Cloud Software Engineer (Dev Ops)

About Ameren Transmission

Ameren Transmission is dedicated to planning, constructing and safely operating over 8,000 transmission miles across a variety of energy markets. We explore opportunities and develop projects that will enhance reliability, improve system performance and increase access to more diverse generation sources for customers across the country.

Our benefits include:

- Medical coverage on date of hire

- 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

- 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

- Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

- Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

- Analyzes, designs, codes, tests, configures and modifies software projects and/or products or enhancements using various programming languages, technologies and development methodologies.

- Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements application, software and/or operating system components, software tools, and utilities; conducts performance testing.

- Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to guarantee availability and increase efficiency.

- Completes technical documentation for multiple functions, including but not limited to testing, QA, training, troubleshooting, operating, and/or procedures for installation and maintenance.

Key responsibilities include:

- Works across multiple modules on projects and supports groups of modules/module areas

- Implements and tests moderately complex code changes to fix identified defects in existing software products (e.g., identify and debug an application)

- Moderately enhances new/future software releases and/or creates new software applications

- Strengthens understanding of on premise solutions and cloud-based solutions/environments; configures components of new systems/technologies to cloud-based solutions

- Troubleshoots moderate bugs within code (within own component); performs actions as designated in the remediation plan

- Assists and provides additional support in solving software/systems monitoring issues and escalations which require moderate technical expertise to troubleshoot

- Reviews requirements and researches and identifies alternative technical solutions

- Develops understanding of Ameren’s business to ensure successful implementation and support of project efforts

- Understands the Digital organization’s objectives, and the impact on own projects; contributes to development of new technology integration and enablement plans

- Works in an agile environment and engages in development practices such as peer programming and test-driven development

- Works closely with business analysts to gain understanding of basic requirements and translates into one or more API-led connectivity solutions (integrations, interfaces, proxies, objects, shared code library, etc.); reviews options to identify best solution and provides design for selected solution

- Understands and is familiar with relevant technologies in order to design, develop, document, and support simple to moderately complex integration solutions utilizing design patterns, reference architectures and best practices

- Collaborates with various stakeholders to test new and modified application solutions, utilizing test-driven development when possible

- Provides assistance to other developers for designing integrations, interfaces, proxies, business objects and business service as needed

- May be required to work off-hours for project needs, support/upgrade/outage reasons, and systems implementations

Qualifications - Cloud Software Engineer

- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics, computer science or business

- 2+ years of relevant experience required

- Consideration will be given to candidates with six or more years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree requirement

Qualifications - Sr. Cloud Software Engineer

- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in engineering, mathematics, computer science or business

- 5+ years of relevant experience in common tools/providers such as (AWS, MS Azure, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansile, Splunk Docker, etc.)

- Consideration will be given to candidates with nine or more years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree requirement.

- ASW Certification preferred

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

- Good analytical, communication, leadership and human relations skills required.

- Expert in source control solutions such as GIT or Bitbucket

- Expert in secure coding and automated testing practices

- Expert in building and maintaining CI/CD

- Strong understand of the SDLC

- Strong understanding of infrastructure as code

- Strong understanding of container orchestration principals

- Strong understanding of software dependency monitoring and alerting tools

- Knowledge of advanced networking principals

- Knowledge of dashboarding and data visualization tools

- Translate complex technologies into Executive speak

- Strong time management skills

- Passionate about discussing and teaching technology topics

Additional Information

Ameren’s selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

Compensation Range:

$82,400.00 - $158,900.00

- This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant’s credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.