Technical Lead - Software Developer

About the role 

The Operational DER Management team, within AEMO Operations, is responsible for integration of distributed energy resources (DER) into AEMO’s operational and technical functions. With more than half the National Electricity Market now supplied by DER in some periods, Australia is leading the world in integration of distributed PV, and our team’s goal is to make sure the necessary measures are in place to be able to securely, safely and efficiently operate the power system with up to 100% of energy supplied by renewable distributed resources in the next few years.  

In this role, you will be leading a small team in developing software improvements (mostly in Python) to AEMO systems to integrate DER.  The role includes a blend of hands-on software development, technical leadership of project delivery, and people management responsibilities for ~4 direct reports.  

Projects for delivery by the team include development of real time visualisation tools to support control room operations in managing Minimum System Load periods (with high levels of distributed resources), and working on the AEMO Modelling Platform (AMP) and the Energy Management System (EMS) to integrate distributed resources and dynamic power system models for distributed resources and composite load.  

This is a 12 month fixed term contract and can be based at any of our office locations across multiples states. 

What you will be doing  

• Deliver a work program to improve AEMO’s technology platform for managing low demand / high DER periods. 

• Lead a team in identifying priority areas for further uplift of systems required to operate the power system of the future.  

• Collaborate with other AEMO teams and external stakeholders. 

• Tech Stack: Python | SQL | Azure |Grafana. 

What you will bring to the role  

• Significant experience in software development, power system analysis, grid systems technologies (e.g. DERMS, SCADA, ADMS) or a related field.  

• Python programming skills and experience preferably using test-driven development & object-oriented programming with applications in a technical domain. 

• Quantitative analysis skills, including problem solving, modelling, and critical thinking. 

• Strong people leadership skills with an interest in mentoring engineers and supporting their technical and professional goals 

• Tertiary qualification in software or electrical engineering or similar with a power system focus.