Solution Engineer Senior to Principal

Job Posting End Date

02-26-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Part of a larger team delivering high quality technology solutions to the business. Design, develop and install software solutions. Build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with internal architecture, development & design standards & best practices. Design, modify, develop, write, implement and troubleshoot software programming applications. Support and/or install software applications. Participate in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software.  Works within a Waterfall or Agile methodology/framework based team. Collaborates heavily with Project Management, Business Analyst and Infrastructure Job Families.

**Please Note: We are looking for someone with strong hands-on experience with some of the DevOps tools listed in this posting. We will ask questions to understand your experience level.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

• Responsibilities include one or more of the following for medium to large projects: Develops advanced solutions to resolve customer and prospective customer issues in a logical, creative and structured manner.
• Align the client’s goals, needs and objectives to the solutions.
• Communicate issues and status in a clear, timely manner.
• Interpret specifications and build solutions to those specifications.
• Generate infrastructure support documentation.
• Evaluate and propose process improvements.
• Build and maintain a high level of knowledge about the company's software/hardware products.    
• May provide training and mentoring, as well as work direction, to others on the team.
• Maintain and support vendor applications used by our developers across our IT organization.

What We're Looking For:

Senior Level:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required. 

Experience:

• 5 years of relevant work experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Principal Level:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.

Experience:

• 7 years relevant work experience is required.
• An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Additional Skills and Experiences Preferred:

DevOps Tools:

• GitHub Enterprise Server & Actions Runners
• JFrog Artifactory & Xray
• Black Duck Software Inc Coverity, SCA, & Software Risk Manager
• Atlassian Jira & Idera Xray
• Eggplant Digital Automation Intelligence & Performance Testing
• SmartBear ReadyAPI Testing
• SauceLabs Mobile Testing

Frameworks:

• Maven/Ant/Gradle
• .Net/NuGet
• Node.js
• Docker
• Hugo
• Helm

Platforms:

• Windows Server
• RedHat Enterprise Server
• OpenShift/Kubernetes

Common Languages/Formatting:

• Python
• JavaScript/Node.js/Typescript
• Bash/PowerShell/CMD
• JSON/Yaml

Knowledge:

• Software Development Life-Cycle
• DevOps/DecSecOps/AppSec
• SaaS/SaaP
• Agile/Scrum/Kanban
• GitHub Actions & Workflows
• Base Images
• Industry best practices and standards for DevSecOps

Databases:

• SQL
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle
• MySQL

Tooling:

• ServiceNow
• CyberArk
• IDEs: VS Code/Visual Studio/JetBrains IDEA & PyCharm/Eclipse
• Postman
• Podman
• Git
• Remote Desktop Manager

Non-Functional:

• Ability to Troubleshoot Error Logs.
• Follow Team working agreements and workflows.
• Communicate technical knowledge effectively and clearly.
• Ability to manage workload/projects.
• Ability to write and document clear knowledge base articles.
• Ability to coach/teach development teams the usage of tools and processes used within the company.

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Starting base range = $86K - $125K

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, an