What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Software Engineer position at Consumers Energy?
Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and / or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24 / 7.
Location : This is a hybrid (virtual / onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the One Energy Plazalocated in Jackson, MI. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).
General Summary of Job Responsibilities
The Senior Software Engineer Performs complex analysis, design, configuration, development, testing, and debugging of computer software ranging from operating system architecture integration and software design to selection of computer systems, language, and / or equipment. Designs, configures, codes, tests, develops, and documents critical and complex application programs for computer systems. Works with users to define system scope and objectives and establish baselines. Establishes project standards and processes. Breaks down business and software requirements to create highly complex systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Optimize / automate processes to find / create test data, write test plans and test scenarios and utilize testing tools to execute testing including automated test configuration
- Provide technical leadership for incident management and direct technical consulting to support specific applications / solutions within the business functional area
- Extract, capture, evaluate requirements and research / recommend alternatives
- Review and optimize designs involving systems or components contained within one functional area, that comply with regulatory requirements, and are consistent with the current and planned infrastructure and data environments
- Prepare, review and / or approve solution delivery artifacts such as; solution designs, test plans, security diagrams, etc. to support solutions as well as to document activities
- Provide technical guidance / mentoring and expertise for medium to large enhancements and IT Projects in the areas of solution alternatives, design, configuration, testing and documentation
- Mentor / lead others on change and release tools and processes to coordinate and implement solutions across multiple teams and technologies
- Coordinate with other business and technical teams to ensure solutions meet requirements from various governance teams for large, complex problems with a low level of support or guidance needed
- Provide and implement recommendations to introduce new technology including reasoning and integration with the systems landscape at the company
- Perform prototyping, design, development, testing, debugging, documentation and implementation of software applications in an agile environment
- Other duties as assigned or may be necessary
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Education / Experience
OR] Associate's degree in computer, engineering or related field with six(6) or more years of experience insoftware configuration management, software architecture / design, user requirements definition, software specification development, software development, coding and compilation, testing aptitude, and experience with software deployment processes and best practices
Preferred Experience
Why should you join our team?
At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose : world class performance delivering hometown service.
What we offer :
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion :
We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture : Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
