Job Description

Strategic

• Responsible for the development and execution of annual strategic goals and objectives for the team while aligning with overall corporate, business unit and IT strategy.
• Design and architect new systems based upon requirements and creating technical specifications for development teams to follow.
• Provide strategic technical direction for new application initiatives by identifying fundamental technology components that will provide common services to multiple applications.
• Work with the IT vertical teams to maintain and implement architecture, technology, and standards.

Tactical

• Support and enhance existing systems web applications, web services, visual studio for office applications, and various point-to-point integrations between 100+ internal and external systems.
• Provide Tier III 24/7 support for all internally developed applications.
• Work closely with business customers on discovering/developing detailed business requirements, technical design documentation, and test plans following the formal development life cycle utilized.
• Coordinate multiple system development, major enhancement, and integration efforts to meet changing objectives.
• Develop web based and desktop applications, Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions, application integrations utilizing SQL Server Integration Services, and Web Services.

Job Requirements

• BS degree in MIS/CIS/CSE or equivalent formal training.
• 7+ years of professional experience as an application developer. Minimum of 5 years production experience developing in SQL, Excel VBA, ANGULAR web development Framework, VB.NET with a deep understanding of the .NET framework.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Microsoft SQL Server Transact/SQL and 2 year of Oracle PL/SQL development.
• Minimum of 5 years experience with Microsoft SQL Server’s SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) technology.
• 2+ years minimum developing and supporting applications in the power generation, marketing, or trading industry.
• Familiarity with data mart, data warehouse, and business intelligent technologies and strategies.
• Understanding and experience with Sarbanes Oxley controls as it applies to development including the necessary checks and validations required to ensure security, data quality, and reliability.
• Experience in designing Enterprise-scale applications
• Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Programming
• Excellent skills in relational database design
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong focus on customer facing interaction, customer service, and presentation.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills including project management and developing project plans.
• A motivated self-starter that is able to work independently and in teams on tasks and projects with limited supervision.
• Capability to deliver quality business solutions within compressed timelines and delivery dates.
• Energy industry experience required with background developing/supporting commercial operations (commodity trading and structuring) or risk management with ability to perform strategic systems analysis in conjunction with line of business areas, business analysts and technical leads.
• Exposure and familiarity with the Independent System Operators (PJM, NE, NY, ERCOT, CA, MISO) a plus.

Technical Experience Requirements – Must haves

• Net, VB, VBScript (5+ years experience)
• ASP, ASP.NET, Web Services (2+ years experience)
• HTML, XML, CSS, XSLT (2+ years experience)
• SQL Server (T-SQL, Stored Procedures, Query optimization) (5+ years experience)
• Oracle (PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, Packages, Triggers) (2+ years experience)
• SQL Server SSIS (5+ years experience)
• Excel-VBA, Microsoft Visual Tools for Office (VSTO) (2+ years experience)
• Knowledge of Power market industry

Technical Experience Pluses

• ETRM (Energy Trading and Risk Management) systems experience (e.g. Aligne, Endur etc.,)