Commercial Programmer Analyst IV

at  Direct Energy

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We are seeking a developer to develop and maintain tools to support our Natural Gas trading, pricing and scheduling platform. Working with business team members and the IT team, the candidate will support our NatGas application platform. The candidate will utilize technical specifications to deliver technical enhancements to existing systems or deliver new custom solutions as a part of project delivery.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution (preferably in Computer Sciences, MIS or Mathematics) is required.
• 8+ years of experience working on Microsoft .net Based Technologies.
• 8+ years of experience in designing, coding, testing and debugging using Microsoft Tools.
• 10+ years of experience working with SQL Server, Oracle or any similar relational database.
• 10+ years of experience working with C# and/or Java.
• 1-5 years of working with webAPI, Entity Framework, MVC and other related technologies.
• Experienced in database design, performance evaluation and tuning, development of stored procedures, and referential integrity.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
• At least a basic understanding of the Natural Gas industry in North America.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Good knowledge of performance tuning applications.
• Experience in Agile Programming Methodology is an asset.
• Knowledge of Gas Trading and scheduling concepts is a plus.

• Work with business users and other IT team members to provide support for Natgas applications for trading, scheduling and pricing.
• Devise support metrics to define uptime, incidents and resolution times.
• Design and implement innovative technology solutions to reduce number of incidents. Use automation to reduce human intervention.
• Work with the Project team to translate business requirements into technical specifications and perform development tasks to deliver solution. Work closely with the team, business, architecture and Infrastructure groups to integrate the solution, while adhering to company project management and delivery standards.
• Technical work on small to medium sized projects.
• Work independently or in a team, to design, code, test, document and debug programs of moderate to high complexity.
• Train the business on the use of the new functionality and/or systems.
• Maintain documentation as system changes take place.
• Provide optimal business system solutions from both a business and an IS perspective.
• Perform other duties as assigned.