Solution Engineer Principal

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

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

401(k) match

AEP Pension

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, and install advanced software solutions for our business. You will work within a team delivering high-quality technology, adhering to internal standards and best practices, and participating in the full software lifecycle from requirements to production support.

The role involves collaboration with PMs, architects, and stakeholders, debugging production incidents, documenting architectures, and supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years relevant work experience required; equivalent education/experience may be considered.
• Experience with enterprise application development and support preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology Project Managers, Architects, and Stakeholders across the software development lifecycle.
• Diagnose complex production incidents, determine root causes, and implement sustainable fixes within SLAs.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation including architecture, interfaces, and support procedures.
• Support Business Analysts with creation and execution of System Test cases.
• Build relationships across IT, Business teams, and vendors to achieve complex goals.

Skills

C#

.NET Development

SQL Queries

HTML

JavaScript

React

Oracle/PL-SQL

OpenShift

SSO technologies

CI/CD

Jira

WebLogic

APIs

GitHub

Education

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

Tools

Oracle WebLogic

Job description

Job Posting End Date

10-31-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Part of a larger team delivering high quality technology solutions to the business. Design, develop and installs advanced software solutions. Build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with internal architecture, development & design standards & best practices. Design, modify, develop, write, implement and troubleshoot software programming applications. Support and/or install software applications. Participate in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Works within a Waterfall or Agile methodology/framework based team. Collaborates heavily with Project Management, Business Analyst and Infrastructure Job Families.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technology Project Managers, Architects, Business Stakeholders and participate throughout the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, technical design, development, testing, implementation, and production support.
• Diagnose complex production incidents, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective solution within SLAs.
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• Produce and maintain appropriate technical documentation, including application architecture, interfaces, dependencies, support procedures, and solution designs.
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• Support Business Analysts and business stakeholders with the creation and execution of System Test cases
• Build trusting relationships and work collaboratively across IT and Business teams, system integrators, vendors, and job families to accomplish complex goals.

Preferred Requirements

• 7+ years of enterprise application development and support experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with C#, .NET Development, SQL Queries, HTML, JavaScript, React, Oracle/ PL/SQL
• Experience supporting both.NET Framework and modern.NET / ASP.NET Core, including .NET 8, 9, and/or 10.
• Experience with OpenShift and SSO technologies
• Business Process knowledge application development and support as well as change management
• Demonstrate critical thinking, urgency, and attention to detail to support real time operations
• Claude, Git Hub, Jira, CI/CD Pipeline, Oracle WebLogic, Automated Testing, APIs

What We’re Looking For

Education requirements are listed below:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required.

Work Experience requirement listed below:

• 7 years relevant work experience is required. An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.

What You’ll Get

• Base salary
• Annual bonus
• Long-term incentive
• 401(k) match
• AEP Pension
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support and enhance the overall well-being of employees.

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company - we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

Compensation Grade

SP20-008

Compensation Range

$98,993.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S - Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company-sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.