Platform Engineer

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.

Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the Parnell East Office located in Jackson, MI. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

The Platform Engineer provides 2nd and 3rd Level technical support services to staff and customers on software systems and hardware products and maintaining associated documentation for both Field and Corporate Workers. The incumbent provides end user computing hardware Life Cycle management to meet business needs. Troubleshoots very difficult infrastructure problems which can involve other groups such as server, network, and Information Security. Utilizes automation to removed wasted effort and improver user experience. The Platform Engineer responds and follows-up on internal and external customer support problems.

This Platform Engineer position will be an integral member of the Operational Technology (OT) Gas Compression team which manages infrastructure, applications, and components that are critical to the operations of Consumers Energy’s Gas Transmission and Distribution (T&D) system. As part of this team, the successful candidate will be exposed to a wide variety of challenging tasks and have opportunities to use and develop their skills to successfully complete these tasks. Additionally, this position is intended to be utilized for integrating complex industrial control processes with enterprise-level IT systems. If selected, the candidate will be working with several remote sites around the state of Michigan. The candidate will also provide IT/OT support for these sites.

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Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

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