IT Senior Software Engineer (Hybrid)

Eversource Energy•Berlin, CT

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Eversource is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable applications for operational systems. This role involves translating business needs into robust technical solutions within Agile teams, collaborating with architects, DB, and infrastructure teams for optimal designs, and leading development to ensure quality, security, and performance standards. The Senior Software Engineer will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), owning key application components and mentoring team members. Responsibilities include supporting end-to-end delivery, contributing to RFPs and vendor engagement, and driving automation, innovation, and continuous improvement across systems. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, requiring employees to be in the office at least three days a week, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day determined by the employee and supervisor. Applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed and will be assigned emergency restoration duties.

Requirements

Ability to analyze business and technical requirements, identify gaps, ask clarifying questions, and translate requirements into reliable technical solutions.
Independently scope and implement larger user stories for their project/team within an Agile delivery model.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery practices and tools such as Jira or Azure Boards.
Make well-reasoned software design decisions, identifying risks, trade-offs, and appropriate abstractions (e.g., research spikes, ADRs).
Strong hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum teams, participating in sprint planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Strong hands-on experience in Java, Python, and JavaScript.
Proficiency with JSON and XML.
Solid understanding of RESTful API design and integration fundamentals.
Experience with Oracle and relational database design and tuning.
Experience in configuring and integrating COTS products.
Experience supporting production deployments and go-live activities, including stabilization.
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and cloud-native design concepts.
Proficiency with GitHub (or equivalent) for version control and collaboration.
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
Understanding of monitoring, logging, and observability practices.
Experience collaborating with architecture, database, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Strong understanding of secure coding practices, authentication/authorization patterns, secrets management, input validation, and common application security risks.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
Requires advanced to expert knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have broad knowledge of project management.
Requires substantial knowledge of ES projects, programs, or systems in order to provide enhancements within job area.
Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Designing and delivering scalable applications for operational systems.
Translating business needs into robust technical solutions within Agile teams.
Collaborating with architects, DB, and infrastructure teams to drive optimal designs.
Leading development, ensuring quality, security, and performance standards.
Acting as SME, owning key application components and mentoring team members.
Supporting end-to-end delivery including design, documentation, and go-lives.
Contributing to RFPs, solution selection, and vendor engagement.
Driving automation, innovation, and continuous improvement across systems.
Design and develop applications that support operational processes and business functions.
Translate business requirements into robust, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.
Apply Agile methodologies to deliver high-quality solutions with iterative improvements.
Collaborate closely with architects, database engineers, and infrastructure teams to design optimal system solutions.
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, performance, and security standards.
Create and maintain detailed technical design and specification documentation.
Contribute to continuous improvement, system optimization, and innovation initiatives.
Manage moderately sized projects or processes.
Own functional area; major portion of application development architecture, such as entire Front-End or Back-End.
Participate in the end-to-end RFP process, from drafting requirements to product/System Integrator selection.
Make moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of work area.
Communicate with parties within and outside of own discipline, potentially including external parties (customers, vendors).
Influence parties within and outside of the job function at an operational level regarding policies, procedures, and practices.
Respond to emergency situations and may be given an Emergency Restoration assignment.