Software Engineer - IT

Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's premier energy provider!

At Exelon, we are united by our values and shared vision for a cleaner and brighter future. We encourage curiosity, value diverse perspectives and we never stop looking for ways to be, work and do better. We know the future is in our hands. That's why we're looking for people like you, who have the power to make a difference.

As the nation's largest utility company, we serve more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities; Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). All 18,000 of us are committed to delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers, strengthening our communities, supporting a clean energy future and reducing our impact on the changing climate.

Our people are the heart and soul of our business. Whether it's powering lives, supporting communities or collaborating with colleagues, an Exelon employee is talented, compassionate, forward-thinking and inspired. We are empowered to evolve and advance our careers in an open and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on being the kind of place where people want to come and stay. We know that investing in our employees' futures strengthens ours, which is why we offer competitive compensation, incentives and health and retirement benefits.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Perform activities relating to designing, building, testing, implementing and maintaining software, solutions, products and processes under the guidance of a Sr. Engineer, Scrum Master, Project Manager or Manager. Provide IT teams and business personnel with technology solutions by weighing advantages of technology standards, market availability of products, risks and benefits of technology to meet business/IT needs. May assist in the coordination of tasks for subordinates. Independence level: Works under general supervision. The role will be centered on the development and improvement of new and existing features. Additionally, you will participate in peer code reviews, advocate for standard development methodologies, and participate in an inclusive, energetic and highly cross-functional team. The role encompasses design, implementation, and testing to ensure building products right and release them with high quality.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Analyze, improve, design, develop, test, deploy and maintain both new and existing solutions that meet established business requirements, in accordance with IT development standards. Contribute to project technical architecture design and development. Solutions may include but are not limited to the development of various types of applications, web, mobile app, full stack or integrations hosted on premises data centers or in the cloud. Develop automated Unit tests and/or automated UI tests. (45%)
• Engage with business and IT partners to ensure business needs are satisfied with practical, efficient and cost-effective solutions. Writes product specifications and design documentation for assigned system components. (25%)
• Collaborate with other project teams or IT partners to coordinate delivery of solutions and minimize technology risk (10%)
• Actively engage with development team lead on progress, status and issues pertaining to assigned deliverables (10%)
• Enhance knowledge of and compliance with preferred technologies, methodologies, standards and policies. Maintain technical knowledge and business acumen within own discipline or function. Strong debugging and problem-solving skills; participate in peer code reviews. (5%)
• Participate in IT architecture review and standards setting. Assist in the development of white papers, conducting presentations as needed to explain why a technology is being recommended by IT. (5%)

JOB SCOPE

• Develop and maintain deep knowledge of technology and its application across our business areas or for our customers
• Promote knowledge via seminars, presentations and publications within IT and Exelon
• Participate in technological innovation to drive new business opportunities and solve complex business problems
• Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline. Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.
• Will be responsible for development and maintenance of middleware related platforms and components.
• Will be responsible for development and maintenance of API’s on related platforms (Apigee/ Layer7 etc).
• Will be required to work collaboratively in a team to support multiple projects/initiatives.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree (ex: Computer Science or related discipline) and 2 - 5 years of relevant experience (programming technologies) or minimum 6 - 9 years of relevant combination of education and work experience
• Demonstrates strong software development capabilities coupled with the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated strong teamwork skills with self-motivation to achieve success in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Excellent communications skills - Able to effectively communicate highly technical information in non-technical terminology (written and verbal).
• Strong knowledge of Operating Systems - Windows, Solaris or Linux; or strong knowledge of cloud platforms; Azure, Amazon or Google
• Strong knowledge of software development languages specific to your domain. Examples include Python, Perl, C#, Java, JavaScript, NodeJS, .NET, HTML, AngularJS, iOS Swift and/or Objective-C, Android Mobile, Xamarin
• Strong knowledge of SQL or NoSQL databases - Oracle, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, MySQL, Redis, Splunk
• Strong understanding of advanced programming concepts, data structure and algorithms

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience developing software requirements, designing conceptual data models & system architecture, and user interfaces, is a major plus
• Experience with Agile software development and test-driven development
• Experience in automated testing including unit testing, UI testing and functional testing
• Demonstrated understanding of what makes good software design, a deeper understanding of programming languages, and an ability to solve engineering problems of increasing difficulty. Shows initiative beyond pure implementation.
• Experience building highly scalable applications
• Experience working with SCRUM, Kanban or other Agile development environments
• Self-motivated to meet critical project milestones and deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and collaboration skills
• Prefer experience in Middleware related platforms (development/administrative)