Analyst-Application Dev II / SR

Kinder Morgan, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder Morgan, Inc. is seeking an Application Developer to join the IT Gas and CO2 systems team. You will build and maintain custom and commercial solutions for pipelines and terminals in North America, reporting to the IT application development manager.

Responsibilities include transforming business specs into technical docs, collaborating with IT and business stakeholders, and delivering robust applications within the organization's standards and lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or similar preferred.
• 3+ years in Microsoft tech in application development.
• Proficient in .NET and SQL Server, with C#/VB.NET/ASP.NET MVC.
• Strong communication of technical requirements and designs.

Responsibilities

• Translate business specs into functional and technical specs (docs).
• Design and develop minor to complex solutions with IT and business teams.
• Develop, support, and integrate applications per standards and best practices.
• Adhere to Waterfall and AGILE SDLC and project management.

Skills

C# .NET

SQL Server

T-SQL

ASP.NET MVC

VB.NET

OO principles

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/IS

Tools

JIRA

Git/CI-CD

Crystal Reports

SSIS

SSRS

Job description

What We Are Looking For

This Application Developer position resides within the IT Gas and CO2 systems application development team. The successful candidate will be working for one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The position will report directly to the Manager of this IT application development team. This team is part of the IT - Gas and CO2 Systems department residing in the Kinder Morgan IT organization and develops and supports many custom and commercial solutions for approximately 84,000 miles of natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, and carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines, as well as over 85 terminals for storing and handling various chemicals and other products.

What We Are Looking For

This Application Developer position resides within the IT Gas and CO2 systems application development team. The successful candidate will be working for one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The position will report directly to the Manager of this IT application development team. This team is part of the IT - Gas and CO2 Systems department residing in the Kinder Morgan IT organization and develops and supports many custom and commercial solutions for approximately 84,000 miles of natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, and carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines, as well as over 85 terminals for storing and handling various chemicals and other products.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will serve in a technical developer role, working with other developers and project leads on major efforts, or independently as needed, depending on project size, scope, and timelines. The candidate will develop functional and technical documentation utilizing standard industry analysis tools and techniques. The candidate will also develop new applications within the Kinder Morgan IT developer framework and maintain and enhance existing applications as needed by customer business groups.

Position Description

• Responsible for converting business specifications into functional & technical specification documents.
• Collaborate with team members, both IT and business customers, in designing and developing minor to complex solutions, tools, scripts, & applications.
• Develop, support, and integrate applications using industry and company standards & best practices.
• Adhere to Waterfall and AGILE software development life cycle & project management principles.
• Evaluate and identify opportunities for business and application improvements within the company’s and team’s standards and platforms.
• Analyze and document technical capabilities and requirements for new and existing systems.
• Understand and follow solid object-oriented programming principles.
• Enhance & develop new user-facing features.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Optimizing components for efficiency and performance.
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application code.
• Position may be filled at various levels depending on the job skills and experience of the successful candidate.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or a similar discipline is preferred.
• At least 3+ years of experience using Microsoft technologies in an application development environment.
• Extensive experience in using T-SQL to write and maintain complex business solutions.
• Proficiency in all aspects of the .NET application model.
• Must be fluent in .NET framework environment (C# / VB. NET / ASP. NET / MVC), SQL Server data management.
• 3+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing C# .NET and SQL Server-based solutions, tools, and applications.
• Experience in the Project life cycle, Design, Development, Testing, Migrations, and Implementations.
• Good interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate systems requirements verbally and in writing.
• Experience working on multiple assignments during the same time frame and juggling tasks based on relative priorities with supervisioncommensurate with grade level.
• Use time effectively and efficiently; a team player who values the input of others and strives to solve problems for the good of all.
• Uses time effectively and efficiently, managing workload with strong prioritization skills.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork, valuing the input of others and striving to solve problems in a way that benefits the entire group. Encourages cooperation and collaboration, fostering a positive and productive team environment.
• Represents personal and team interests professionally, while remaining sensitive to the perspectives and needs of others.
• Ability to create technical artifacts such as object model & process flow diagrams and technical specifications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate project requirements verbally and in writing.
• Highly motivated team player with a mature, positive attitude and passion to meet multiple challenges and opportunities of the business.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude to learn new concepts and technologies quickly with minimal direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the JIRA ticketing platform.
• Experience integrating Git-based development with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in developing applications for Oil and Gas companies.
• Experience in Leading Projects
• Experience in Crystal reporting, SSIS, and SSRS is a plus.
• ETRM- Allegro experience would be a plus

Why Join Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is a large energy infrastructure company operating in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses we serve. Kinder Morgan provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, family status, status as an individual authorized to work in the U.S., or any other status protected by law. For more information about Kinder Morgan, our culture, opportunities available, and to join our Talent Community, please visit our careers site at www.kindermorgan.com.