Software Engineer I/II/III or Sr (Portland, OR) #114089

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

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

General Purpose

Under general supervision, assist in analysis, contribute to system specifications, utilize existing technologies to develop and test  engineering, scientific and business applications, operating systems, and file/database servers. Participate in the evaluation of software packages and provide recommendations to management and business clients.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Software Eng 1 position include:

• Work with senior specialists to design, code, test, and implement complex programs; develop appropriate programs and system documentation according to established IT standards.
  Assist others to enhance existing systems; participate in client walkthroughs and technical design reviews.
• Aid in system development planning and monitoring.
• Participate in design reviews and peer code walkthroughs.
• Provide client and application support.
• Participate in development and ensure conformance to performance optimization and interoperability standards and requirements.
• Develop subject matter expertise through participation in consultation with clients and IT in support of the company’s IT strategy, overarching business requirements.
• Participate 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, test-driven development, continuous integration and iterative development for example.

 

In addition to above, the responsibilities of the Software Eng II 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.
• Act as a subject matter resource and consult with clients and IT in support of the company’s IT strategy and overarching business requirements.

 

In addition to above, the responsibilities of the Software Eng III 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.
• Aids in systems development planning and monitoring. Participates in design reviews and peer code walkthroughs. Provides client and application support.
• 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 1 position include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Systems or a related field; or the equivalent combination education and experience.
• Experience in business software application design, development, and implementation.
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) methodologies and Object-Oriented languages.
• Consultative aptitude including communication and interpersonal skills that enables understanding of client needs,