Jobs at ERCOT

Lead technical development and policy for grid interconnection studies, modeling, and emerging technologies. Advise leadership, mentor engineers, develop methodologies and rules for evaluating generation and large loads, represent ERCOT externally, and publish technical guidance to ensure reliable integration of new technologies.

The Release Analyst coordinates release planning and execution, manages CI/CD pipelines, enforces security compliance, and drives performance metrics for infrastructure and application releases.

Lead architecture, development, governance, and administration of SharePoint Online, Project Online, Microsoft 365 collaboration, and Power Platform solutions. Design secure, scalable SharePoint and Power Platform implementations, develop SPFx components and Power Apps/Automate solutions, establish governance/SDLC practices, integrate with Microsoft Graph/Azure services, automate administration with PowerShell, and support compliance, migration, and adoption in a regulated energy environment.

The Grid Analysis engineer conducts power-flow simulations, evaluates infrastructure reliability, and implements improvements for the electric grid, mentoring junior staff.

Design, develop, test, and integrate wholesale electric market and web UI applications (MMS, DAM, RUC, SCED, CRR). Build optimization solvers (CPLEX/AMPL), automate CI/CD pipelines, perform root-cause analysis, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior developers while ensuring SDLC and architecture compliance.

Perform budget analysis, prepare and monitor organizational and departmental budgets, analyze financial and operational trends, produce variance reports, advise management, support finance system upgrades, and recommend efficiency improvements.

Serve as a strategic HR Business Partner delivering consultative HR guidance to leaders and employees. Align business strategy with people programs, advise on employee relations, workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning, change management, and compliance. Use HR data to identify trends and recommend improvements, partnering with HR Centers of Excellence to enhance employee experience and retention.

This program provides entry-level engineers with training and experience in Power Systems and Computer Engineering, focusing on electric power grid solutions and market applications.

Lead development and execution of multi-year strategic roadmaps for ERCOT, coordinate cross-departmental initiatives, evaluate organizational and financial feasibility, translate concepts into proofs-of-concept and projects, prepare Board-level materials, maintain strategy tools and dashboards, and plan market initiatives in response to regulatory directives to improve grid operations and market outcomes.

Manage and lead a team coordinating ERCOT's state policy initiatives and relations with the Texas PUC and legislature. Oversee analysis, monitoring, and communication of legislation, PUC rulemakings, and stakeholder activities; produce executive briefings and impact analysis; coordinate with General Counsel and Executive Team; mentor staff and manage escalations to support data-driven policy decisions and implementation guidance.

Manage and direct the Grid Implementation team to analyze upcoming grid changes, identify reliability issues, and develop mitigations (GTCs, CMPs, RASs, EAPs). Act as SME for system planning and operations, ensure proper modeling and compliance with NERC/ERCOT standards, coordinate across teams and TDSPs, mentor staff, and lead reviews and implementation of operating and reliability plans.

Manage integration of generation and energy storage into the ERCOT grid from application through commercial operation. Perform security screening and reactive studies, review and approve FIS scope/reports and SGIA, develop and approve modeling data, support NMMS modeling, review commissioning and testing (AVR/PSS), automate study tools, and provide training and process improvements.

Support ERCOT compliance with NERC Operations and Planning Reliability Standards and ERCOT Nodal Protocols. Identify and assess internal controls, develop RSAWs and audit evidence, use Archer GRC, coordinate remediation, prepare for external audits, liaise with regulators and committees, and provide compliance reporting and training.

Develop and maintain Electric Power Grid applications by applying software engineering principles, utilizing various programming languages, and incorporating AI/ML technologies while ensuring adherence to SDLC processes.

Perform power-flow simulations and conduct steady-state analysis for grid reliability. Provide technical support, propose system improvements, and mentor junior engineers.

Lead continuous improvement and quality assurance efforts using Lean and Six Sigma. Analyze enterprise data, run root-cause investigations, design dashboards, oversee audits, deliver training, and drive cross-functional corrective actions to improve operational performance and compliance.

Provides engineering analysis and technical support for reliable operations of the electric power grid. Develops tools and performs system studies to enhance system reliability and efficiency.

Lead operational reliability and availability of hybrid data platforms (cloud and on-prem). Run incident response and root-cause analysis, build monitoring/observability and IaC automation, govern migrations/releases, optimize pipelines and storage for performance and cost, implement DR/BC plans, enforce security/compliance and FinOps, and mentor analysts to advance data reliability and operational excellence.

The Planning Engineer Sr provides technical support for electric power grid operations, utilizing engineering analysis to ensure reliability and compliance with standards. Responsibilities include system modeling, contingency analyses, and developing improvements for transmission planning.

Lead multiple medium-to-high complexity IT and business projects within a PMO governance framework. Create and maintain detailed project plans, manage budgets, risks, vendors, and cross-team dependencies. Drive executive communications, stakeholder alignment, resource negotiations in a matrixed environment, ensure compliance and documentation, and support organizational readiness and PMO continuous improvement.