Software Engineer 1

$76,200 - $76,200/Yr

NV Energy - Las Vegas, NV

Full-time - Entry Level

Las Vegas, NV

1,001-5,000 employees

Utilities

About the position

The Software Engineer 1 position at NV Energy involves participating in the design, programming, testing, documentation, and implementation of computer applications and systems. The role focuses on evaluating software packages, providing recommendations, and identifying technology solutions to meet future needs. The engineer will work closely with IT teams to enhance existing systems and ensure compliance with performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Designs, codes, tests, documents, implements and maintains application programs.
• Enhances existing systems; participates in client walkthroughs and technical design reviews.
• Aids in systems development planning and monitoring.
• Participates in design reviews and peer code walkthroughs.
• Provides client and application support.
• Provides customer support for package software and associated interfaces.
• Performs software development and ensures conformance to performance optimization and interoperability standards and requirements.
• Performs or assists in the research and fact-finding to develop or modify application programs.
• Works with vendors to review quality, adaptability, and compatibility of their products.
• Collaborates with IT teams on applications and infrastructure to identify technology deficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Stays current with industry standard techniques for software development, and applies them to development, testing, integration, and reporting processes.
• Assists in research and fact-finding to develop or modify application programs.
• Performs basic system analysis and design functions.
• Provides technical input to assist in development of project planning.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school in management information systems (MIS), computer science, or related technical field and one year of work experience in business software application development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of programming in a web development environment.
• Integration and application security models; and proficiency with a variety of software development tools.
• Experience in the industry, or in an environment whose scope, size and complexity are comparable.
• Open systems object design methodologies, architecture methodologies, security practices and integration techniques.
• Relational database technology, structured analysis concepts, and software design patterns.
• Integrating Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) solutions within an environment with strong change and release management processes and procedures.
• Oracle SQL database development.
• Current computing programming languages, including Python.
• A basic understanding of deployment topologies (i.e., ensuring secure, highly available systems).
• Project management skills and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Business analysis aptitude including communications and interpersonal skills enabling an understanding of client's needs.
• Able to work in a zero-code-ownership environment where the team members can modify any source file at any time.

Benefits

• Medical
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) fixed contribution - company contributes 4% regardless of employee's contribution
• 401(k) match - company matches 100% of the employee's first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity Theft Protection - company paid