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Department : Digital

Division: Strategy, Architecture & Emerging Tech

Reference number: 12348

This is a 2 Year Fixed Term Contract (FTC) position based in Mel/Syd/Brisbane/Perth.

AEMO at the Heart of Energy

We are the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), committed to designing and operating a sustainable energy system that delivers safe, reliable, and affordable electricity and gas. Our mission includes facilitating the transition to a net-zero energy system by 2050, working collaboratively with industry partners to achieve 100% renewable generation capability by 2025. We have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to co-design the future of our energy systems, and our core values revolve around Character, Commitment, and Connection.

Join us, as we contribute to this significant mission in the energy sector!

About The Team & The Position

Digital capabilities include applications, interfacing systems, data and the underlying technology/infrastructure and networks across IT and in the converged zone of IT-OT coupled with industry interchange hubs and platforms. Due to solutions hosted by the digital teams, the division is uniquely placed to observe and validate the interplay amongst other business divisions within AEMO and with other stakeholders, across the AEMO ecosystem. As such Enterprise services from the division includes Strategy and Architecture, with a focus on providing business capability focused solutions across the value chain and optimising AEMO’s investments in alignment with AEMO strategic corporate plan.

This position will provide stewardship, thought leadership, lead AEMO’s technology architectures to ensure they have the required availability, reliability, security, and flexibility to support AEMO’s System & Market Operations. This key role is to understand the business drivers, business roadmap, digital roadmaps and the target state, provide inputs to investment briefs, develop, and maintain domain architecture in the System Design domain, ensure design is adhered to enterprise architecture principles and standards through design governance and provide direction to allocated solution architects in the program

Position Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and domain architecture Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for the operations portfolio and grid systems such as (not limited to) SCADA, PI, Energy Management Systems – Electricity and/or Gas systems including the coupling to energy market systems
• Provide architecture SME expertise to the in-flight Operational Transformation Program of work including the definition of transformation program architectures and roadmaps
• Develop strategic and future state roadmaps in the operations and grid systems domain (@ enterprise level) in line with the requirements of the transforming Energy system.
• Representing assigned projects at various governance forums including the accountability of presenting the architectural artefacts at the governance and exec forums
• Provide Technical Leadership and SME advisory to Architecture, and broader digital teams across the whole division inclusive of technology, software development, IT operations and delivery.
• Review of the high-level design artefacts such as HLD (High Level Design Document), Interface Agreement documents, data migration strategy / plan
• Provide architectural guidance to vendors implementing the solutions in various areas such as applications, API gateway, Integration. Identify and raise industry, business, program and technology level risks and issues
• Provide advice, based on experience, on the risk profile and cost of architectures and technologies, and choose the strategy with the appropriate balance between innovation, cost and the risk of the project to the reliability and performance of the systems.
• Be an internal advocate for adoption of best practices and standards-based approaches to Operational Technology systems, delivering value through converging practices, toolsets and platforms. Be seen as a trusted internal consultant delivering strategic advice across the breadth of AEMO operational systems.
  
  
  

Position Requirements

Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in Australian Energy / Utility industry
• Experience on Grid Energy Management Systems/SCADA, Control room and Energy market operations – Value add
• Strong experience with Microservices & Event-driven Architecture
• Highly developed interpersonal and expert communication skills, including consultation, influencing and experience negotiating technology / business / investment outcomes and responsibilities with both business representatives, industry and technology service providers.
• Proven experience in contributing to the development of strategic roadmaps and contributing to the development of a Technology / Digital Strategy. Experience with POCs, prototyping, and delivering large enterprise-level applications
• Maintain in-depth technical knowledge across current and future technologies. Adept in evaluation and integration of new technologies into existing infrastructure. Strong experience in the development and or delivery of software-based engineering solutions
• Experience in CIM framework preferable providers. Be a self-starter, demonstrate accountability and leadership.
• Strategically position the business and deliver business value through innovation, identifying opportunities to capitalise on advances in technology to deliver new services and drive down cost to support existing business functions/add value
  
  
  

Must be an Australian citizen with the ability to attain and maintain an appropriate level of national security clearance.

Education/ Professional Certifications

• Tertiary level qualifications in IT, Computer Science or technology discipline ideal
• Certifications in relevant technologies, TOGAF or other architecture methodologies is desirable.
  
  
  

In Return Some Of Our Benefits To You

• Flexible working: work from home, part time, job share, hybrid options, and additional leave options
• Professional development via projects, industry networks, job rotation, study assistance and more.
• Give back with up to 4 days of volunteering leave per year.
• Embrace a healthier you with our wellness program, discounted health insurance, gym perks and our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  
  
  

About Our Process

AEMO values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, welcoming applications from all backgrounds without regard to age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, race, or religion.

If you would like to know more about working at AEMO , please check out our careers page for more information.

For more information on the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) please refer to www.aemo.com.au or visit one of our social media channels below.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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  Full-time

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  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Utilities

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