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Join SPP as a Programmer Developer Build the Future of Financial Technology

At Southwest Power Pool (SPP), our IT teams are driving innovation at the core of the energy industry's financial operations. We're looking for Programmer Developers to join our growing teamsacross both FinancialApplications and IT Settlementswhere you'll play a key role in shaping mission-critical systems that support credit management, regulatory rates, financial settlements, and congestion hedging auctions.

Our financial systems are a mix of vendor and in-house applications built using modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, React, C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL, and various ETL tools. We also embrace containerization, Ansible, Kubernetes, and moreconstantly evolving to better serve our internal teams and stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Participate in the design, development, support, and maintenance of applications and databases that power financial operations.
• Enhance and support custom and vendor applications used to facilitate:
• Financial settlements for SPP's regional transmission organization (RTO) and contract services
• Transmission congestion rights auctions
• Collateral and credit management
• Regulatory rate calculations
• Network upgrade cost sharing
• Collaborate across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and support.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver scalable, efficient, and compliant solutions.
• Identify automation opportunities to streamline operations and improve reliability.

To be successful as the Programmer Developer, we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent work experience
• Lead Programmer Developer - Ten (10) years of applicable Information Technology Development/Support experience
• Senior Programmer Developer - Six (6) years of applicable Information Technology Development/Support experience
• Programmer Developer II - Three (3) years experience of Information Technology Development/Support experience
• Competent and effective working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Unix or Linux operating systems, application development and support, and database management systems
• Competent and effective troubleshooting, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Competent and effective written and oral communication skills
• Competent understanding and effective working knowledge of SDLC and project life cycle methods and practices
• Good customer service and organization skills

Preferred:

• Two (2) or more years applicable utility industry experience
• Java, Springboot, React
• SQL, Extract Transform Load (ETL)
• Containers, Kubernetes, Docker
• Scripting experience: Python, Powershell, Perl, Shell scripting
• Web Service / REST / SOAP / WSDL / XSD Experience
• Ansible, JIRA, Bitbucket, and Jenkins Experience
• MongoDB, Oracle PL/SQL or Microsoft SQL Development Experience

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to make decisions, interpret data, and problem solve.
• The employee frequently is required to stand or sit for extended periods; use hands to operate a computer keyboard and standard office equipment.
• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds.
• Requires the ability to work and collaborate with managers and employees at all levels to exchange ideas, information, and opinions to facilitate the task.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Understanding of compliance with and enforcement of SPP Policies and Procedures

Position Type, Location, and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time, hybrid onsite position based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Fully remote options may be available for senior-level candidates residing outside a 50-mile radius of Little Rock, Arkansas (Central Arkansas). The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with occasional extended hours as needed.

Travel Requirement:

This position requires minimal travel (approximately 10%).

SPP is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at ...@spp.org and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). At SPP we believe in a culture of belonging.