Java Full Stack Developer

FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,500 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of 3,780 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00]

This position can be located at Akron, OH; Reading or Greensburg, PA.

As one of the nation's largest electric utility companies with a focus on sustainable energy, FirstEnergy knows that it takes a workforce of highly trained, dedicated, and motivated individuals to generate and deliver safe and reliable power. Our Information Technology (IT) professionals are at the heart of this workforce, playing a key role in helping our business units achieve business goals in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. As a result, FirstEnergy invests in the success of its people through continuous development opportunities to develop and refine skills to support career advancement. FirstEnergy is proud to develop new experiences for both employees and customers and is committed to developing a diverse workforce, reflective of the communities we serve, by recruiting and retaining talented employees from a variety of backgrounds.

FirstEnergy's in-house, centralized IT organization creates and maintains software solutions, and operates FirstEnergy data centers, service desks and voice/data networks. As an IT Professional at FirstEnergy, you will be given a wide range of opportunities to collaborate with people across the company and will be exposed to an exciting and cutting-edge technology stack. You will also be exposed to Agile ways of working in an environment that embraces diversity of thought, where you will be encouraged to innovate and explore new ideas.

What you'll do:

As a Full Stack Developer at FirstEnergy, you will be part of a team responsible for developing products that affect millions of users. The team will follow Agile methodology, CI/CD practices, and deliver fully functional web and mobile applications iteratively.

- You will build and deploy mobile optimized web applications that are focused on ease-of-use, task-driven functionality, and a consistent user experience across multiple devices and operating systems.

- You will be part of the design and development of the overall technological architecture of products.

- You will develop and migrate applications to Microsoft Azure as PaaS or IaaS, our on-premises private cloud or mobile devices.

- You will build new Java components to be used across various products.

- You will work with open-source frameworks and libraries

- When designing and building products you will take on an MVP mindset and ensure there are reusable and scalable components

- You will constantly look for better ways of solving technical problems and designing solutions.

What You Will Need to be Qualified:

- You have a bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science or another related field with 4 years related experience. In lieu of a degree, you have 6 years of related experience.- Related experience includes, but is not limited to, software development experience with Java (Java 8+, Spring Boot)

- For Client-side development, you have solid working experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Responsive Design

- You have experience working with the following technologies:- Core JAVA 8+, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

- Building Web applications with Responsive Design

- Azure DevOps (or similar platforms like Gitlab or Jira) to manage source code, manage developer tasks and bugs, and perform builds/deploys.

- Relational databases

- JSON

- You have experience working on projects in Agile methodology and understand basic Scrum principles

- You have experience working on projects that span multiple organizations and business units

- You have strong communication skills and can be a coach/mentor to grow and maximize your team's potential

- You are willing to work extended hours, as required

- The following experience is a plus:- Working with non-relational databases

- Adobe Experience Manager

- Developing unit tests (JUNIT)

- Working with REST Web services

- Working with React and Spring Boot

- Experience with Azure, AWS

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.

Position Classification

Exempt

FirstEnergy Human Resources Team

Desired Skills and Experience

Bachelor's Degree with 4 years experience in Java, Spring Boot, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Relational Database. 6 years experience in lieu of a degree.