Application Developer

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Summary:

The Advanced Energy Delivery Technology Solutions (AEDTS) team at Portland General Electric plays a crucial role in advancing our clean energy future through smart grid technology. We operate in two key areas:

Horizontal - Supporting enterprise-wide initiatives through AWS Cloud Data Lake, API management, data science, applications, and data products.

Vertical - Powering specific AED applications such as the Outage Management System (OMS) and ARCOS Callout System.

This dual approach enables AEDTS to drive PGE's goals of decarbonization, electrification, and operational efficiency, while ensuring the stability of critical systems that support reliable service delivery.

Our team is seeking a highly motivated and talented AWS full-stack developer - preferably with utility data experience - to join our growing organization. In this role, you will play a critical part in developing data pipelines, modeling data, and building APIs on AWS and Snowflake-based data lake and data warehouse platforms. You will use your strong analytical and technical skills to align business data architecture with technical architecture, delivering scalable and secure data solutions.

You will also design, build, and maintain AWS-native applications and automation pipelines that enable smart grid innovation and cross-functional collaboration. This position requires both hands-on development and strategic thinking, as you contribute to the architecture and long-term evolution of PGE's cloud ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

Programming/Software Development (PROG):

• Designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents complex AWS-based programs, APIs, microservices, and scripts from agreed specifications and iterations using AWS-native services and tools (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, Step Functions).

• Develops Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates using CloudFormation or Terraform to automate cloud resource provisioning.

• Develops scalable data pipelines, API integrations, and serverless applications supporting utility operations (Outage Management Systems, ARCOS Callout Systems, and enterprise data products).

• Participates in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues' work, focusing on AWS development best practices and utility system needs.

Application Support (ASUP):

• Maintains application support processes for AWS-hosted and hybrid utility applications.

• Ensures all support requests are managed according to agreed procedures, using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and application management tools for troubleshooting and performance reporting.

• Collects and analyzes system performance statistics to optimize cloud infrastructure for reliability, security, and cost efficiency.

Incident Management (USUP):

• Prioritizes and diagnoses AWS-related incidents according to established ITSM (IT Service Management) processes.

• Investigates causes of outages or system degradation in AWS environments and seeks prompt resolution; escalates unresolved issues when necessary.

• Facilitates system recovery and documents resolved incidents for compliance and future reference.

Problem Management (PBMG):

• Initiates and monitors actions to identify root causes and implement long-term resolutions for problems impacting utility applications hosted in AWS.

• Determines fixes or preventative measures such as rearchitecting services for improved resiliency or security.

• Assists in developing and implementing operational improvements based on problem trends.

Systems Design (DESN):

• Recommends and designs cloud architectures and tools that meet the electric utility's business and operational needs, considering target environments, security, performance, and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., NERC CIP, NIST).

• Creates technical visualizations, architecture diagrams, and detailed AWS solution designs for review and approval.

• Translates logical business requirements into physical cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with user needs and minimizing complexity.

Systems Integration (SINT):

• Defines integration builds for AWS services and ensures successful integration with on-premises utility systems where needed.

• Accepts developed software modules, configures AWS and hybrid hardware environments, and performs integration testing.

• Conducts fault diagnosis on integration failures and coordinates resolutions across application development and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

Education/Experience/Certifications:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Typically requires five or more years of experience in a related field, such as:

  • Cloud application development (preferably in AWS and Snowflake)

  • Data engineering and API development in a cloud environment

  • Software development supporting electric utility operations or energy systems

• Valid driver's license required.

• Preferred: Experience with AWS-native services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, CloudFormation).

• Preferred: Familiarity with electric utility systems such as outage management, smart grid, or enterprise integration platforms.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Intermediate knowledge of business goals and scope of change initiatives

• Intermediate knowledge of user experience design frameworks

• Intermediate knowledge of change management processes

• Intermediate knowledge of software configuration

• Intermediate knowledge of operating system concepts

• Intermediate knowledge of database concepts

• Intermediate knowledge of infrastructure concepts

• Intermediate knowledge of service continuity planning and support

General Competencies:

• Intermediate customer-focus skills

• Intermediate accuracy skills

• Intermediate risk-management skills

• Intermediate oral and written communication skills

• Intermediate interpersonal skills

• Intermediate decision-making skills

• Intermediate organization and prioritization skills

Physical, Schedule/Attendance and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive: Consistent use of logic or scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions (for example, engineer, HR director, plant manager, etc.).

• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks.

• Ability to follow accuracy standards.

• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks.

• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment.

• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress.

• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change.

• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback.

• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement.

• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks.

• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization Demonstrates sound memory.

• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks.

Schedule/Attendance:

• Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule [typically for nonexempt positions, although some exempt positions may have an established start/stop time]

• Ability to work long hours.

• Ability to work a variable schedule.

• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather.

• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance.

• Ability to work shift schedule Ability to work on-call schedule.

Physical Capabilities:

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)

• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

• Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10lbs.

• Carrying: Up to 10lbs.

Environment:

• Office

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here.

Join us today and power your potential!

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