What are the responsibilities and job description for the Application Developer II position at Evergy?
SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
JOB TITLE: Application Developer II
REQUISITION ID: INF00AD
DEPARTMENT: Customer Systems Support – Topeka General Office or Kansas City Headquarters
LOCATION: Topeka, KS
Kansas City, MO
PAY RANGE: $67,500 - $84,400
Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Additional hours as required). This role will be a combination of remote and in office work, with the ability to attend meetings on-site as appropriate. Candidates who are performing work remotely must live in Kansas or Missouri.
Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, who is eager to collaborate with others to support Evergy’s mission, We empower a better future. Evergy’s vision is to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable and sustainable service to our customers and communities. Working and serving within our service territory, you will experience the pride of knowing that you are developing a solution that assists your neighbor across the street or across the state.
To achieve Evergy’s mission, vision and values Evergy’s Digital Solutions teams provide an opportunity to work to solve complex business and technical situations. You will partner with your peers to produce digital solutions in a dynamic working environment. By being engaged in work that matters, you will have an opportunity to develop skills across multiple platforms and use your technical expertise to develop solutions and see your work's direct impact.
If you are passionate about digital technology and are excited about the opportunity to join a team of dynamic professionals, please submit your application.
- Participate in analysis, coding and testing of programming changes to resolve application issues and provide new business functions.
- Collaborate with developers and business users to translate business requirements into technical design and test plan objectives for business solutions.
- Contribute to successful completion of tasks to meet project goals.
- Perform code deployment and change control documentation for incident resolution or application modifications using established standards to ensure compliance with IT standards and policies.
- Develop and maintain application software and integration documentation to ensure alignment, security and performance of application software solutions.
Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent relevant experience). Typically has 2-4 years relevant IT experience.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:
The ideal candidate will have intermediate experience in application development, business process and design and familiar with application software solutions, business functions and application integration principles.
- Always work to maintain a high-level of customer satisfaction.
- Seeks and identifies appropriate solutions to problems.
- Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical staff.
- Use personal initiative and knowledge of application development to create technical specifications and develop solutions
- Basic familiarity with workstations, networks and operating systems including Windows 10 and MS Office.
- Establish cooperative relationships with members of technical teams, business support teams and end users.
- Working knowledge of Relational Databases and SQL.
- Working knowledge of at least one programming language, preferably Java.
- Working knowledge with Source Control tools and best practices.
- Working knowledge with reporting tools and platforms.
- Working knowledge with of Agile methodology and tools.
- Knowledge of Web Services, XML, JSON or any Object-Oriented Language.
Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing Required: None
Working Conditions: Provide support for application software solutions that are available 24x7. Must be able to work outside traditional business hours as required..
Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Salary : $67,500 - $84,400