Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 6 days ago
Programmer Analyst, Principal
Oakland General Office (OGO)
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $232K/yr
10+ years expPacific Gas and Electric Company is a leading utility provider, and they are seeking a Principal Programmer Analyst to enhance their Geographic Information Systems technology. The role involves designing, developing, and overseeing application programs while ensuring alignment with business goals and leading a team of GIS operations professionals.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Acts as a thought- leader and contributes to the strategic vision of the Geospatial domain of the business technology area. Identifies application development problems as well as desired outcomes before the solution can be developed and actions taken
Regularly called on to apply creativity or new approaches to technical and administrative assignments that may be unique. Lead complex transformational platform operations with multiple components requiring coordination of various functions and assessment of stakeholder impact
Oversees the entire lifecycle of PG&E’s Geographic Information Systems technology and data integrity, ensuring the platform aligns with business goals, stays secure, and meets user needs through technical oversight
Ability to influence senior leadership. Works on long-term initiatives that drives technical direction
Lead, mentor, and evaluate the next generation GIS operations team, setting priorities and managing performance. Ensure high availability and performance of complex enterprise GIS systems
Select, negotiate with, and manage consultants and software/service vendors
Analyze business processes to identify opportunities for GIS solutions
Stay updated on emerging GIS technologies and best practices
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the GIS team
Mentors less experienced Analyst; acts as lead on major operational initiatives
Sets technical and process direction of multi-functional applications development areas. Manages, develops, and coordinates policies and standards
The incumbent collaborates with others to develop individual goals that will achieve company strategy; will only seek guidance on critical and politically sensitive issues
Work Scope Assignments are broad and highly complex and impact multiple in- flight initiatives, have major associated risks with high visibility, and can be sensitive or widely varied requiring expert judgment in applying and adapting techniques. evaluate new and emerging technologies, standards, and roadmaps. May set industry standards. Applies expert knowledge of subject area and ability to use and define technical details of assigned work. Serves as key technical resource and thought leader across several disciplines
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
10 years job-related experience
Experience with programming languages
Leadership experience, development teams
Preferred
Masters Degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience
5+ years experience in Application support operations lead role
5+ years' experience with ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise products
Experience with ESRI Utility network data model
Experience with programming languages - Python, C#, Java Script, PL Sql
Expert with AWS Cloud technologies
Experience with Scaled agile methodologies, Dev Sec Ops standards
Experience with ITSM processes like Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Configuration Management and Asset Management
Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$30.29BKey Investors
DOE Loan Programs OfficeUS Department of Energy
2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
2024-09-24Grant· $34.5M
Leadership Team
Patricia Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery
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