State-owned transmission system operator running Ireland's electricity grid
EirGrid operates Ireland's transmission grid, and its stack shows the dual life of a grid operator: OT-grade security frameworks (IEC 62443, SABSA, MITRE ATT&CK, SCADA) alongside a Microsoft-centric enterprise layer of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Power BI and Azure. Accelerating, senior-weighted hiring across ops, engineering and finance tracks active work on offshore connections, control-centre decision tools and ERP enhancements.
Notable leadership hires: Lead Engineer, Head of Finance Business Partnering
EirGrid Group is a government agency, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, that develops, manages and operates Ireland's electricity transmission grid. As transmission system operator, it is responsible for keeping supply reliable while preparing the network to carry a much larger share of renewable generation. Its work spans power system operation, electricity market operation, outage planning and offshore grid infrastructure. The organisation employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
EirGrid uses SCADA, Kubernetes, VMware, Nutanix, Azure, AWS, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Python, Power BI, ServiceNow, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and Oracle Primavera Cloud, with security aligned to ISO 27001 and IEC 62443.
Current projects include operating the power system in 2030, a new scheduling and dispatch platform, online control centre decision support tools, an EMT roadmap, offshore infrastructure programmes, the Tonn Nua grid connection and ERP enhancements.
Yes, hiring is accelerating, concentrated in operations, engineering and finance, with a senior and lead-level skew including Lead Engineer and Head of Finance Business Partnering roles.
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