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# Manager, Software Development (EMS BMS Technologies) at New York ISO

- **Company:** New York ISO
- **Location:** Rensselaer, NY
- **Compensation:** $118k–$204k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nyiso/jobs/5267325007

## Job description

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) manages the efficient flow of electricity on more than 11,000 circuit-miles of high-voltage transmission lines, dispatching power from hundreds of generating units across the state.

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) applies cutting-edge technology to operating a reliable electricity system, managing competitive markets for wholesale electricity, and planning for the Empire State's energy future.  The NYISO’s Information Technology department invites applications for a full-time Manager, Software Development to support the EMS BMS Technologies  team.

The Software Development Manager is responsible for directing a team of Software Engineers and QA professionals in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle related to the design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of software products. In this role the Manager leads a team responsible for mission-critical Energy Management Systems, ICCP and Phase 1 telemetry, Day Ahead and Real Time market software, PMU software and Generator Performance tracking software This role will collaborate across other IT teams as well as Product and Project Management to ensure the on-time delivery of high-quality software changes that meet functional requirements and adhere to IT best practices related to software development, security, and test automation.  Our Software Development Managers play a critical part in the reliability of the New York State electric grid and markets.

## ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

- Manage a staff of approximately 10 Software Engineers and QA professionals with a budgetary impact of over $6
- Lead processes for creating, enhancing, developing, evolving and improving internal products as identified in the product portfolio.
- Produce and own product development roadmaps. Consider regulatory requirements, the NYISO strategic plan, Information Technology strategy, internal and external stakeholder input.
- Recruit, develop and retain highly talented technical staff and maintain a balanced mix of technical skills to handle current and future business and technical needs. Build and maintain team bench strength to ensure the ongoing ability to provide effective software development and
- Develop and mentor direct reports to ensure ongoing team professional development, including setting individual and team goals and managing
- Empower team to meet the product and project objectives using software development and testing best
- Collaborate with other Software Development Managers to ensure compatibility with other company produced software and coordinate software
- Contribute to scope definition for projects, review and approve software requirements and design specifications, work with business analysts and customers to understand and effectively communicate functionality and design alternatives.
- Identify and facilitate the resolution of open questions related to project requirements, scope, and
- Coordinate with other IT teams across projects to develop a test strategy including the usage of testing environments to ensure all project schedules are met and overlapping efforts do not invalidate testing
- Plan and coordinate with other IT teams to ensure system maintenance activities are achieved without conflicting with business plan
- Stay current with technical best practices and trends to develop and maintain IT standards and documentation.
- Partner with Internal Audit team to ensure adherence to current regulations and compliance
- Own the software development, testing activities, and resource assignments for all development projects impacting your team’s applications. Ensure best practices are utilized throughout the software development life cycle.
- Create and provide development tasks and estimates; collaborate with project managers to monitor progress, remove roadblocks for teams and ensure plans are maintained and communicated to key personnel and appropriate work groups on a regular
- Participate with IT management in the development of IT strategic goals and plans, participate in the development and continuous improvement of the NYISO software engineering processes and best practices.
- Ensure IT strategic goals and plans are Create and maintain IT Roadmap documents outlining plans and progress towards achieving IT strategic goals for the applications supported by your team. Maintain and provide related metrics to IT Senior Management. Meet monthly with IT Senior Management to review plans and progress.
- Manage the coordination of development and testing activities to optimize efforts, facilitate the identification and removal of defects during system and user acceptance testing, and ensure that software quality objectives are
- Ensure appropriate software documentation is created and maintained including deployment plans, maintenance and support plans, developer guides,
- Own and manage product support and related on-call rotational assignments for continuous (24x7x365) business operation for all applications that your team owns
- Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation on a regular basis where you will be expected to manage critical priority triages of software, network, and other NYISO systems, lead the service restoration efforts, and communicate status to Senior Management.
- Manage change requests, incidents, customer inquiries, and problem tickets to ensure prompt follow-up and timely
- Understand and adhere to ITIL processes and best practices related to change and incident management.
- Build and maintain a relationship with strategic third-party software vendors. Ensure work is appropriately prioritized, quality and support levels are sufficient and escalate with vendor support hierarchy as necessary.
- Develop and maintain a team budget, create 5-year projections for capital and non-capital spending. Partner with NYISO Procurement team to negotiate with vendors for favorable contract terms, purchase prices and maintenance
- Collaborate with IT Management in setting the overall IT department
- Collaborate with Senior Management to develop and implement Information Technology policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, evaluate, and implement AI and automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency, system reliability, software quality, or business processes

## SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does possess supervisory responsibility and there are non-supervisory employees who report to this position.

## QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or related field.
- Minimum seven years related experience demonstrating progressively more responsibility (e.g., software development, project management, technical lead and/or supervision).
- Minimum two years’ experience leading a team of software developers or other technical specialists.
- Minimum three years’ experience working in mission critical / enterprise information technology environment.
- Minimum five years’ experience in a full software development life-cycle environment.
- Experience with multi-year technical upgrade planning and execution strongly desired.
- Experience leading migration and modernization of legacy technologies strongly desired.
- Experience in the energy industry highly desired but not required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None

## ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Fundamental understanding of enterprise information technology including network, storage, database technology, languages and tools, and application
- Basic understanding of the economic fundamentals of IT management (budgets, project estimates, cost estimates, labor rates, ).
- Good understanding of the essentials of business systems
- Demonstrated ability to operate successfully in a highly regulated
- Capable of analyzing and interpreting professional journals or technical
- Self-directed and independent worker and manager with the ability to take direction from a manager and implement it without direct
- Able to communicate with technical and non-technical people including customers and
- Able to lead meetings and present to 50 or more
- Ability to exert leadership in a highly collaborative environment.
- Strong team

## PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to perform routine office tasks. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

## WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Contact with staff and public will occur. Travel may be required to attend and/or conduct meetings, conferences and training. This position may require work on nights, weekends or holidays.

