NV Energy

Platform Systems Admin 2

LocationReno, NV
Job TypeFull-time
Salary$103,800

About This Job


Responsibilities



Basic Purpose

Leads and develops technical solutions to address business problems. Works with IT and Business Leadership to promote innovative and integrated solutions across the organization and demonstrates proficiency in all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) – through requirements gathering, project leadership, architecting, developing, testing, modifying and supporting enterprise application systems for internal and external customers as well as vendor partners. Provides problem solving and troubleshooting in support of application environments.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities


TECHNOLOGY

Holds primary technical responsibility for software development and enhancements as well as system reliability of business critical applications and integration processes (60%)



Acts as the technical lead for projects related to the development of new systems, architecture, applications or technology capabilities in support of business goals.

Works with stakeholders on interpretation/translation of functional requirements into system requirements.
Implements architecture, solution design, and development of core platforms utilizing distributed computing fundamentals, reactive principles and scalable architectures delivering easy to operate, highly available and reliable systems via automated testing and post deployment Creates appropriate technical artifacts to support development and operations support within SDLC guidelines including documentation of installation and administration of products and architecture/application diagrams and logic flows
Upgrades and maintains application related infrastructure – servers, databases, deployment pipelines from code and the application platform for web and mobile applications along with related internal and vendor partner system integrations and services
Develops and Integrates diagnostic monitoring, logging and metrics frameworks into the application and platform. Validates application usability and monitors system stability, ensuring that all operational tasks run error-free and application performance is optimal.
Supports deployment of application resources and releases including services, containers, test suites
Establishes CI/CD pipelines or integrates with existing pipelines for deployment and builds automation and scripts for day-to-day automation.
Manages incidents to ensure all incidents are reported, documented, analyzed, diagnosed and a root cause is found. Provides technical expertise in diagnosing and debugging issues within production systems
Recommends and coordinates establishment of governance and security models around the application environment and implements approved models.
Ensures alignment with Corporate standards and strategic technology decisions

Maintains and improves technology proficiency with evolving technologies to achieve desired technical and business outcomes (20%)


Stays current on technologies, platforms, and relevant certification
Provides training and mentoring to other IT staff and business users at all levels of the organization
Finds ways to spread learning across the organization (gives technical talks, presentations, etc.)
Learns, evaluates, recommends and adapts to new technologies and techniques
Requires availability for periodic on call responsibilities.


PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Leads the evaluation, planning and implementation of applications and systems of business and operating departments (20%)


Works closely with IT and Business Area leadership to define and implement IT-wide application and related infrastructure vision and long-term strategy in support of business objectives
Leads software projects from department-specific to, enterprise-wide and customer- and vendor-facing implementations
+ Estimates projects including assessing and mitigating risk + Manages project budgets as well internal and consulting resources for any size projects or software
Performs project planning, system analysis, software design and coding, support of system/user testing, documentation, implementation and research activities as necessary for software engineering projects.
Leads technical proofs of concept and develops evaluation matrices through final recommendation, including hands-on execution where needed.
Performs ongoing capacity planning for critical infrastructure
Develops business cases and recommends system solutions and architectures
Leads RFP efforts from gathered business and system requirements
Develops customized presentations, demonstrations, prototypes, and architecture diagrams to prove a solution's business value to technical and business stakeholders.
Conducts security architecture design reviews and threat modeling
Leads the IT application area effort on security audits and compliance reviews

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.




Performs related duties as assigned.



Requirements



Essential Education, Skills, and Environment


Education and Work Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school and 3 years of related progressive work experiences as software development.


Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 7 years of related work experience with a minimum of 3 years of software development experience.


Specialized Knowledge and Skills


Demonstrated knowledge of:

modern programming and IT architecture concepts including cloud native design, microservices, containerization

cloud model architectures and distributed, high volume computing design
designing and deploying applications and architectures for resiliency and continuous availability
working with event driven streaming architectures
developing diagnostic and configuration tools to improve deployment and operation of web apps, mobile apps, and 3rd party integrations
virtualized infrastructure and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Technical experience with:
+ Linux and OS tools and monitoring + containers and orchestration technologies + DevOps via CI/CD, automated configuration, provisioning and deployment tools + hands-on experience of relational (Oracle, PL/SQL/Postgres) and no SQL databases (Couchbase) + upgrades and security/application patching


Demonstrated skills such as:

Communicate effectively vis multiple channels (written and verbal) including composing and delivering executive level presentations and communicating with OS administrators in identifying and resolving issues related to highly visible/customer facing 24x7 enterprise applications
Problem solving skills, initiative, and the ability to thrive under pressure and with changes in requirements
Taking ownership of platform/application health checks on 24x7 enterprise applications


Equipment and Applications


PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.


Work Environment and Physical Demands

General office environment. No special physical demands required. Some same-day or short duration travel to area field or business offices required.


Compensation


Annual Salary: $103,800 (Min) to $122,000 (Mid); Up to 15% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. This is a non-represented position.


Benefits


We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.

Medical

Pharmacy
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance & AD&D
Wellness
Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) fixed contribution – company contributes 4% regardless of employee’s contribution
401(k) match – company matches 100% of the employee’s first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
Adoption assistance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off (PTO)
12 paid holidays
Parental leave
Military leave
Bereavement leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Identity Theft Protection – company paid
Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered


EOE/Veteran/Disability


At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy 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, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711


Note


Depending on qualifications of applicants, this position may be filled at a lower level than that which is posted such as Platform Systems Admin 1.


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