Application Developer

REQUISITION ID: INF00E3

DEPARTMENT: Generation (Nuclear) Systems Support – Topeka General Office or Kansas City Headquarters

LOCATION: Topeka, KS/Kansas City, MO

PAY RANGE:

Application Developer II – 14B: $72,400 - $90,500

Sr Application Developer – 15B: $81,800 - $109,100

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST) (Additional hours as required). This role will be a combination of remote and in office work, with the ability to attend meetings on-site as appropriate. Candidates who are performing work remotely must live in Kansas or Missouri.

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, who is eager to collaborate with others to support Evergy’s mission, We empower a better future. Evergy’s vision is to provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy that creates the foundation for thriving and growing communities. Working and serving within our service territory, you will experience the pride of knowing that you are developing a solution that assists your neighbor across the street or across the state.

To achieve Evergy’s mission, vision and values Evergy’s Digital Solutions teams provide an opportunity to work to solve complex business and technical situations. You will partner with your peers to produce digital solutions in a dynamic working environment. By being engaged in work that matters, you will have an opportunity to develop skills across multiple platforms and use your technical expertise to develop solutions and see your work's direct impact.

If you are passionate about digital technology and are excited about the opportunity to join a team of dynamic professionals, please submit your application.

Responsibilities:

- Participate in analysis, coding and testing of programming changes to resolve application issues and provide new business functions to the generation nuclear application systems

- Collaborate with developers and business users to translate business requirements into technical design and test plan objectives for business solutions.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish system architecture and interface standards.

- Ensure integration and alignment of applications with existing IT systems and environments.

- Consider business goals, IT standards, SLAs, and budget constraints in solution design.

- Manage defect resolution and system performance issues.

- Ensure compliance with corporate data security policies including NERC, SOX, and 10 CFR 810.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent relevant experience). 2-4 years relevant IT experience.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:

The ideal candidate will have intermediate to advanced experience in application development, business process and design, and familiar with application software solutions, business functions and application integration principles.

Functional Knowledge:

- Always work to maintain a high-level of customer satisfaction.

- Strong communication and leadership skills.

- Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills.

- Expertise in application and data security, issue resolution, and documentation.

- Experience in business continuity planning and application recovery.

- Collaborative mindset with strong verbal and written communication skills.

- Basic familiarity with workstations, networks and operating systems including Windows 11 and MS Office.

- Working knowledge with of Agile methodology and tools (ServiceNow/Jira).

- Working knowledge with Source Control tools and best practices.

- Working knowledge with reporting tools and platforms (Power BI).

- Knowledge of Web Services (API/REST development)

Technical Proficiency:

- Relational Databases - minimum 2 years

- Oracle PL/SQL, SQL

- REACT, HTML

- .NET, Azure, GitHub

- Automic(UC4), Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), GoAnywhere

- Maximo (development or API integration experience preferred)

Additional Requirements:

- U.S. Citizenship is mandatory (10 CFR 810 authorized)

- Resume must include full legal name, current location, and citizenship status

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Job: Application Systems

Shift:

Unposting Date: Nov 7, 2025