Microsoft Developer - Innovation & Digital Factory - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters

Socket.dev; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy is seeking a Microsoft Developer in Akron to design, develop, test, and deploy full‑stack solutions using .NET, C#, and modern web frameworks. You will collaborate across teams, participate in design and CI/CD activities, and contribute to AI‑assisted development and production support in a fast‑paced environment.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and experience with Azure, SQL, and Agile delivery practices, with on‑call rotation as part of production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline; or equivalent experience.
• Professional application development experience using .NET, C#, .NET Core, SQL, and modern web frameworks such as Angular or Blazor.
• Experience with relational databases and scalable maintainable applications.
• Experience deploying or supporting apps on Microsoft Azure and/or IIS.
• Experience with Agile delivery and DevOps tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira).
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Enhance, troubleshoot, modernize, and support existing business apps while delivering new features.
• Build, test, deploy, and support full‑stack web apps across on‑prem IIS and Azure environments.
• Participate in requirements, design discussions, code reviews, testing, release planning, and CI/CD.
• Explore AI-assisted development to improve delivery workflows and code quality.

Skills

Agile delivery practices

CI/CD pipelines

Strong communication

Team collaboration

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

.NET

C#

.NET Core

SQL

Angular

Blazor

Azure

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Jira

Job description

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy(NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability, and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, anda regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of3,780 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00]

Position Overview

What will you do: As a Microsoft Developer at FirstEnergy, you will join a leading edge, collaborative development team that works across the entire organization - enhancing existing applications, remediating production and technical issues, and building new business applications. Day-to-day work includes designing, developing, testing, and deploying full-stack solutions using Microsoft technologies, modern web frameworks, Agile delivery practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Enhance, troubleshoot, modernize, and support existing business applications while delivering new features that improve usability, reliability, and workflow.
• Build, test, deploy, and support full-stack web applications and reusable components across on-premises IIS and Microsoft Azure environments.
• Participate in requirements reviews, design discussions, code reviews, testing, release planning, Agile delivery, CI/CD, and production support activities.
• Explore practical uses of AI-assisted development and agentic models to improve delivery workflows, developer productivity, code quality, and solution support.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Professional application development experience using .NET, C#, .NET Core, SQL, and modern web frameworks such as Angular or Blazor.
• Expected experience by level: Level II – 2 years; Level III – 4 years; Level IV – 7 years.
• Experience working and developing alongside relational databases.
• Experience designing, enhancing, supporting, or modernizing maintainable applications using sound software engineering practices, design patterns, and reusable components.
• Experience deploying or supporting applications hosted in Microsoft Azure, including Windows or Linux App Service Plans, and/or on premises in IIS.
• Experience with Agile delivery practices and development tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, or similar platforms for source control, work management, builds, deployments, and defect tracking.
• Strong written & verbal communication, collaboration, prioritization, and production-support skills, including the ability to work across teams, business partners, and technical workstreams and participate in on-call rotation.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with non-relational databases.
• Experience with .NET MAUI and/or mobile application development.
• Experience using modern developer productivity tools, including coding assistants, automation, and integrated platform capabilities to accelerate design, development, testing, documentation, and support activities.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement.

Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs.

FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract.

Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

Position Classification

Exempt

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