***SC CLEARED***
PowerOn Advantage Solution Consultant
Based: Edinburgh / Glasgow / Reading / Portsmouth
3 Month contract initially
£550 - £575 P/D (Umbrella-PAYE)

One of our blue chip clients are looking for a PowerOn Advantage Solution Consultant to join the team on a long term programme of work. We have a requirement for a PowerOn Solution Consultant to support the delivery of the OMS solution and its integration to relevant systems.

Key Responsibilities:
* Power Utilities SCADA Architecture deployment experience.
* PoA integrations System.
* Testing of PoA functionalities.
* Good experience in PowerOn Advantage application and deployment of various components.
* Detailed understanding of PoA architecture and its components.
* Should have worked on deployment of at least 2-3 POA systems in Power Utilities.
* Should have experience in integrating PoA with OT applications like GIS, WFM, PI, Historian and other corporate application systems
* Customer interactions and working in multi-vendor environment.
* Arrange end to end solution for the deployment of the product from planning & engineering functions
* Securing a smooth hand-over of the solution/resource to Operations
* Should be capable of providing guidance in defining solution architecture considering integration of PoA with external systems.
* Expertise in developing test plan / cases, acceptance and transition
* Knowledge of and a working familiarity with current standards, and regulations governing power systems

Key Skills / Experience:
Technical Skills:
* Network configuration of SCADA, DMS, OMS in PoA.
* Experience of system integration, working on multi-discipline projects
* Good experience in PowerOn Advantage application and its components.
* Should have knowledge on writing PL/SQL, Shell, PFL, Perl scripts.
* Configuration of SCADA, DMS, OMS in PoA.
* Should have worked on different modules like Group Tele Control, Automation, system tracing, Symbol Design, Alarm Configurations, etc. in PoA
* Configuration and setup of SOAP services and interfaces
* Setup of PoA Application and Database server, reports server, FEP server, Historian database and DPF (Dist. Power Flow) application server, Proxy Server.
* Reports development using Microsoft sql server report builder & deploying the reports to Sql server reporting services
* Bringing Servers into replication and testing replication of various servers (Application Servers, Reports and Proxy Servers).
* Knowledge on PoA cartography for network build.
* Good level of understanding on Windows and Linux server
* IT/OT and security standards (e.g., NERC CIP).
* Use relevant utility experience to engage with client utilities to understand their specific applications, approaches and methodologies in Electric Distribution Operational systems
Industry Knowledge Capability:
* Good understanding of electric utility distribution planning, engineering and operations
* Utilize specialised utility system design and planning knowledge to produce moderately complex work products and solutions across engagements or multiple phases of a more complex engagement
* Assess effectiveness of client's use of tools, applications, processes to adapt to new OT applications for solution areas such as DERMS/DRMS/ADMS/OMS/SCADA
* Apply appropriate methods or recognised equivalent to identified client needs
* Anticipate and resolve technical problems with occasional technical assistance from others

This is a great opportunity on a long running programme of work.
Apply now for your CV to reach me directly and we will reply as soon as possible.


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