business needs.

Participate in the Requirements Management phase, leading to a complete set of approved requirements that are traceable to both the solution design and QA test cases.

Work collaboratively with a strong team of Technical Leads and Solution Specialists to provide input on solution architecture based on client needs and solution capabilities.

Define success criteria and author solution diagrams for the project.

Deploy GE GridOS DERMS solutions to client environments to support project use cases and DER planning scenarios.

Prepare input data such as network model files, load & generation forecasts, future planning scenarios, and generation cost data.

Prepare, modify, and configure client and testing input data for solutions by creating scripts and automating data processing systems.

Convert and validate client CIM distribution network models using developed tools and scripts, validating powerflow results.

Lead the custom adapter, connector, API, or microservice design and development to fully integrate the GE GridOS DERMS solution into the client environment.

Fluent in full stack development, backend services, middleware, and presentation layer including UI/UX needs in order to deliver custom integrated solutions to our clients.

Collaborate with our Service Engineering development lead during the development cycle to ensure all custom deliverables meet defined needs and standards and are on time and budget.

Respond to all client inquiries, bugs, and product ideas for in-flight projects and file tickets for the Product team.

Lead the simulation of project scenarios utilising combinations of solutions, configuration, and input data.

Perform use case and client specific testing runs and lead factory and site acceptance testing.

Debug software bugs, documenting issues for the testing teams.

Automate solution processes and complete workflows using existing API documentation.

Analyse and assess data and results of project activities and tasks.

Hands-On experience, with certification a plus, in deploying solution to the AWS cloud (GE’s and / or the clients). Report on project outcomes and present findings to project partners and stakeholders. Outline project goals, objectives, requirements, and technical functionality. Design, and document solutions to achieve the identified client requirements and use cases. Document and design client-specific solution requirements, capturing acceptance criteria and necessary features to meet client business needs mapping them back to product capabilities. Define the user acceptance testing process and test cases, and articulate progress metrics.

Experience with enterprise software full stack development, including backend development and scripting including Java, Python, and DB connector experience. Work with the Project Managers to develop, document and standardize new internal and external processes, expectations, and deliverables across multiple projects. Create business cases and new product requirements by understanding client business processes and policies, in some cases to include regulatory needs. Collaborate with other members of the Solutions team to expand our solution consulting and delivery practice, build standards of excellence, and continuously deliver innovative solution offerings for clients. Use internal software demonstrations to develop user acceptance documentations, and training modules. Train utility clients and end users on how to use GE GridOS DERMS to achieve their business cases. Identify project delivery risks, recommending potential mitigation strategies, in collaboration with Project Manager Support sales activities on occasion, providing technical demos and also identifying possible future upsell opportunities during the course of the project.

Required Skills:

Education.

You hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a similar program, with a focus on power systems or relevant experience.

Experience.

You have strong electricity industry knowledge, with 2+ years relevant work experience. You will bring strong analysis skills including requirements elicitation and management skills. You understand how to trace a requirement to a design specification and the test plans / cases. You are comfortable automating processes and utilizing or building scripting solutions to support product solutions. You bring software development experience and a strong understanding of the SDLC and integrating custom solutions into a product, in our case the GE GridOS DERMS product.

Knowledge.

You are familiar with emerging energy industry trends and implications on utility clients in the area of DER management, distribution planning, IT, SCADA and asset management with a strong background in analysis.

Excellence.

You get things done within project deadlines, and with strong focus on quality.

Teamwork.

You are a natural collaborator and demonstrate a “we before me” attitude.

Problem Solving.

You can quickly understand and analyze various approaches and processes and are able to configure solutions to client needs given existing product functionality. You have the ability to drill down to the details, obtaining the right level of specificity for your team. You can creatively solve complex problems.

Communication.

Strong written and verbal communication style. Can effectively share complex technical topics with various levels of audience.

Growth Mindset.

You are deeply curious and love to ask questions. You’re a lifelong learner.

Client Focus.

You enjoy being in front of clients, listening to their needs. You are deeply focused on ensuring their success. You can create powerful user stories detailing the needs of your clients.

Innovation.

A genuine interest in new tools and technology. You learn new software quickly without extensive documentation or hand holding

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $73,600-110,400 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: 10% AIP This posting is for an existing vacancy. Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No #LI-Remote - This is a remote position

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