IT Applications Analyst - Energy Management and Market Solutions

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Job description

WEC Energy Group is one of the nation's largest electric generation, distribution and natural gas delivery holding companies. We employ over 7,000 people in our energy companies and service subsidiaries. As a Fortune 500 company, we value and develop our employees who are making a difference in a mission that matters.

WBS, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking an IT Applications Analyst - Energy Management and Market Solutions in our Green Bay, Wisconsin location. This position offers a flexible work arrangement (remote/hybrid) with time reguarly spent in the Green Bay office.

This is a job family (Associate IT Applications Analyst / IT Applications Analyst /Senior IT Applications Analyst) posting where the experience of the selected candidate will determine the level offered.

Job Summary

The IT Applications Analyst position will support our energy management system within the Energy Management and Market Solutions (EMMS) group. The Applications Analyst will work closely with real-time control centers and business departments to maintain accurate configurations and system information within the energy management system. Responsibilities include the development, support, and quality control of energy management system applications and energy market network and financial system models. This position designs, develops, documents, implements, and supports solutions for control center and related business requirements. Discovers and analyzes issues with energy management system configuration and data as well as SCADA communications and field equipment as necessa

Job Responsibilities

• Supports computer systems, software applications, databases and tools. Analyzes error conditions, identifies potential causes of problems, utilizes root cause analysis techniques, and looks for multiple solutions and expedites resolution.
• Full stack software development of energy management system applications.
• Designs, modifies, develops, implements, and tests system configurations.
• Writes/reviews documentation to describe configuration processes, logic, and test plans. Writes/reviews manuals for users.
• Designs, develops and maintains plans related to data integrity, system reliability, and consistency.
• Acts as a liaison between various groups, such as the field support teams, Database Administration, Network Support, and Computer Operations.
• Develops implementation plans for individual or small group tasks and small to medium projects. Accountable for developing scope, estimation, and tracking time and resources expended on projects.
• Perform on-call responsibilities as part of an on-call rotation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering. Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, MIS, or Engineering is preferred. Successful completion of a certified Application Development Apprenticeship will also be considered.
• A strong technical understanding of application development practices and strong analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills to act as a liaison between IT and business clients
• Coding experience utilizing Microsoft's VB.Net or .Net platform
• Relational database knowledge, such as Microsoft SQL Server.
• Ability to present technical information to non-technical users both in small and large groups
• Ability to understand technical environments to support the energy management system
• Ability to collect and analyze data in order to figure out the root cause for issues

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