Sr IS Analyst at Calpine

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Responsible for gathering design, coordination, testing and support of customer intelligence reporting and the analytic needs. May work as a liaison between IT and Business to ensure proper testing and implementation to meet critical market requirements required to function. May assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of a particular policy. Identify and implement best practices to communicate and publish. May Coordinate business requirements gathering meetings with business users of the company. Possibly establish practices to ensure and maintain relevant documents of system set up, user manuals, working practices reflecting changes of development. Provide support and training associated with the operation of the systems, including induction and refresher training and arranging externally provided training if required.

Job Responsibilities

• Design & build IT solutions to solve Business Requirements using Cloud Technologies
• Provide support for installed applications
• Support ongoing development efforts. Mainly in Microsoft Technologies.
• Work with business clients to support existing applications.
• Write detail specifications for programming requested and system interfaces.
• Work with remote team member(s) to solve and support business problems. 

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent, preferred.
• Microsoft Certification on .Net Technologies is a Plus.
• Microsoft Certification on Azure Technologies is a Plus
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in building applications using Microsoft Technologies
• Communication – Clear & Concise in both Verbal and Writing.
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft SQL Server and .Net Core , C#, ASP.NET, MVC is must
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure and building solutions using Cloud Technologies is highly preferred
• Knowledge in App Containerization using Dockers and Kubernetes is highly recommended.
• Ability to write/debug Store Procedures in SQL Server, Web API & Web Application
• Ability to integrate third-party applications is a plus  
• Experience in Energy, Utilities Retail Industry is a plus.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Additional Calpine Information:

• Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
• Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to [email protected]. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis.

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