IT Specialist (Software Developer)

Quick Facts

• Role: IT Specialist (Software Developer)

Description

Design, build, and modernize mission-critical enterprise software and high-performance data systems that support regional power operations. You will design resilient applications, modernize code and frameworks, and build modular components and user interfaces. You will also design, optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise databases and data pipelines handling high-volume power system data.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and deploy resilient enterprise-scale applications supporting regional power operations

• Modernize source code, integrate modern frameworks, and meet performance and security benchmarks

• Establish software development standards by building modular, reusable components

• Translate business needs into robust system requirements; perform feasibility studies and resolve integration hurdles

• Design, build, and optimize enterprise databases and high-volume data pipelines; maintain schemas and ensure data integrity and retrieval

• Monitor database health, perform performance tuning, troubleshoot queries, and support upgrades and migrations

• Provide technical guidance, lead code reviews, coach developers/analysts/contractors, and present technical recommendations to leadership

Requirements

• United States citizenship

• Participates in e-Verify

• Comply with Selective Service registration requirements (for males)

• Report in person to the official duty location

• Background investigation suitability for federal employment

• May be required to complete a probationary period

• IT-related experience demonstrating competencies in Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving

• GS-12 advanced level: operate without assistance, coach others, and participate in senior-level discussions

• At least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the Federal service:

  • Translating business/functional requirements into technical specifications and resolving software/system design issues

  • Writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining software applications and databases using structured development methods, programming languages, and database query tools

• Meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date

Benefits

• Comprehensive U.S. federal employee benefits package for you and your family (eligibility depends on position type)

• Wellness and work/life balance programs, including the Be Well program