Principal Application Developer

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Requisition ID : 17042

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

The Distributions Operations Technology Services team is looking for a Principal Application developer to support the ADMS system including OSI Monarch ADMS dSCADA, DERMS, and VVMS as well as other .NET applications and integrations. The Principal Application Developer position will provide thought leadership and perform duties related to the design, build, test, and deployment of packaged and custom software solutions. The position will recommend solutions, promote adoption of development best practices, research and propose architectural improvements, and provide fixes to daily operational issues encountered by users. Additionally, the Principal Application Developer position will spearhead critical and complicated projects, coordinate with external teams, and facilitate team skill building and knowledge sharing. Projects range from minor to major enhancements on existing systems, as well as new custom development and vendor software implementations. Helps to provide administrative support to all solutions developed.

The team provides 24/7 operational support for applications used by the Distribution Operations department including the Outage Management System and Distribution SCADA, being on call is a requirement.

What You'll Do

• Performs problem analysis, resolution, repair, recovery, new feature development and packaged application implementation in support of clients and other team members following the software development best practices and methodologies.
• Software solutions include custom development, low-code platforms, vendor applications either on installed -premise/co-located facility or in a private or public cloud.
• Provides mentorship to peers, recommends learning paths for junior team members, and provides leadership to peers and other developers.
• Recognize, recommend and promote team adoption of best practices in software engineering: design, testing, version control, documentation, build, deployment, monitoring and operations.
• Analyze and recommend solutions to complex business processes and problems.
• Write high quality code that is robust and easy to maintain.
• Recommend and build flexible systems choosing simple, straightforward solutions over more complex ones.
• Have a clear and concise communication style that reduces ambiguity.
• The position requires working in a collaborative environment to design, build, deploy, and maintain supported applications.
• Communicate work status to client stakeholders, project managers, team leads, team members and management.
• Provide expertise on OSI Monarch ADMS systems and subsystem architecture and integration.
• Act as a subject matter expert in application architecture, influencing strategic decisions.

What It Takes To Succeed

Guides others in resolving complex issues in own specialized area and solves complex problems with implications on cross-functional business processes and outcomes. Serves as an advisor and applies knowledge of strategies that can be deployed within own function and discipline. Applies working knowledge of the theories and concepts in other disciplines. May lead teams or projects with broad visibility.

Experience

10 years professional experience.

Education

Completion of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution plus an additional 18 graduate level college credits in an area of specialty.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) recognizes diversity and inclusion as key drivers of innovation and growth, and seeks to attract a diverse employee base that reflects our community. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law. Ultimately, SRP aspires to fully apply the power of diversity and inclusion to build a more equitable and sustainable future for our customers, employees and community.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas.