Location
Portland, OR | United States
Job description
Software Developer
Background:
About Energy Trust of Oregon
Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy development. We serve Oregon customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas and Avista, and SW Washington customers of NW Natural. Year over year Energy Trust is recognized as one of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon.
Our Vision
Clean, affordable energy for everyone.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We recognize the lack of diversity in our industry, and we actively seek to address it with our hiring and retention practices as well as our values. We believe every person and their lived experience is integral to building a vibrant culture and delivering effective services to all customers we serve. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and we encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds and experience to apply.
Our Location
Energy Trust provides for a range of work location options, including remote, hybrid and in-office work. This position will represent Energy Trust in public settings and potentially at community events. We are open to candidates who live throughout Oregon and Washington. The Software Developer would be expected to report to the office on a quarterly basis, at minimum.
What We’re Looking For:
The Software Developer manages the development and deployment of data processing systems and interfaces to support the business process. In this position, you will act with autonomy developing software on complex projects using Microsoft and angular stack. You will be contributing to technical decisions, writing code and documentation for Energy Trust software, adding to unit and integration test suites, and providing technical mentorship for the work of associate software developers on the Information Technology team.
You will be part of the IT team and use proven management, analytic, technical, communication and collaborative problem-solving skills to help maximize the capabilities and use of the Energy Trust’s business system. You will serve as an integral part of the IT Department and, as such, may be called upon to perform other IT duties.
What You’ll Do:
Develop complex software involving all technical aspects of a solution including user interface, business rules, integrations, and database modeling, design & implementation.
Create technical designs and influence technical architecture in collaboration with the team, using industry best practices and considering current and future applications.
Provide feedback in application design using a service based, loosely coupled approach with business objects and integrations that are highly re-usable.
Translate business and functional requirements into documented technical specifications.
Participate in sizing of user requests and planning for sprints as part of the Agile development process
Code and test new system functionality following established standards and procedures, with deliverables to include code builds and appropriate documentation.
Build and coordinate production deployment packages and implementation plans for scheduled systems enhancements.
Participate in internal testing to identify problems early, perform error and stress scenarios.
Participates in code reviews to represent reviewed work for adherence to standards and specifications.
Identify and recommend refactoring opportunities where increased automation, performance enhancements, application enhancements and quality enhancements may be incorporated.
Maintain a broad knowledge of relevant technology and understanding of emerging technologies.
Monitor industry trends and make recommendations for how best to leverage Microsoft or other new technologies within the architecture.
Serve as development DBA including technical leadership for database architecture and SQL development, in collaboration with production DBAs.
Respond to end user issues and find solutions within the prioritization framework.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Perform all functions of the job in a safe manner.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
What You’ll Need:
Bachelor’s degree in (Computer Science from an accredited college or university or a in another discipline) or equivalent education/experience in the information technology field, preferred.
5 years of development experience throughout the full software development lifecycle preferred.
Experience with Angular or other modern JavaScript UI frameworks.
Proficiency in the .NET framework (full and core) and Visual Studio development environment.
Exposure to JavaScript build tools like Webpack and continuous build, integration methodologies.
Experience in web architecture and web services technologies. Experience with previous integrations with SharePoint or MS Dynamics is a plus.
MS SQL Server database administration using MS SQL Server Management Studio, and T-SQL programming experience.
Experience using test frameworks to create interactive UI tests. Protractor JS and Cypress preferred.
Experience developing code utilizing data security best practices.
Adept at providing software-related customer support and training to a non-technical user base.
Ability to work in a team environment and the ability to document work for easy understanding.
Must have used source control tools such as git to deliver products.
Must be able to interact with a diverse workforce and be comfortable working in culturally diverse settings and groups.
Experience in an Agile development methodology. Experience using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools – Azure Devops experience preferred.
The above information is designed to outline the functions and position requirements of this job. It does not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintained.
What You’ll Get:
Health/dental/vision insurance
Employer sponsored and paid life/disability
401(k) with a company contribution of 6% of your salary after 90 days of employment
TriMet pass
Access to health and dependent FSA/HSA accounts
Generous paid vacation, holidays and sick days
Paid volunteer hours
Employee assistance program
Career advancement opportunities
Great colleagues and culture
Flexibility to work from home and/or an office space at the Portland, OR location
Work from home laptop provided
Application Instructions:
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that candidates from certain demographics are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification—for example, women and People of Color. At Energy Trust we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace—if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please submit your cover letter, resume and application (found on Energy Trust’s website ).
Attn: Software Developer
Energy Trust of Oregon is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, mental and physical disability, political affiliation, union membership, status as a parent, military or veteran status or other non-merit based factors. We will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the application, interviewing and employment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, contact us. Energy Trust of Oregon is an E-Verify employer. This policy is applicable to all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Energy Trust is committed to pay equity. Energy Trust is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience and training.
Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, and certifications in the pay equity assessment to determine equitable salary placement.
Starting Compensation: $90,800 – $115,300
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