Programmer Developer - II, Senior, or Lead - Remote Eligible

spp • Little Rock, AR

15h • $76,000 - $142,250 • Hybrid

About The Position

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on! We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way. We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package: Competitive pay with bonus opportunities Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance Relocation assistance Flexible working environment for positions that are eligible where employees have the flexibility to work from home and come in where collaborative in person work is needed. Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a defined benefit plan fully funded by SPP PLEASE NOTE: SPP is not able to sponsor employment visas or student-work authorizations (STEM OPT) for this position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship prior to applying. COMPENSATION INFORMATION The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process. Lead Programmer Developer | Pay Range: $109,500.00 - $142,250.00 Senior Programmer Developer| Pay Range: $95,200.00 - $123,700.00 Programmer/Developer II | Pay Range: $76,000.00 - $96,900.00 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 teams—across both Financial Applications and IT Settlements —where 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 more—constantly evolving to better serve our internal teams and stakeholders. What You'll Do As a Programmer Developer at SPP, you will: 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. Ready to take the next step in your career and be part of something extraordinary? Whether you're passionate about modernizing infrastructure or supporting financial settlement systems, SPP has a place for you. Apply today and help us power the future of energy. 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

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Flexible working environment for positions that are eligible where employees have the flexibility to work from home and come in where collaborative in person work is needed.
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a defined benefit plan fully funded by SPP

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees