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FirstEnergy at a Glance: We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts. Preferred work location is Akron, OH. This Position
This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. Members of the Dx SCADA Systems team manage the application software to support FirstEnergy's Distribution (Dx) SCADA (a component of the DMS) environment. The team focuses on ensuring a world class SCADA system for use by Distribution Operations. This position is focused on the administration and development of the Dx SCADA platform, LiveData interfaces, Oracle NMS interfaces, eterraSource interfaces, and related system administration, scripting, and development to ensure a cohesive DMS system built with components from various vendors. This position also supports the EMS systems on a combined team. System Administrators have a fundamental responsibility to ensure the computing health of the overall OT Systems Landscape. Members of the team must ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Job Responsibilities
COMMUNICATIONS: Support GE (legacy Alstom) eterraControl module running on the EMS Front End Processors (FEP) Support real-time Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) via Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) communications to FEPs Work with EMS communications hardware and FirstEnergy's IT Network groups to ensure robust, redundant and real-time system and data collection architectures Develop and execute SCADA system standardizations that reduce time to delivery, efficiency and agility to deploy Distribution SCADA enabled technologies SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT:
Support GE (legacy Alstom)eterraDistribution module building electrical models for simulator use Manage third-party vendor software on FirstEnergy's standard infrastructure and network platforms. Manage integrations between software components. Manage the testing and deployment of patches and software upgrades Support real-time SCADA software and database configurations in Habitat Maintain interfaces between FirstEnergy IT systems, including LiveData RTI platform and integrations to the Oracle NMS platform Perform system security administration tasks DATA MANAGEMENT:
Support GE (legacy Alstom) eterraHabitat database platform, eterraArchive based Oracle platform, PI Historian and/or LiveData RTI interfaces. Support data extraction and transformation through the GE (legacy Alstom) eterra provided tool set as well as PERL scripts. Develop scripts to perform complex data analysis and increase productivity of the Dx SCADA Modeling team. Develop data queries and reporting solutions to meet customer requirements both internal and external to the team. Principal Accountabilities
* Ensures high level of reliability and availability of the Dx SCADA systems. * Installs, Manages and Tunes a mission-critical real-time architecture that supports distribution operations 24x7x365 with zero downtime - utilizing real-time databases, software and networking technologies. * Manages the testing and deployment of patches and software upgrades. * P
FirstEnergy at a Glance: We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger. FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts. Preferred work location is Akron, OH. This Position
This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. Members of the Dx SCADA Systems team manage the application software to support FirstEnergy's Distribution (Dx) SCADA (a component of the DMS) environment. The team focuses on ensuring a world class SCADA system for use by Distribution Operations. This position is focused on the administration and development of the Dx SCADA platform, LiveData interfaces, Oracle NMS interfaces, eterraSource interfaces, and related system administration, scripting, and development to ensure a cohesive DMS system built with components from various vendors. This position also supports the EMS systems on a combined team. System Administrators have a fundamental responsibility to ensure the computing health of the overall OT Systems Landscape. Members of the team must ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Job Responsibilities
COMMUNICATIONS: Support GE (legacy Alstom) eterraControl module running on the EMS Front End Processors (FEP) Support real-time Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) via Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) communications to FEPs Work with EMS communications hardware and FirstEnergy's IT Network groups to ensure robust, redundant and real-time system and data collection architectures Develop and execute SCADA system standardizations that reduce time to delivery, efficiency and agility to deploy Distribution SCADA enabled technologies SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT:
Support GE (legacy Alstom)eterraDistribution module building electrical models for simulator use Manage third-party vendor software on FirstEnergy's standard infrastructure and network platforms. Manage integrations between software components. Manage the testing and deployment of patches and software upgrades Support real-time SCADA software and database configurations in Habitat Maintain interfaces between FirstEnergy IT systems, including LiveData RTI platform and integrations to the Oracle NMS platform Perform system security administration tasks DATA MANAGEMENT:
Support GE (legacy Alstom) eterraHabitat database platform, eterraArchive based Oracle platform, PI Historian and/or LiveData RTI interfaces. Support data extraction and transformation through the GE (legacy Alstom) eterra provided tool set as well as PERL scripts. Develop scripts to perform complex data analysis and increase productivity of the Dx SCADA Modeling team. Develop data queries and reporting solutions to meet customer requirements both internal and external to the team. Principal Accountabilities
* Ensures high level of reliability and availability of the Dx SCADA systems. * Installs, Manages and Tunes a mission-critical real-time architecture that supports distribution operations 24x7x365 with zero downtime - utilizing real-time databases, software and networking technologies. * Manages the testing and deployment of patches and software upgrades. * P