DERMS Engineer — Hybrid Grid Optimization & Cloud/On-Prem

Ameren Services Company; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage on date of hire

100% employer paid cash balance and/or

401(k) with company match fully vested

Vacation and holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Ameren Services (B&CS) seeks an engineer to design, implement, and maintain a DERMS platform—hybrid cloud/on-premise, container-based, with interconnected databases and monitoring tools. You will collaborate with Digital and Operations to advance grid modernization efforts.

The role involves 24x7x365 availability and off-hours support, with a hybrid work model: three days at Ameren Headquarters in St. Louis, MO, and two remote days, aligning DER/utility architecture and vendor partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics or computer science required.
• Three or more years of directly related experience required.
• Experience with Electric Power Distribution systems and applications (e.g., ADMS, Outage Analysis, SCADA, GIS, Electric Circuit Analysis) preferred.
• Experience with software applications development, relational databases, and server/network infrastructure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) across a hybrid cloud/on-premise, container-based architecture.
• Support system implementation activities, including configuration and environment setup across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Support system integration with enterprise and operational technologies, ensuring alignment with utility architecture and compliance requirements.
• Partner with internal business units and external vendors to implement DERMS use cases that enable distributed energy resource integration and grid optimization.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including system design artifacts, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Transition to ongoing operational support, including monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high system availability.
• Deliver continuous improvements through software enhancements, upgrades, and new functionality to meet evolving grid and business needs.

Skills

DERMS platform

Hybrid cloud

System integration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics or computer science

Tools

Rancher Kubernetes Engine

Oracle

SQL Server

Splunk

Dynatrace

GIS

Job description

Ameren Services (B&CS) seeks an engineer to design, implement, and maintain a DERMS platform—hybrid cloud/on-premise, container-based, with interconnected databases and monitoring tools. You will collaborate with Digital and Operations to advance grid modernization efforts.

The role involves 24x7x365 availability and off-hours support, with a hybrid work model: three days at Ameren Headquarters in St. Louis, MO, and two remote days, aligning DER/utility architecture and vendor partnerships.