SmartWorks is seeking a talented and motivated Technical Consultant who can balance their business knowledge with strong technical and interpersonal skills. The Technical Consultant will interact with our customers, development teams and third-party software vendors to gather and document requirements, deploy applications and provide implementation support and training.
As a Technical Consultant, you may be required to travel throughout North America approximately 30% of the year when safe and appropriate to do so. While you're not traveling throughout Canada and the US, you will be able to take advantage of our remote culture and work from home or if you would prefer, you can work out of our corporate headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario!
This role is available remotely within Canada and the US. This role requires travel up to 30% in North America. A valid passport/visa is required.
SALARY: 80-90K
- Gather requirements, design and implement solution using SmartWork’s application suite.
- Integrate SmartWork’s application suite with 3rd party software interfaces.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, standard operating procedures, and other documentation as required.
- Lead or assist in training sessions with SmartWork’s customers and provide implementation support.
- Act as a liaison between SmartWorks, customers, 3rd party vendors and industry consultants.
- Build a knowledge of Smart Metering infrastructure and best practices on analysis of corresponding data.
- Provide the Project Manager with regular updates on progress, issues and ideas for resolution, and successes.
- College diploma or University degree in a related technical field (for example, Electric or Computer engineering, Computer Science).
- Strong grasp of SQL and one or more Enterprise Database Software such as SQL Server, Oracle etc.
- Comfortable working in Linux and Windows.
- Ability to travel in North America up to 30% of the time.
Previous experience in the Utilities industry.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in software implementation.
- Strong working knowledge of object-oriented design (C/C++ or Java).
- Previous experience in training customers and writing technical documents.
What we can offer:
3 weeks' vacation and 5 personal days
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits starting from your first day of employment
Employee stock ownership and RRSP/401k matching programs
Lifestyle rewards
Remote work and more!
About us:
SmartWorks is a division of Harris Utilities, a software company that has served the utility industry in North America and the Caribbean for more than 40 years. SmartWorks’ mission is to enable the value of the Smart Grid for both utility companies and their customers by providing the best products and services within the utility industry. Our MeterSense Meter Data Management (MDM) and SmartWorks Compass Data Analytics software solutions are essential components to enable the smart grid by intelligently processing and analyzing the extreme quantities of data produced from Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Our SmartWorks BizConnect consumer engagement portal offers sophisticated functionality that helps utilities demonstrate the value of their smart grid investments to commercial and industrial customers.
About Harris:
Harris is a leading provider of mission critical software to the public sector in North America. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (“CSI”, symbol CSU on the TSX), Harris has become the cornerstone for CSI’s investment in utility, local government, school districts, public safety, and healthcare software verticals. Our success has been realized through investments in our proprietary software and market expertise. This focus, combined with acquiring businesses that build upon or complement our offerings, has helped drive our success. Harris will continue to growth through reinvestment – both in the people and products that we offer and making investments in acquiring new businesses.
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