Wholesale Market Systems Technical Lead
Networks IT
Cork
Specific Purpose
Ref 038N15
Gas Networks Ireland is the business division of Ervia (trading as Gas Networks Ireland) that owns,
builds and maintains the natural gas network in Ireland and connects all customers to the gas
network. Gas Networks Ireland is committed to growth, innovation and sustainability and continues
to be a major employer in Ireland, providing a dynamic and modern place to work. Ervia is a
commercial semi-state multi-utility company with responsibility for the delivery of gas and water
infrastructure and services in Ireland. The organisation builds and operates one of the most modern
and safe gas networks in the world, and through Irish Water, the national water utility, provides safe,
clean and affordable water and waste water services in the Republic of Ireland.
Applications are now invited from suitably qualified candidates for the joint position of Wholesale
Market Systems Technical Lead within a key multi-year programme. This is an excellent opportunity
within the Gas Networks Ireland IT team at a time of significant and exciting change within the
organisation.
The Role
The IT team within Gas Networks Ireland is an embedded and integral part of the business providing
operational, strategic and customer focused IT services, which include Architecture & Service, PMO,
Business Applications, and Technical Operations capability.
The Wholesale Market Systems Technical Lead role will report to the Business Applications Manager,
and will assume a workstream lead role on major programmes of change in planning and delivering
the technical activities of GNI Wholesale Market systems. The role will also ensure system integration
with key external systems (e.g. adjacent Gas Transportation System Operators) are understood,
planned for, and ultimately delivered in line with timelines of strategic initiatives for GNI.
The role requires a strong technical aptitude, as well as a proven background of integrating on-premise
systems with externally hosted enterprise class systems. Candidates will ideally have strong vendor
management capabilities and experience of dealing with IT counterparts in external organisations. The
ability to forge strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders will be a success
factor in the role.
Main duties and responsibilities:
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Build technical plans for major programmes of change on GNI Wholesale Market Systems
Lead the delivery of the technical plans and co-ordinate both GNI IT and vendor resources
Analyse and design for robust operations of integrated Wholesale Market Systems across GNI and
connected external systems
Manage day to day technical issues on projects as they arise and act as an escalation point within
the team, taking ownership through to resolution
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Actively represent GNI IT in technical governance groups regarding wholesale market systems
Identify impacts to GNI systems driven by changes in interconnected external systems
Manage impacts to GNI specific systems driven from changes in upstream/downstream systems
such as regular upgrades and enhancement cycles
Plan and coordinate DR activities opposite interconnected system owners
Position the GNI technical agenda with internal and external stakeholders on issues directly or
indirectly impacting on GNI IT preferences and solutions
Remain current on industry technical trends that impact on GNI wholesale market systems (e.g.
standard gas market messaging XML Protocols/Standards)
Provide out-of-hours cover as part of the Standby rota if required and other duties as required
from time to time
Qualifications and Experience:
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Relevant third level degree or at least 5+ years’ experience in a comparable IT role with proven
technical competence essential
A demonstrable ability to define pragmatic solution designs, and ultimately influence
upstream/downstream systems to work effectively with GNI systems
Working knowledge of some of the GNI IT landscape would be desirable (e.g. Oracle Fusion
Middleware, SOAP Messaging, Oracle OEBS, Datawarehousing etc)
Previous experience with initiating and maintaining strategic relationships both internally and
externally, using strong influencing skills to achieve business goals
Provide coaching in the development of the technical skills and abilities in others
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, coupled with the ability to generate innovative
technical solutions as required
A good understanding of business operations and the commercial viability and impact of technical
/ professional decisions on the performance of the organisation
Driver of high standards for individual, team and organisational accomplishment and delivering
desired results
Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along
with the ability to communicate complex information to others.
The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the 20th April 2015
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Applications, including a current Curriculum Vitae should be emailed to the
following address: recruit@bge.ie
*Please include the Reference Number for this Role when making an application*
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
ERVIA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER