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This position entails front line Business Development activities for smart grid related efforts including market analysis, potential sales contacts, sales presentations and demonstrations, and customer consultation. This position requires significant travel and a minimum of 5 years of experience and Knowledge of the electric utility industry especially distribution operations. Knowledge of Smart Grid and the current activities in this field is a plus.
This position entails technical and consulting services related to Smart Grid including utility systems, data communication systems, AMI, Demand Response, Distributed and Renewable Energy Resources, distributed generation, transmission and distribution systems; electric utility processes, technologies, design, and software deployment efforts. The position requires a minimum of 10 years experience in the utility industry and significant travel.
OATI has been the leading provider of innovative web base software solutions to the Energy Industry in North America for over 14 years. Our employee team is rapidly expanding to meet the changing and growing needs of our customer base. OATI assists clients to adapt to this changing environment by developing solutions to efficiently and effectively manage workload and work processes.
OATI consulting professionals evaluate existing customer work processes regarding Open Access Transmission Tariff administration, Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) requirements and use, e-Tag processing, energy and transmission scheduling, and provide solutions for utility clients responsible for managing electrical grid system operations. OATI professionals lead client and vendor teams responsible for the development and delivery of OATI OASIS and transmission scheduling solutions, as well as consulting on integration, business process and internal controls improvement, grid operations and procedures, and other technical matters. Bachelor's degree required, however adequate industry work experience in system operations will be considered.
- Develops, evaluates and benchmarks business processes and controls based upon best practices as observed in the industry
- Leads projects, develops requirements and testing methodologies and defined reports in support of OATI OASIS and energy/transmission scheduling solution implementation projects
- Manages the progress and efforts of the project team and reviews the work of team members for quality
- Works jointly with client's business process and IT teams during technology implementations to communicate additions and changes to critical processes, operational and financial controls
- Communicates and trains clients on new and existing Regulatory requirements
- Reviews and recommends improvements to energy and transmission scheduling, OASIS and e-Tagging related policies and procedures
- Ensures client leadership involvement and accountability for project outcomes and recommendations
Job Requirement Essential
- Work experience in energy industry is required
- Working knowledge of FERC, NERC, and NAESB regulations and standards
- Experience with ISO/RTO markets in North America preferred
- Strong knowledge of Tariff Administration and e-Tagging processes and energy/transmission scheduling operations
- Strong analytical and technical skills and ability to acquire new skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to interact with various levels of client management
- Ability to lead small teams and provide client facing responsibilities
- Experience with implementing OASIS, e-Tagging, and energy/transmission scheduling solutions
- Travel required
Offering competitive salary and benefits including 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off and excellent health and dental insurance programs.
OATI has an immediate opening for a Network Administrator. The Network Administrator will work with other members of the Information Technology Department to support all aspects of the Network Infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have five years of experience in the IT field working network infrastructure devices and protocols. Candidate should be experienced in managing, monitoring and configuring the routine operations and maintenance of network systems in a variety of different networks to include high volume/high availability systems. Experience in responding and resolving problems quickly. Has skills to implement client policy regarding computer access and firewalls.
The tasks described herein apply to switches, routers, firewalls, Intrusion detection systems, IP telephony, WLAN, VPN devices, and other LAN/WAN infrastructure components that directly support internal and external clients. This includes various network monitoring configuration tools.
Required Experience:
- CCNA or equivalent work experience
- CCNP preferred
Required Skills:
- Cisco routing
- Cisco switching
- Cisco ASA
- Cisco Firewalls
- Cisco VPN devices
- Load Balancers
- Data and Voice Circuits
- Telecommunications
- Remote Access Technologies
- VoIP
- TCP/IP
- IPv6
- IDS/IPS Configuration and Administration
- Network Monitoring Tools
- Basic Linux administration
- Basic Windows Server administration
- DNS
OATI has an immediate opening for an System Administrator. The System Administrator will work with other members of the Information Technology Department to support all aspects of the Systems Infrastructure. The Associate System Administrator will also support internal Development staff with installation, configuration, and support of OATI’s advanced Energy Industry applications.
OATI has been the leading provider of innovative web-based software solutions to the Energy Industry in North America for over 16 years. OATI’s employee team is rapidly expanding to meet the changing and growing needs of today’s Energy Service Providers.
The ideal candidate will have three to five years of experience in the IT field working with Windows operating systems, including one to three years supporting a Windows Server infrastructure.
Desired Experience:
- Windows Server – Advanced installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- SQL Server – Installation and configuration
- IIS 6/7 – Installation and configuration of websites and FTP sites
- Active Directory – User and group creation, GPO management
- Virtualization – Creating and managing guests in a virtualized environment, ESXi experience preferred
- Hardware – Troubleshooting and repairing server hardware
Job Requirements:
- Excellent troubleshooting abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment on an individual and group basis
- 24/7 availability as part of an on-call rotation
- Valid U.S. Driver’s License
- Microsoft Certification preferred
OATI offers competitive salary and employee benefits including 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off and excellent health and dental insurance programs. Applicants must be self-motivated, energetic, and willing to work in a team-oriented company.
OATI has an immediate FT opening for a Software Developer. The right candidate will have proven experience in Microsoft .NET technology, servers and tools to design and develop prototypes as part of a targeted evaluation of the capabilities and performance of the Microsoft platform as a basis for application development. This position is part of a small group which will include domain experts and application architects to create a new suite of advanced apps for the planning and ops of the electric power grid.
Qualifications: BS or MS in Computer Science or Equivalent. Strong knowledge of object oriented design, common design patterns, and MVC modeling. 3 - 5 years of comprehensive experience in web application development, 3+ years of ASP.NET and PHP or PERL or other frameworks used to develop dynamic web pages, proven experience in writing clean, modular, extensible code Strong .NET development experience.
Preferred Experience and Skills: Experience with Microsoft technologies for web-based multi-tier architectures, knowledge of SQL Server, SharePoint, BizTalk server, experience with Agile development methodologies, short development iterations, test-driven development, and factoring
Open Access Technology Int. is looking for Junior Software Developers for its openings at Mpls, MN. The positions requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, computer programming or related field and knowledge of JAVA, SQL Server, Object Oriented Design, Java Script, HTML, Dynamic HTML, and C++ . Duties include implementing specific OATI product-community related content using community specific Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) and/ or systems.
At Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI), your career is always on the move. Our employees have expertise across diverse industry verticals and technology platforms. OATI combines the agility of a small company with the stability of a large company. We have built a nurturing and rewarding culture diligently over the last 15 years. Our work culture is collaborative and we encourage every Team Member to go beyond their defined roles and learn more. If you are looking for an energetic, challenging, and rewarding career, then OATI is the place to be!
Currently, OATI is looking for Customer Systems Analysts for its openings at Minneapolis, MN. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, computer programming or related field, and knowledge of HTML, Networking, Desktop Support, and QA. Duties include troubleshooting specific OATI product-community related content for customers using community specific Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) and/ or systems, quality assurance testing, set up of internal computer systems, rotating on-call phone, etc. Customer focused, quicker learner, and customer service experience is also a plus.