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About Ameren Services (B&CS)

Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

It has never been a more exciting time to work in the energy industry. The electric distribution grid is in transformationintoa smarter, more resilient, cleaner, and greener (solar, wind) grid.Advanced systems for grid monitoring and control will be at the forefront of these efforts. This position requires an Engineer to collaborate with a talented team within Digital and Operations to design, implement, andmaintainour leading-edge technology suite known as the Distributed Energy Management System (DERMS). The DERMS platform will be utilized by Ameren's Electrical Distribution Operations and DER teams to manage and orchestrate Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and their connection to the grid. DERs are decentralized electric generators or energy storage technologies connected to the utility grid including solar farms/fields, rooftop solar, battery storage, and wind generators. From a more technical perspective the DERMS platform is designed around hybrid architecture utilizing both cloud and on-premise components. In addition, the platform will integrate with many other technologies to enable DER Configuration, Forecasting, Optimization and Control.

In thispositionyou will be involved in crafting and building the future of electric utility operations.

The positionleveragesa flexible time work schedule that follows a hybrid model: three days a week at Ameren Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri and two remote days.The DERMS system will have a 24x7x365 availability requirement and applicants willbe requiredto provide off-hourssupport as needed.

The DERMS system is comprised of a diverse set of technologies including: VirtualLinux and Windows Servers, Multiple Database technologies (Oracle,SQL Server), Rancher Kubernetes Engine, Palo Alto Firewalls,MuleSoftEnterprise Service Bus, Splunk SIEM, Dynatrace Application Monitoring, GIS Mapping of electrical components to their physical location in ERSI based map systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and test a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) across a hybrid cloud/on-premise, container-based architecture.
• Support system implementation activities, including configuration and environment setup across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Support system integration with enterprise and operational technologies, ensuring alignment with utility architecture and compliance requirements.
• Partner with internal business units and external vendors to implement DERMS use cases that enable distributed energy resource integration and grid optimization.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including system design artifacts, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Transition to ongoing operational support, including monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high system availability.
• Deliver continuous improvements through software enhancements, upgrades, and new functionality to meet evolving grid and business needs.

Qualifications- Grid Solutions Engineer

• Bachelor's degreerequired, preferably in engineering,mathematicsor computer science

• Three or more years ofdirectly relatedexperiencerequired

• Experience with Electric Power Distribution systems and applications such as Advanced Distribution Management System, Outage Analysis System, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, GIS Geographic Information Systems, and Electric Circuit Analysis systems preferred

• Experience with software applications development, relational databases, and server / network infrastructure preferred

Qualifications - Senior Grid Solutions Engineer

• Bachelor's degreerequired, preferably in engineering,mathematicsor computer science

• Five or more years of relevant experiencerequired

Experience with two or more of the following systems or technologies isrequired:

• Electric Power Distribution,

• Advanced Distribution Management System,

• Outage Analysis System,

• GIS Geographic Information System,

• Electric Circuit Analysis,

• Software applications development,

• Relational databases, and

• Server / network infrastructure

Qualifications - Lead Grid Solutions Engineer

• Bachelor's degreerequired, preferably in engineering,mathematicsor computer science

• Seven or more years of relevant experiencerequired

Experience with three or more of the following systems or technologies isrequired:

• Electric Power Distribution,

• Advanced Distribution Management System,

• Outage Analysis System,

• GIS Geographic Information System,

• Electric Circuit Analysis,

• Software applications development,

• Relational databases, and

• Server / network infrastructure

Compensation Range:

$84,400.00 - $204,400.00

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.