Software Engineer

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

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

Responsibilities

• This position will support enterprise Geographical Information Systems (GIS) across multiple affiliates
• 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.

Requirements

• 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, define requirements, and assist with providing effective solutions.
• Familiarity with current and emerging technologies, tools, and applications.
• An understanding of structured analysis and technical design concepts.
• Familiarity with common industry architectural patterns and software design patterns.
• Ability to work in a zero-code-ownership environment where the team members can modify any source file at any time.

Preferences

• An understanding of change and release management processes and procedures.
• Technical knowledge with hands-on experience in Java, C# .NET, PL/SQL and other common enterprise computing programming languages.
• Familiarity or experience with Test-Driven Design (TDD).
• Familiarity or experience with other development process methodologies such as Agile, Lean, Scrum or others.

Benefits

At PacifiCorp, we understand that living a healthy lifestyle isn’t just about your physical health — your mental, financial, and social wellbeing also play an important role. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to help you live a more balanced lifestyle

Our benefits include:

•    Medical, dental, and vision insurance

•    401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option. For union employees, matching contributions vary by union. For nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of your eligible pay each year for new hires. In addition, PacifiCorp matches 100% of the first 6% you contribute.

•    Life insurance

•    Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance

•    Tuition Assistance

•    Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.

Work Life Balance

•    Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - Time off varies by employee type (Union or Non-Union)

•    Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance

•    Paid Parental Leave

•    Paid Bereavement Leave

•    Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing

For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US

Additional Information

Req Id: 114693 
Company Code: PACIFICORP #PM25
Primary Location: PORTLAND     
Department: PacifiCorp Corporate 
Schedule: FT 
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $77,200-$96,500  
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary.

  
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.