Prin Platform Engineer

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7. 

Location: This position is onsite at One Energy Plaza located in Jackson, Michigan. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify). 

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

Principal Platform Engineers have expert knowledge of hardware and software platforms to maintain and improve current platforms and design new systems and technologies. They work closely with leadership, business, and technical teams to define platform roadmaps and build business cases that support company goals and strategies. Principal Platform Engineers are expected to lead large-scale projects and ensure alignment with operational metrics. They help define platform standards and best practices to ensure high-quality, reliable systems, speed to delivery, and optimum performance at low cost.

SAP is the digital core of company operations. The purpose of the SAP Platform Team (a.k.a., SAP BASIS) is to provide a stable, reliable, secure and high-performing SAP platform to support the company’s critical business applications. The team comprises SAP system administrators supporting day-to-day operations and SAP build activities in a highly complex, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities. SAP applications supported include ECC (ERP Central Component), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), PO (Process Orchestration), Enterprise Portal, BW (Business Warehouse), BOBJ (Business Objects), DQM (Data Quality Manager), and Solution Manager among others. Additionally, the SAP HANA database is supported by this team. SAP BASIS system administration experience is a must for this role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define the roadmap for infrastructure and platform services.
• Assist with long-term financial planning for ongoing operational costs and business case creation.
• Lead large-scale cloud migrations and/or platform implementation/modernization projects.
• Ensure compliance with company architecture and security standards.
• Guide technology decision-making and mentor other engineers.
• Collaborate with leadership to align strategy with business goals.
• Collaborate well with other company and vendor teams to ensure alignment regarding platform direction and roadmap.
• Lead efforts to break down highly complex problems that require multiple teams and create plans for remediation.
• Support vendor negotiations for purchases and renewals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Financial Expertise
• Business Case Writing
• Estimating Labor
• Solution Design & Engineering
• Complex Problem Solving and Troubleshooting

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with seven (7) or more years of experience managing and/or maintaining enterprise platforms or services.
o (OR) Associate’s degree in a related field with nine (9) or more years of experience managing and/or maintaining enterprise platforms or services.
o (OR) High school diploma/GED with eleven (11) or more years of experience managing and/or maintaining enterprise platforms or services.

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Up to 13 paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.