Sr Platform System Admin - IT

Berkshire Hathaway Energy

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • A minimum of ten years of industry experience, including five years specifically in software development.
  • Advanced technical knowledge in modern programming and IT architecture concepts, especially cloud-native design and microservices.
  • Skill in configuration and deployment tools including DevOps practices through CI/CD.
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, security upgrades, and application patching.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of technical solutions addressing business challenges.
  • Collaborate with IT and business leaders to implement innovative, integrated solutions.
  • Manage the entire System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to support.
  • Provide troubleshooting and problem-solving for application environments.
  • Take ownership of health checks for 24x7 enterprise applications.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Opportunity to work with a leading utility provider with a focus on renewable energy.
  • Access to robust professional development programs to enhance technical skills.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Leads and develops technical solutions to address business problems. Works with IT and Business Leadership to promote innovative and integrated solutions across the organization and demonstrates proficiency in all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - through requirements gathering, project leadership, architecting, developing, testing, modifying and supporting enterprise application systems for internal and external customers as well as vendor partners. Provides problem solving and troubleshooting in support of application environments.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ten or more years of related experience, including 5 years of related progressive work experiences in software development.
Demonstrated technical knowledge of modern programming and IT architecture concepts including cloud native design, microservices, containerization; cloud model architectures and distributed, high volume computing design; designing and deploying applications and architectures for resiliency and continuous availability; working with event driven streaming architectures; developing diagnostic and configuration tools to improve deployment and operation of web apps, mobile apps, and 3rd party integrations; virtualized infrastructure and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Technical experience with Linux and OS tools and monitoring, containers and orchestration technologies, DevOps via CI/CD, automated configuration, provisioning and deployment tools. Hands-on experience of relational (Oracle, PL/SQL/Postgres) and no SQL databases (Couchbase) upgrades and security/application patching.
Communicate effectively vis multiple channels (written and verbal) including composing and delivering executive level presentations and communicating with OS administrators in identifying and resolving issues related to highly visible/customer facing 24x7 enterprise applications.
Problem solving skills, initiative, and the ability to thrive under pressure and with changes in requirements.
Takes ownership of platform/application health checks on 24x7 enterprise applications
Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently.

Position descriptions are developed as guides for the employees of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The management team of Berkshire Hathaway Energy reserves the right to modify job responsibilities and position requirements to meet the corporate business goals and needs.

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