Cutover Planning Lead

IEM is looking for a Full Time – Cutover Planning Lead to join our Critical Infrastructure team. The Cutover Planning Lead is responsible for planning, managing, and executing all cutover activities related to the AMI project system implementations. This position will collaborate with the AMI project team, multiple systems integrators and the LUMA IT department in planning, preparing and monitoring all AMI related migration to production events. This includes ensuring a smooth transition from project to operational status by coordinating with various business units and stakeholders. 

Primary Location:

• Live anywhere that meets personal office / at home work requirements in the United States including Puerto Rico.
• Work will take place either in the field, in an office environment, or personal office / at home and will depend on the need of the project. 

Travel Requirements:

• Once hired you will travel across the United States - Mainland or Puerto Rico to client sites as needed.
• Daily travel and other expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations or DoD Regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Works with vendors, business and IT resources to effectively plan releases to DEV, TEST, UAT and Production environments as required by project needs. 
• Develop and manage detailed cutover plans and schedules for migrations to production. 
• Coordinate all cutover activities to ensure seamless transitions. 
• Align all cutover resources on cutover strategies. 
• Provide regular status reports regarding cutover status. 
• Coordinate with the LUMA Change Advisory Board to initiate and plan migration activities 
• Define and document business freeze dates, business continuity plans for cutover, business recovery strategies, and system ramp down & restart dates. 
• Follow all policies and procedures.  
• Provide support during release activities and troubleshoot issues as they arise. 
• Perform major storm restoring work and associated drills as assigned or needed. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience: 3 years of IT Experience in a similar role. 
• Experience with cutover planning processes.
• Ability to create detailed cutover plans, including timelines, milestones and task assignments. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years Electric Utility experience.
•  Track record of working in large, complex transformation programs. 
• Knowledge of Microsoft project or similar planning tool. 
• Bilingual proficiency in written and oral communication (Spanish and English).

Additional Information:

• Personal Office / At Home Locations: All personal office / at home work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.
• Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.

Benefits and more:

• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity: All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation: IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email [email protected] with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.