At the NYISO, we realize the importance of balancing the availability of remote work with the inherent value of bringing people together to attain success in the areas of maximum collaboration, relationship building and growth, teamwork, innovation and problem solving, as well as professional development and mentoring. In this role, you will be required to work onsite from our Rensselaer, NY location several days per workweek, with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. You will also be expected to respond to all business needs that may require any increase to the regular onsite requirements.

The NYISO takes pride in recruiting, developing and retaining highly talented individuals. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package and innovative reward programs.

All offers of employment will be made contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screening and background check.

The NYISO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.

#LI-Onsite

Salary Range $117,900—$204,400 USD

## About New York ISO

## Company Overview

- **One-liner**: The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) is a not-for-profit corporation that operates New York’s bulk electricity grid, administers competitive wholesale electricity markets, and conducts long-term planning to ensure a reliable, clean energy future.
- **Entity Type**: Non-profit / Independent System Operator (not publicly traded, not venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: Rensselaer, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1999 (operational as of December 1, 1999)
- **Founders**: Formed from the New York Power Pool (NYPP) under FERC order; no individual founders publicly cited.

## Core Business

- **Primary industry**: Electric power grid operations and wholesale electricity market administration.
- **Target customers**: B2B – power producers (generators), transmission owners, utility companies, energy traders, policymakers, and all stakeholders in New York’s electric system.
- **Mission**: “Ensure power system reliability and competitive markets for NY in a clean energy future.” (nyiso.com)

## Products & Services

- **Grid Operations**: Real‑time balancing of electricity supply and demand across 11,000 miles of high‑voltage transmission lines, 24/7/365.
- **Wholesale Market Administration**: Competitive day‑ahead and real‑time energy markets, capacity market (ICAP), ancillary services, and congestion management.
- **System Planning**: 10‑year reliability assessments, transmission planning, interconnection studies, and public policy transmission needs.
- **Data & Analytics**: Publicly available market data, reports, and authoritative analyses for policymakers, investors, and stakeholders.

## Market Standing

- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable – the NYISO is a not‑for‑profit, independent entity. Its expenses are covered by a surcharge paid by wholesale market participants, which represents a “tiny fraction” of consumers’ monthly bills (nyiso.com).
- **Key Metric**: Manages power for ~20 million New Yorkers; operates under nearly 1,000 reliability standards; since inception, emission rates have dropped significantly (CO2 −41%, NOx −81%, SO2 −94% from 2000–2013).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Governed by an independent Board of Directors; works with FERC, New York State PSC, NYSERDA, transmission owners, and a large stakeholder community including utilities, generators, and environmental groups.
- **Growth Signals**: Ongoing integration of renewable resources (10,000+ MW of new generation added since 2000); $75 million smart grid initiative completed in 2013; continuous expansion of planning studies for clean energy transition.

## Competitive Advantages

- **Not‑for‑profit independence**: No financial ties to any market participant, ensuring impartial grid operations and market oversight.
- **Shared‑governance model**: Stakeholders have voting power on budgets, technical guidelines, and tariff changes – unique in the ISO space.
- **Transparency & reliability**: All market data and analyses publicly available; meets or exceeds the nation’s strictest reliability standards.
- **Proven emissions reductions**: Markets have enabled a dramatic drop in power plant emissions while maintaining reliability and cost‑effectiveness.

## Strategic Focus

- **Clean energy future**: Leading the grid transformation to integrate renewables, reduce congestion, and support state climate goals.
- **Smart grid and technology**: Upgrading control center and incorporating advanced technologies to improve grid resiliency and efficiency.
- **Long‑term planning**: Proactive 10‑year studies for reliability and public policy needs, with a market‑based approach to attract private investment.

## Why Work Here

- **Culture**: “People… from all over the world” with a culture of diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and an environment free from discrimination. Described as a “change the world kind of cool” mission.
- **Career development**: Internal leadership training, technical career paths, job shadowing, industry training, and tuition reimbursement. Offers a Spark Rotational Program for early‑career engineers and analysts.
- **Benefits**: Employer‑paid medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with company match; paid vacation & holidays; short‑ and long‑term disability; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; pet insurance; identity theft coverage; AFLAC; and more.
- **Work environment**: Based in Rensselaer, NY (near Albany). Roles span IT, electricity markets, planning & engineering, and grid operations. Work is likely on‑site (24/7 operations), though some hybrid options may exist for certain roles based on job postings.
- **Impact**: Employees are “engineers, operators, analysts, economists, and technologists” keeping the lights on for 20 million New Yorkers while driving the clean energy transition.

## Sources

1. [NYISO – Who We Are](https://www.nyiso.com/who-we-are)
2. [NYISO – FAQ](https://www.nyiso.com/faq)
3. [NYISO – Careers](https://www.nyiso.com/careers)
4. [NYISO – Jobs on Greenhouse](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nyiso)

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