Substation OT/DA Engineer

Brief Description

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General Purpose of Job

The Substation OT/DA Engineer is responsible for the deployment, maintenance, and OT systems in electric substations and Distribution Automation on SECO feeder circuits. This role supports real-time data acquisition, monitoring, control systems, ensuring high availability, reliability, and security of critical infrastructure.

Minimum Required Qualifications And Competencies

The following includes the minimum job requirements and essential duties for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Some job requirements may exclude individuals that cannot be reasonably accommodated or who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements Education

- Minimum: Four (4) year bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. - Preferred: Certification: Cisco (CCNA), CompTIA Security+, NERC CIP training, etc.

- Job-related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Experience

- Minimum: Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in utility, SCADA, or industrial OT environments.

- Minimum: Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in Distribution Engineering or Operations.

- Minimum: Proficient in IP networking, VLANs, routing, and cybersecurity best practices.

- Minimum: Experience with substation and distribution automation systems and protocols.

- Minimum: Three (3) years of experience with Distribution Automation and information gathering devices/sensors for distribution.

- Minimum: Three (3) years of experience with Distribution Protection and Control.

- Minimum: Experience with electronic and hydraulic reclosers sizing and coordination.

- Minimum: Experience with remote-controlled line devices (capacitor banks, reclosers, regulators)

- Minimum: Familiar with ADMS, FLISR and OMS applications and operational implementations.

- Preferred: Familiarity with compliance standards (e.g., NERC/FERC, CIP, ISA/IEC 62443).

- Preferred: Experience with SEL, GE, ABB, S&C or Siemens protection and control equipment.

- Preferred: Experience with utility operations, relay settings, and outage management systems.

- Preferred: Working knowledge of virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), backup systems, and remote access tools.

- Preferred: Experience within an electric utility or related industry.

Living Requirement

- Employees in this position must live within one (1) hour from the assigned reporting location. Employees who live more than one (1) hour from their assigned reporting location must relocate within six (6) months of employment.

Driving Requirement

- Valid Florida Driver's License required

Summary

We are the third-largest electric co-op in Florida and the seventh-largest in the nation and we are looking for qualified, energetic and committed candidates to join our successful TEAM!

SECO Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from applicants. SECO Energy will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from any search agencies, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, headhunters and recruitment agencies (hereinafter ‘vendors’). Unsolicited referrals and resumes sent to SECO Energy are deemed gratuitous. If any vendor (included but not limited to recruitment agency, headhunter, staffing agency) supplies any job applicant to SECO Energy without having a valid written and signed an agreement with SECO Energy, SECO Energy is not obligated to pay any kind of referral fee to such vendor. Any resumes submitted in the absence of a signed agreement become the property of SECO Energy and no fee shall be due.

*If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing jobs@secoenergy.com or by calling (855) 483-2673. Please be advised that this assistance is available for individuals who require accommodation due to disability.

Sumter Electric Cooperative is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with our company values and will not be tolerated.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

SECO Energy participates in E-Verify. E-Verify electronically compares information entered on the Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9, with records contained in Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.* *E-Verify English/Espanol

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- This posting will be closed and no longer available to receive applications upon SECO Energy’s discretion.

^ SECO Energy is a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative serving over 200,000 families and businesses across seven counties in Central Florida, making SECO Energy the third largest electric co-op in Florida and the sixth largest in the nation.

^ SECO Energy is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or individuals with disabilities, or protected veteran status.

^ Qualified employees will be considered on an equal basis with external applicants.