Principal Solutions Engineer - AI-Driven DevOps Expert

American Electric Power; Gahanna (OH); On-site; USD 99,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power in the United States (On-Site) is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop and install advanced software solutions within a team that follows Waterfall or Agile methodologies. You will implement high-quality, innovative software in line with internal standards and best practices, and troubleshoot applications.

The role emphasizes collaborating with Project Management, Business Analysts, and Infrastructure teams, applying DevOps practices, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in computer science, engineering, or related technical field.
• 7 years of relevant work experience required.
• Equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to resolve customer issues in a logical, creative and structured manner.
• Align the client’s goals, needs and objectives to the solutions.
• Communicate issues and status clearly and timely.
• Interpret specifications and build advanced solutions, including deployment and architecture considerations.
• Develop presentations and demonstrations; generate infrastructure support documentation.
• Write proposals and assist with RFP responses; evaluate process improvements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of company software/hardware products.
• Provide training and mentoring as needed.

Skills

AI-assisted development tools

DevOps practices

CI/CD automation

Infrastructure as code

Monitoring & observability

Production support

Software design & development

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field

Tools

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

American Electric Power in the United States (On-Site) is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop and install advanced software solutions within a team that follows Waterfall or Agile methodologies. You will implement high-quality, innovative software in line with internal standards and best practices, and troubleshoot applications.

The role emphasizes collaborating with Project Management, Business Analysts, and Infrastructure teams, applying DevOps practices, and contributing to