NERC Technical Compliance Manager

Silicon Ranch is a fully integrated provider of customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions for a diverse set of partners across North America.

We are known for putting community partnerships first, and are the only renewable energy company in the U.S. that owns and operates all of its solar ranches and has a 100% track record for successful delivery.

• We have the largest utility scale agrivoltaics portfolio in the country under Regenerative Energy®, our nationally recognized holistic approach to project design, construction, and land management. Our model incorporates regenerative ranching and other regenerative land management practices to restore livelihoods and soil health, biodiversity, and water quality.

Through our subsidiary, Clearloop, we are able to help businesses of all sizes reclaim their carbon footprint with a direct investment in building new solar projects while also helping bring renewable energy and economic development to distressed communities.

By joining Silicon Ranch, you will be joining a team of experienced and dedicated individuals who have proven time and again that it is indeed possible to not only “make solar do more”, but to make the promise of carbon-free, renewable energy that benefits people right where it comes from a tangible, measurable, and replicable reality.

Silicon Ranch is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is reflective of the communities in which we work and serve. We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Job Description

Position: NERC Technical Compliance Manager

Location: Remote

Overview: The NERC Technical Compliance Manager will provide technical and regulatory assistance to ensure compliance with NERC requirements. This role will lead complex technology driven initiatives that optimize systems, processes, data management and NERC reporting requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day CIP compliance program for all NERC registered sites; including, but not limited to, NERC requirements related to firewalls, managed switches, SCADA servers, SCADA workstations, RTACs, Cell modems, access administration, transient cyber assets, identification of BES Cyber Assets and other NERC CIP controls
• Oversee NERC GADS data collection and reporting ensuring successful quarterly submissions for all applicable sites ahead of deadlines
• Create, review, and store evidence related to CIP compliance
• Manage cyber security incident responses in coordination with the Director, Operations Compliance and the CIP Senior Manager
• Implement and administer tools and systems within the compliance department that automate processes and support efficient operations
• Support technical reviews, evaluations and project management and program delivery management tasks as assigned
• Train and work with internal technical teams regarding NERC compliance issues
• Support data collection and analysis tasks as assigned
• Monitor, track and coordinate NERC compliance tasks to ensure timely completion
• Develop and provide training as needed
• Support firewall, system security, and network tasks outside of NERC compliance as assigned
• Project manage transition from third party service providers
• Other duties as assigned

Reporting: This position reports to Director, Operations Compliance

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree

Experience:

• 2+ years of NERC experience
• 3+ years of direct CIP, cyber security or networking experience
• 2+ years of experience with firewall, system security, and network configuration and management
• Familiarity and experience with data collection from SCADA and pi systems, data lakes and historians
• Experience with automating tasks and processes

Technical: Relevant experience in NERC compliance, the US renewable energy market, cyber security, project development and data systems are desirable.

A typical interview process at Silicon Ranch might include the below stages. Please note that we may make changes to these steps as needed, and details will be provided to you early on in the process.

1. Introductory Interview with our recruiter
2. Hiring Manager Interview to dive into technical skills and behavioral questions
3. Panel Interview to assess cross-functional skills and dive deeper into technical skills
4. Executive Interview to answer high-level questions about SRC and the team