NextEra Energy

Principal IT Programmer Analyst

NextEra Energy$110K — $140K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; Master's preferred
  • 8+ years of software development experience, 3+ in a senior role
  • Expertise in .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API) and SQL Server
  • Experience with telephony platforms, designing IVR call flows, and queue routing
  • Familiarity with AI capabilities in contact centers, including NLP and sentiment analysis
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD and DevOps tools, particularly Azure DevOps and Git
  • Strong communication skills for presenting to senior business stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deliver .NET-based full stack solutions with a focus on scalability and performance
  • Manage customer call center application stack, integrating telephony and chat solutions
  • Lead development of AI chatbot and voice bot solutions with integration capabilities
  • Integrate telephony systems with CRM and billing systems via REST APIs
  • Conduct design/code reviews and enforce technical standards across platforms
  • Promote use of AI-assisted development tools to enhance delivery speed and code quality
  • Evaluate architectural patterns and integration strategies for technology upgrades

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for employees and their families
  • Relocation assistance provided if applicable
  • Promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • Focus on corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 95141

Position Specific Description

The Principal IT Programmer Analyst within NEER Solutions serves as a senior technical leader responsible for the full stack design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade platforms supporting NextEra Energy Retail's mass market operations. This individual operates at the intersection of technology and business - capable of architecting scalable .NET/SQL solutions and communicating those decisions with clarity to business stakeholders and senior leadership. They lead distributed onshore/offshore teams and champion AI-assisted development as a standard of modern delivery.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Architect and deliver full stack solutions using .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API) and Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability
  • Manage and own a customer call center application stack, including telephony platform administration and integration
  • Deliver and manage AI chatbot and/or voice bot solutions, including NLP/LLM platform configuration, conversational design integration, and backend API connectivity
  • Familiarity with contact center AI capabilities - agent assist, real-time transcription, sentiment analysis, bot containment reporting
  • Integrate telephony and chatbot platforms with CRM and billing systems via REST APIs or middleware
  • Lead design reviews, code reviews, and technical standards enforcement across enterprise platforms
  • Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT) to accelerate delivery velocity and improve code quality
  • Evaluate and recommend architectural patterns, technology upgrades, and integration approaches

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field (Master's in MIS or CS strongly preferred)
  • 8+ years of progressive software development experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or principal capacity
  • Expert-level proficiency in .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API, MVC) and Microsoft SQL Server (schema design, stored procedures, query optimization, indexing)
  • Proven experience designing and optimizing IVR call flows and queue routing logic in telephony platforms
  • Familiarity with contact center AI capabilities - agent assist, real-time transcription, sentiment analysis, bot containment reporting
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, Git)
  • Demonstrated, hands-on use of AI coding and productivity tools as a regular part of the development workflow
  • Proven experience leading and managing distributed onshore/offshore development teams
  • Cloud platform exposure - GCP, AWS preferred
  • Exceptional business-facing communication skills - able to present to Directors, VPs, and business leads without relying on technical jargon


Job Overview

This position assesses, designs, develops, integrates and troubleshoots technology to support business processes. Employees provide technical or functional guidance to project or work teams, as needed within specific or multiple disciplines. This position is accountable for ensuring the reliability, performance, security, and continuity of IT systems, as well as ensuring that excellent technical support services are provided.

Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Analyzes, designs, develops, tests, debugs, implements, maintains, integrates, customizes, and enhances existing or new systems
• Applies appropriate Agile or development methodologies, system development lifecycles, tools, and technology to manage development activities
• Automates the handoff of code releases from development to operations (DevOps)
• Participates in the change management and service ticket management processes including receiving, resolution monitoring, and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Leads projects when needed and builds strong working understanding of the solution being delivered
• Ensures user satisfaction by providing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and timely resolution of more complex problems
• Designs, develops, and tests experimental application work to test new ideas with bounded cost and time frames
• Ensures that applications processes are conducted in line with corporate social responsibility, security, compliance, environmental, and technical policies and applicable standards and legislation
• Acts as liaison with regulatory agencies, vendors, and contractors on matters relating to computer systems as required
• Defines metrics and monitors Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for systems being developed
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications
• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's - Information Systems

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type: Full Time
Job Category: Information Technology
Organization: Gexa Energy, LP
Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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About NextEra Energy

A growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc., NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) acquires, manages, and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. They own interests in wind and solar projects in North America, as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas. Renewable energy projects are fully contracted, use technology, and are located in regions that are favorable for generating energy from the wind and sun. The seven natural gas pipelines in the portfolio are all strategically located, serving power producers and municipalities in South Texas, processing plants and producers in the Eagle Ford Shale, and commercial and industrial customers in the Houston area. The NET Mexico Pipeline, the largest pipeline in the portfolio, provides a critical source of natural gas transportation for low-cost, U.S.-sourced shale gas to Mexico.

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Learn more about NextEra Energy
Size
15,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$51 million
Founded
2014
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$917 million
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