Software Engineer (2, 3 or Senior) Portland, OR #114383

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

Conduct analysis, create system specifications, develop, test and implement engineering, scientific and business applications, operating systems, and file/database servers. Evaluate software packages and provide recommendations to management and business clients. Identify future needs for key technologies and/or techniques and evaluates these technologies for adoption.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Software Eng 2 position include:

• Design, code, test, and implement complex programs; develop appropriate programs and systems documentation according to established IT standards.
• Enhance existing systems; participate in client walkthroughs and technical design reviews.
• Aid in systems development planning and monitoring.
• Participate in design reviews and peer code walkthroughs.
• Provide client and software support.
• Participate in development and ensure conformance to performance optimization and interoperability standards and requirements.
• Act as a subject matter resource and consult with clients and IT in support of the company’s IT strategy and overarching business requirements.
• Collaborate with IT teams to identify technical deficits and improvement opportunities in current practices and procedures.
• Apply industry standard techniques as appropriate such as automated unit testing.

In addition to above, the responsibilities of the Software Eng 3 position include: 

• May act as senior contributor or technical lead on small to mid-sized projects.

In addition to all the above, the responsibilities of the Sr Software Eng position include:

• Architects, designs, codes, tests, documents, implements and maintains more complex application programs and interfaces. May act as senior contributor or technical lead on small to mid-sized projects.
• Provides technical support; problem determination and investigation; implementation of upgrades for developed applications.
• Perform software development and ensure conformance to performance optimization and interoperability standards and requirements. Work in adherence to secure development lifecycle practices and policies.
• Performs or assists in the research and fact-finding to develop or modify application programs. Includes working with vendors to review quality, adaptability and compatibility of their products.
• Collaborate with IT teams from applications and infrastructure to identify technology deficiencies and improvement opportunities in practices and procedures.
• Stay current with industry standards techniques for software development, and apply them to development, testing, integration and reporting processes where appropriate.
• Consults with application users in developing functional/technical specifications.
• Consults with application users, evaluates user requests for new or modified computer applications and associated interfaces to determine feasibility, cost and time required, compatibility with current systems and computer capabilities.
• Performs any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.

Requirements

Requirements of the Software Eng 2 position include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems or a related field; or the equivalent combination education and experience.
• A minimum of three years of experience in business software application design, development, and implementation.
• Experience in the industry or in an environment whose scope, size, and complexity are comparable.
• Knowledge of Object Oriented Design and methodologies.
• Project management skills and the ability to develop and monitor work agreements and budgets, as well as the ability to determine specifications, schedules, and deliverables.
• Consultative and business analysis aptitude including communication and interpersonal skills that enables understanding of client’s needs, define requirements, and provide effective solutions.
• Knowledge of current and emerging technologies, tools, applications, and vendors.
• Strong understanding of structured analysis and technical design concepts.
• Knowledge of common industry architectural patterns and in software design patterns.
• Able to work in a zero-code-ownership environment where the team members can modify any source file at any time.
• Knowledge of deployment topologies (ie. ensuring secure, highly available sys