Ignite IT Rotational Leadership Development Program

Requisition ID:  76130 

Florida Power & Light Company is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry?  Join our world-class team today! 

 

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy’s world-class Information Technology (IT) organization, with over 1200 talented team members, supports operations in renewable energy development (wind, solar, battery storage), power generation, power marketing & trading, power delivery, customer service, finance, accounting, HR and others. As our renewable energy generation business grows, NextEra Energy is recruiting IT professionals at the beginning of their careers with the aim of developing them into future leaders.

 

We offer a 2-year rotational program that will expose you to 4 roles in IT, such as: application development, mobile app development, cybersecurity, IT architecture, infrastructure, cloud technology, DevOps automation, Agile teams, business intelligence, data analytics, visualization, and/or AI & machine learning.

 

Learn more about the Ignite Leadership Program: www.nee.com/ilp and our company: www.nee.com. Rotational positions could be in either of our two main subsidiaries: NextEra Energy Resources or Florida Power & Light and are based in either the Juno Beach/Jupiter area or Miami area.

 

The new Ignite Leadership Program rotation associates will start in either February or August 2024.  

As an Ignite Rotation Associate, you will interact with experts in their disciplines while learning technical skills in roles such as:

• Agile Scrum Team
• Cloud Computing
• Cybersecurity
• Data Analytics
• Digital Transformation/ Analytics
• IT Programmer Analyst
• IT Business Analyst
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Web and mobile app development
• Dashboard design, data visualization, end user experience

 

After 2 years and 4 rotations you will be placed in a role that best matches your career interests and supports the needs of the business.

In collaboration with a trained management team, you will:

• Learn and understand the business, key operational drivers, technology issues and related market forces for the assigned functional area
• Demonstrate initiative, a strong drive to succeed, take ownership of assigned tasks and meet aggressive deadlines
• Develop and integrate new or existing applications into the technical infrastructure and business processes
• Analyze business processes, gather requirements, design, develop, test, debug and implement applications and systems
• Maintain and/or enhance existing or new systems to ensure reliability and efficiency
• Build strong working relationships across the organization to ensure business partner support in assigned functional areas
• Execute special projects (e.g., software implementations, process automation, Six Sigma projects, Agile projects)

 

Candidates should be new or recent graduates, within two years of having completed either a bachelor's degree or master's degree in a computer science-related field. A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems (MIS), Data Analytics or other IT-related degree strongly preferred. Preference is given to candidates who have successfully completed an internship at NextEra Energy. Otherwise, completion of a corporate internship is strongly preferred. Involvement in leadership roles such as in student organizations or volunteer organizations is strongly preferred.

 

You should possess the following performance attributes and competencies:

• Leadership aptitude – desire and initiative to ultimately progress into a team leadership role; often demonstrated by involvement as a leader in student organizations.
• Driven – self-motivated, goal oriented and a bias for action
• Problem solver – ability to identify issues and develop practical solutions
• Professional skills – excellent communication skills, good judgment, committed to excellence and personal growth
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