GMS Applications Developer - RIOO

NextGenEnergyJobs; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs in Austin, TX seeks a seasoned software engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain web-based applications using modern front-end and back-end technologies.

You will collaborate with business users and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, propose design improvements, review architectures, and help enforce coding standards and SDLC best practices.

This role emphasizes automation, deployment via CI/CD, and mentoring junior teammates to accelerate delivery.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Broadly applies principles, theories and concepts related to the profession.
• Provides recommendations on issues outside defined procedures and demonstrates good judgment in methods and techniques for solutions.
• Has wide latitude for decisions within assignments and projects; impact limited to project/department.
• Acts as a resource and may lead the work of others, representing the department on projects.
• Performs work according to rules and regulations, including regulatory requirements and policies.
• Gathers, reviews, and understands functional and non-functional requirements, proposing design improvements.

Skills

Software development

SDLC

Requirements gathering

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Bitbucket

Maven

Jenkins

GitHub Copilot

Airflow

Databricks

Job description

All Levels -- Preferred SKILLS

Responsibilities

• Broadly applies principles, theories and concepts related to the profession. A seasoned, experienced professional with an in-depth/full understanding of area of specialization.
• May provide recommendations regarding issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Wide latitude for decisions within assignments, programs, and projects; impact is generally limited to the project or department.
• Acts as a resource to advise and may at times a lead the work of lower-level professional and/or support employees. Generally, represents the department on projects and may perform in a project leadership role.
• Performs all work according to applicable rules and regulations, including regulatory requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
• Works closely with business users and internal stakeholders to gather, review, and understand functional and non-functional requirements, proposing design improvements where appropriate.
• Designs, develops, tests, and maintains web-based applications using front-end and/or back-end technologies.
• Participates in requirements, design, and architecture review discussions with business users and technical teams.
• Develops and manages source code using Atlassian Bitbucket source control tools.
• Adheres to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards and change management processes for all software releases.
• Understands and follows GMS application release processes and best practices to deliver software changes seamlessly.
• Participates in interdepartmental meetings and presents software design, implementation details, and application enhancements.
• Analyzes, troubleshoots, and resolves application issues by performing root cause analysis and delivering software solutions.
• Participates in developing design specifications that comply with ERCOT architectural standards and blueprints.
• Researches, evaluates, and incorporates new technologies and tools to improve product development and engineering efficiency.
• Resolves customer issues and responds to enhancement requests.
• Assists in developing product user manuals and technical documentation.
• Works closely with GMS Production Support and other teams to provide technical support for supported applications.
• Automates software development processes using CI/CD tools such as Bitbucket, Maven, and Jenkins.
• Assists in developing tools, processes, and procedures that improve software development and organizational efficiency.
• Leverages AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, GPT, and Claude to accelerate software development, testing, code quality, and engineering productivity.
• Works with data sets and data pipelines, including Airflow and Databricks, and analyzes third-party software security vulnerabilities to implement security patches.
• Performs code reviews and promotes coding standards, best practices, and design patterns.
• Performs manual and automated unit, regression, and integration testing using appropriate testing frameworks.
• Works closely with project management teams to ensure successful delivery of application changes through testing and production deployment.
• Collaborates with project managers, architects, developers, usability engineers, business users, market participants, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure quality product delivery.
• Assists in providing development metrics, code statistics, and implementation of standardized development methodologies.
• Ensures products and solutions comply with organizational architectural standards.
• Focuses on application and system design while providing technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Partners with technical leads to define solutions for complex business problems and enforce engineering standards.
• Optimizes applications, leads root cause analysis for production issues, and drives automation initiatives.
• Organizes and coordinates application planning, design, architecture, development, testing, and integration activities.
• Advises management on technical direction and development goals for the GMS Technology Development team.
• Assists with project planning and delivery across all phases of application development.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), advising, mentoring, and guiding team members and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Communicates effectively through strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Works on moderately complex issues requiring in-depth analysis and creative problem solving.